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- Collection: Memoir '44
Operation Market GardenScenario#: 5342 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Eindhoven, HollandThe largest airborne operation of all time, Operation Market Garden was a bold attempt by Field Marshal Montgomery to drop three entire Airborne Divisions behind the enemy lines, in German-occupied Netherlands. Their tactical objective: To capture… Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Tigers in the Snow |
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ValkenswaardScenario#: 3724 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Valkenswaard, HollandAt 2:35 September 17, Lieutenant Keith Heathcote, commander of the leading tank troop, ordered his tanks forward. The objective, just a short three hours drive down the southernmost stretch of road soon to become know as Hell's Highway, was… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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ValkenswaardScenario#: 1230 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Valkenswaard, HollandAt 2:35 September 17, Kieth Heathcote, commander of the leading tank troop, ordered his tanks forward. The objective, just a short three hours drive down the southernmost stretch of road soon to become know as Hell's Highway, was Eindhoven. The … Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules |
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Arnhem BridgeScenario#: 25 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Arnhem, HollandThe largest Airborne drop ever designed, Operation Market Garden was Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery's plan to end the war on the Western Front early. If successful, it would threaten the flanks of German defenses along the Siegfried line and… Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Berlings LandingScenario#: 20100 Date: 9/16/1944 Location: Czerniakow, PolandMid September the 1st Polish Army joined the fight. These were men from General Zygmunt Berling’s forces, originally from the Polish Army of 1939, who had decided to join the communists rather than continue the fight with British. The morning … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018 |
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Peleliu AirfieldScenario#: 18435 Date: 9/15/1944 Location: Peleliu, PalauOn the 15th of September 1944, the 1st Marine Division landed on Peleliu in the Palaus Islands. In the afternoon, the Marines reached the airfield. At that time, the Japanese launched their counter-attack with infantry and tanks. In spite … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2017 |
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Peleliu Landings OverlordScenario#: 1517 Date: 9/15/1944 Location: Peleliu, PalauAt 05.30 the morning of September 15, 1944, naval support ships began a massive pre-landing bombardment of Peleliu, in the Palau islands. Armored amphibious tanks came ashore ahead of the infantry waves of the 1st, 5th and 7th Marines. But … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater |
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Landings at PeleliuScenario#: 1512 Date: 9/15/1944 Location: Peleliu, PalauBy the summer of 1944, victories in the Southwest and Central Pacific put American bombers within striking distance of the Japanese mainland. General MacArthur turned his attention to recapturing the Philippines. But first he had to capture the Palau… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Le HavreScenario#: 5871 Date: 9/10/1944 Location: Le Havre, FranceMajor General "Bubbles" Barker's Polar Bears have assembled the biggest collection of Hobart's Funnies ever seen in one place in preparation for an assault on the German-held Channel port of Le Havre. These 'Funnies' were specialist armored vehicles… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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ToulonScenario#: 3675 Date: 8/26/1944 Location: Toulon, FrancePlans for the landings and campaign in southern France called for the French 2nd Corps to take the port cities of Toulon and Marseille. Seeking to exploit German weakness in the area, General de Lattre de Tassigny pushed up the … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Hôtel MeuriceScenario#: 7048 Date: 8/25/1944 Location: Hôtel Meurice, FranceIn the evening of 24th of August 1944, a detachment under the command of captain Dronne, vanguard of the 2nd French Armored Division, reached the Hôtel de Ville of Paris. The next morning, the whole Division entered in Paris. With … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012 |
