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A Lion in the Field Scenario#: AP114     Date: 6/29/1944     Location: Gavrus, France On June 28, as part of the battle in the Scottish Corridor, the 2nd Argylls of the 15th Scottish Division were ordered to cross the Ordon River. Since there were Germans to the front and rear, the battalion had to be stretched out over the entire… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
Breaking the Panzers Scenario#: S037     Date: 7/1/1944     Location: Rauray, France By 30 June, the British Operation EPSOM reached its conclusion as something of a draw. The British attack created a salient which pushed into German-held territory as far south as Gavrus and Hill 112. In preparation for the inevitable German… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 1
Cahier Carriers Scenario#: J072     Date: 7/16/1944     Location: Gavrus, France At the beginning of Operation Greenline, the 1st Ox and Bucks held the extreme right wing of 53rd Welsh Division. Starting at 0300 hours, their attack began disastrously. Both D and C Companies had heavy officer losses. B Company took the battalion… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Capturing the Crossing Scenario#: 4185     Date: 6/26/1944     Location: Cheux, France The main thrust of Operation Epsom began at 0700 hrs. on June 26th. Early British progress was good, with solid artillery support and even some naval gunfire. It looked like the way was clear. The forward German positions, however, were … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Cheux'd Up Scenario#: 59     Date: 26-Jun-44     Location: Cheux, France The Allied failure to capture Caen on D-Day allowed the Germans to rush reinforcements to the area. In an effort to isolate and pressure the defenses around Caen, Field Marshal Montgomery devised and launched Operation Epsom, spearheaded by the… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Fear Naught Scenario#: AP137     Date: 6/26/1944     Location: St. Manvieu-Norrey, France Montgomery's attempt to take Caen by the end of June was codenamed Operation EPSOM, and the flanking maneuver west of Caen commenced in bad weather. This kept anticipated tactical airstrikes from happening, but did not prevent the 15th (Scottish)… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
First Crack Scenario#: HOD1     Date: 6/27/1944     Location: Tourmauville, France On June 27th 1944, the 2/Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders of the 227th Brigade seized the small bridge over the Odon River at the town of Tourmauville. The bridgehead was reinforced into the night and in the morning after a short … Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzerblitz: Hill of Death
Never On Time Scenario#: AP170     Date: 6/28/1944     Location: Mouen, France The company level engagement around Mouen railway station was an accidental affair, although the nature of the combat was typical of those in the village and bocage country of Normandy. Company C from Lt. Colonel Hubert Orr's 3rd “Monmouths”… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Operation Epsom Scenario#: 10962     Date: 6/27/1944     Location: Tourmauville, France Operation Epsom was General Montgomery's plan to outflank and seize the German-occupied city of Caen. VIIIth British Corps' main objective was to break through the German lines by crossing the Odon River and driving for Hill 112. On June 26, … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Securing the Flank Scenario#: 4187     Date: 6/25/1944     Location: Fontenay le Pesnel, France In preparation for Montgomery's Operation Epsom, the 49th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Polar Bears because of their arm patch, was ordered to take the town of Fontenay le Pesnel. Their second objective was to secure Raury and the heights that … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
The Scottish Corridor Scenario#: 6822     Date: 6/26/1944     Location: Tourmauville, France After the set back of Operation Perch at Villers-Bocage, Montgomery launched a new offensive with VIIIth British Corps in order to outflank Caen on the right. On June 26, Operation Epsom began with an infantry attack; the 15th Scottish Division … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Withdrawal from Hill 112 Scenario#: 4186     Date: 6/29/1944     Location: Baron, France On June 29, Operation Epsom entered its fourth day. The British were holding onto a salient that incorporated high ground known as Hill 112 on the far side of the Odon River, near the village of Baron. The British 11th … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1