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MontélimarScenario#: 3676 Date: 8/25/1944 Location: Montélimar, FranceThe Montélimar battle square, bounded on three sides by rivers, covered ground that alternated between flat open farmland and rugged hills and woods. Route N-7, the main north-south artery, runs along the Rhone River and was vital to the German … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Montélimar Champaign for Southern FranceScenario#: 18 Date: 8/25/1944 Location: Montélimar, FranceThe Montelimar battle square, bounded on three sides by rivers, covered ground that alternated between flat open farmland and rugged hills and woods. Route N-7, the main north-south artery, runs along the Rhone River and was vital to the German … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Liberation of ParisScenario#: 3699 Date: 8/24/1944 Location: Paris, FranceConscious of the highly symbolic and political importance of Paris, Allied forces initially planned to surround the city and wait for its capitulation rather than risk taking it, with the inherent costs of street-by-street fighting and obvious risks… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Liberation of ParisScenario#: 22 Date: 8/24/1944 Location: Paris, FranceConscious of the highly symbolic and political importance of Paris, Allied forces initially planned to surround the city and wait for its capitulation rather than risk taking it, with the inherent costs of street-by-street fighting and obvious risks… Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Battle of La HeuniereScenario#: 20525 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: La Heuniere, FranceAt the end of the Normandy campaign, Allied troops ran to the Seine River to prevent the Germans from re-forming a front line on the river. On August 18th, when the first tanks of the 5th US Armored Division appeared … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan |
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The Surrender of Elsters columnScenario#: 5841 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: Decize, FranceWith the landing of the Allied forces in Provence (Operation Dragoon), German occupation troops have been issued a general retreat order; As early as August 17, 1944, garrisons in the South-West of France evacuate en masse; their occupants, a long … Memoir '44 — Breakthrough |
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Toulon Champaign for Southern FranceScenario#: 23 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: Toulon, FrancePlans for the landings and campaign in southern France called for the French II Corps to take the port cities of Toulon and Marseille. Seeking to exploit German weakness in the area, General de Lattre de Tassigny pushed up the … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Closing the GapScenario#: 4090 Date: 8/19/1944 Location: Falaise, FranceAgainst the advice of his commanders, Hitler ordered a massed counter-attack on the American forces in Normandy (Operation Luttich), which drew his forces further into France. As the Americans made a sweeping move south, Allied command saw an… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Alpha YellowScenario#: 6568 Date: 8/15/1944 Location: Pampelonne, FranceAugust 15, 1944 marks D-Day for the Allied landing in Provence. In the morning, 3rd US Infantry Division (Alpha Force) lands at Cavalaire (Red Beach) and Pampelonne (Yellow Beach). Demoralized and reluctant to fight, the Germans offer little… Memoir '44 — Audie Murphy's Campaign |
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Camel BlueScenario#: 5518 Date: 8/15/1944 Location: Provence, FranceOn August 15, 1944, three Infantry Divisions from VI Corps under the command of the Seventh Army landed on the beaches of Provence. The 36th US Infantry Division landed on three beaches: Camel Red in St-Raphaël, Camel Green on Dramont … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2009 |
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Take FalaiseScenario#: 6894 Date: 8/14/1944 Location: Falaise, FranceAfter Operation Totalize, Montgomery insisted on the necessity to take Falaise so the 1st Canadian Army quickly launched a new offensive: Operation Tractable. After a massive air bombing campaign, the 2nd Canadian Army Corps and 1st Polish Armored… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Opportunity at FalaiseScenario#: 4086 Date: 8/14/1944 Location: Falaise, FranceAlthough it made some headway in Operation Totalize, the Canadian II Corps fell short of its ultimate objective of Falaise and only reached Hill 195, directly north of the town. General Simonds quickly put together another plan to capture Falaise … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Forêt dEcouvesScenario#: 7045 Date: 8/12/1944 Location: Alencon, FranceAfter the capture of Alençon on 12 August 1944 in the morning, the 2nd French Armored Division under General Leclerc continued its offensive toward Argentan. The French were informed that the 9th Panzer Division was ambushed in Ecouves forest. … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012 |
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Old TownScenario#: 20096 Date: 8/9/1944 Location: Warsaw, PolandOld town: aug 9 – sept 2: After the initial attack by the Armia Krajowa, The Germans began to reinforce Warsaw with tanks, infantry and an armored train. After the capture of Wola and the Jewish Ghetto the German commander, … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018 |
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Panzer attack on Hill 140Scenario#: 8730 Date: 8/9/1944 Location: Mazieres, FranceBy August 9, 1944, Operation Totalize had lost its momentum in the face of stiff Resistance from German troops, now busy establishing a new defensive line on the Laizon river. Then tragedy struck for the British: lost in darkness, Worthington … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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Saint-Aignan de CramesnilScenario#: 4588 Date: 8/8/1944 Location: Saint-Aignan de Cramesnil, FranceOn the morning of August 8, 1944, German Tank ace Michael Wittmann found himself leading a handful of Tiger tanks, supported by a few Panzer IV and Stug IV, into a counter-attack near the town of St. Aignan-de-Cramesnil. With nearby … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Tigers in the Snow |
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Counter-attack on MortainScenario#: 13757 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: Mortain, France"We must strike like lightning!" - Adolf Hitler to Field Marshall Von Kluge 'Operation Luttich' began shortly before midnight on the evening of August 3rd. Under direct orders from Hitler, four armored divisions launched a counterattack westward… Memoir '44 — Online Only |
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Tigers versus KangaroosScenario#: 6882 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: Cintheaux, FranceWhile the German Panzer divisions were fighting the Americans around Mortain (Unternehmen Luttich), the 1st Canadian Army attempted to break through the open ground around Caen, advancing toward Falaise. In the night of August, 7th, they attacked… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Breakthrough at MortainScenario#: 6433 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: Saint Barthélémy, FranceWhile Patton's tanks roll through Brittany, threatening France's center, Hitler orders Field Marshal Von Kluge to launch an armored counter-attack to cut the Avranches corridor. The Germans struggle to regroup 150 tanks from the remnants of four… Memoir '44 — Breakthrough |
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Le-Mesnil-AdeléeScenario#: 5876 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: Le-Mesnil-Adelée, FranceOn August 6th, Bradley and Hodges received a report from Allied aircraft indicating a build-up of German forces in the Mortain area. The US 30th Division therefore only had a day's warning to assume a defensive posture. In the other … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Disaster at Dieppe |
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Wittmanns Final BattleScenario#: 4085 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: Potigny, FranceTo prevent the Germans from making an orderly withdrawal in the face of the American advance, the Allied land commander, General Montgomery, ordered the Canadian army to break through south of Caen and advance on Falaise in what they called … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Counter-attack on MortainScenario#: 3697 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: Mortain, France"We must strike like lightning!" - Adolf Hitler to Field Marshall Von Kluge 'Unternehmen Luttich' began shortly before midnight on the evening of August 3rd. Under direct orders from Hitler, four armored divisions launched a counterattack westward… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Operation Luttich Counter-attack on MortainScenario#: 16 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: Mortain, France"We must strike like lightning!" - Adolf Hitler to Field Marshall Von Kluge Operation Luttich' began shortly before midnight on the evening of August 3rd. Under direct orders from Hitler, four armored divisions launched a counterattack westward… Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Attack of the Mont PinçonScenario#: 19310 Date: 8/6/1944 Location: Mont Pinçon, FranceDuring Operation Bluecoat, the 43rd Wessex Division was in charge to capture Mont Pinçon, hill 365. British infantrymen of the 129th Brigade, made with 4th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry, 4th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment and 5th Battalion… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2018 |
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Mont PinçonScenario#: 4258 Date: 8/6/1944 Location: Mont Pinçon, FranceThe Battle of Mont Pinçon took place over the course of several days, the culmination of Operation Bluecoat. On August 6th, the British XXX Corps attacked about five miles south of Aunay-Sur-Odon. The Axis repelled the initial assault by the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Capture of VireScenario#: 6977 Date: 8/5/1944 Location: Vire, FranceAfter the success of Operation Cobra and the breakthrough at Avranches, the 3rd US Army advanced out of Normandy. Meanwhile the 1st US Army continued to fight against German 7.Armee. The CCA of 2nd US Armoured Division failed to take … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2011 |
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City CentreScenario#: 20081 Date: 8/4/1944 Location: Warsaw, PolandWarsaw rising - City centre – Aug’44: During the initial stage of the uprising, the battalion Kiliński occupies most of the assigned territory in the city centre. A few German pockets remain, like the headquarters of the German garrison in … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018 |
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La MarvindièreScenario#: 13564 Date: 8/4/1944 Location: la Marvindière, FranceOn the 4th of August 1944, during Operation Bluecoat, the Guards Armored Division was fighting in the Normand bocage south of Montchamp. A battle group, formed with tanks of 2nd Irish Guards and infantrymen of 5th Coldstream Guards, was surrounded … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014 |
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First DaysScenario#: 20102 Date: 8/1/1944 Location: Warsaw, PolandThe first days of the Warsaw Uprising were crucial in establishing the battlefield for the rest of the fight. During the first four days, there was an intense battle for the districts in Warsaw. Under-equipped Resistance forces were prepared and … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018 |
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Saint-Martin and Bull BridgeScenario#: 4272 Date: 7/31/1944 Location: Saint-Martin, FranceOperation Bluecoat was supposed to begin with a massive aerial bombardment, but poor weather made the Allies miss entirely. Nonetheless, the British forces pushed forward, where they came under artillery and mortar bombardment amidst highly uneven… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Coldstream HillScenario#: 4625 Date: 7/30/1944 Location: Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, FranceTaking advantage of the departure of two Panzer Divisions hastily sent west to counter the 1st US Army's Operation Cobra, Montgomery sends the 2nd British Army to the assault of the Virois bocage in Operation Bluecoat. Their first objectives are … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Roadblock at la DenisiereScenario#: 18393 Date: 7/29/1944 Location: Villebaudon, FranceOn the 29th of July 1944, US troops of General Bradley were advancing towards Avranches after the breakthrough of the Operation Cobra. The German command tried to close the gap by all means. A kampfgruppe (occasional battle group) of the … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2017 |
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The Avranches BreakthroughScenario#: 6911 Date: 7/28/1944 Location: Roncey, FranceOn the morning of July 28 1944, following the initial breakthrough made by the 1St US Army, German troops of 84.Armee Korps found themselves virtually surrounded in the Roncey pocket. The following night, elite German units of Waffen-SS and… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Orote PeninsulaScenario#: 1486 Date: 7/27/1944 Location: Orote Peninsula, GuamRinged by reefs and steep cliffs, battered by heavy surf, Guam presents a formidable challenge for any attacker. On July 21 the Americans landed on both sides of the Orote peninsula on the western side of Guam, intending to cut … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Operation CobraScenario#: 3696 Date: 7/26/1944 Location: Marigny, FranceOperation "Cobra" was predicated on the saturation bombing of German lines over a narrow front. After the bombing, an attack would be made by three infantry divisions, with two armored and one infantry divisions held in reserve of this breakout … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Tilly-la-campagneScenario#: 19241 Date: 7/25/1944 Location: Tilly-la-campagne, FranceOn the 25th of July 1944, while Operation Cobra was launched by the US forces to break through the German lines south of Saint-Lo, the 2nd Canadian Corps started Operation Spring south of Caen. Infantrymen of the North Nova Scotia … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2018 |
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The Hedgerow BreachScenario#: 6726 Date: 7/25/1944 Location: Canisy, FranceAfter the capture of Saint-Lô, 1st US Army, under the command of General Bradley, found itself in position to launch a major offensive to breakthrough the German lines; they had suffered so much attrition they had reached their breaking point. … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Japanese Counter-attackScenario#: 3729 Date: 7/25/1944 Location: Asan, GuamLieutenant General Takeshi's counter-attack plan called for a night attack on July 25/26. The goal was to split the 3rd Marines Division and target ammunition and supply dumps. The front-line of the 3rd Marines was stretched thin in the area … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Operation SpringScenario#: 3703 Date: 7/25/1944 Location: Tilly-la-Campagne, FranceOperation Spring called for the 2nd and 3rd Canadian Divisions supported by the 7th Guards Armored Division to make a deliberate attack in the direction of Falaise. The first phase of the plan was the capture of May-sur-Orne, Verrières Ridge … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |