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Scenario#: AP054     Date: 10/29/1937     Location: Shanghai, China

To demonstrate to the West that the Nationalist Army’s morale was intact, a battalion of the German-trained 88th Division had been fighting off the Japanese 3rd Infantry Division for two days. The site of the Chinese stand was a six-story concrete…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
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Scenario#: AP008     Date: 9/7/1939     Location: Pabianice District, Poland

From the very beginning of the invasion, Polish defenses had proven to be woefully unprepared for the German onslaught. The blitzkrieg tactics employed by the German armored columns allowed great territorial gains in just a few short days. As the…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #1
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Scenario#: AP080     Date: 6/1/1944     Location: Artena-Valmonte Gap, Italy

The breakout from Anzio began on 23 May, and two days later the FSSF, along with the US 3rd Infantry Division, was pushing hard for the towns of Artena and Valmonte. These towns lay either side of Highway 6. With the Gustav Line shattered farther…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
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Scenario#: AP177     Date: 10/21/1944     Location: Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines

For the invasion of Leyte, the 1st Cavalry Division landed across White Beach, the northernmost beaches of Sixth Army. The 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment was on the right flank of the division and after landing turned north to clear the Cataisan…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
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Scenario#: AP035     Date: 7/11/1944     Location: St. Jean-de-Daye, France

Among German reinforcements torn from the British front to oppose the American bridgehead over the Vire River was the redoubtable Panzer-Lehr Division. While preparing their own attack, the American 9th Division picked up radio signals from Lehr, but…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
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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 LeaderASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
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Scenario#: AP129     Date: 8/20/1944     Location: Hill 262, France

To help close the gap in the Falaise Pocket, the Polish 1st Armored Division occupied Hill 262, which the Poles called Maczuga (the Mace). The Mace overlooked the Chambois-to-Vimoutiers road which was the Germans' only hope of escape. Occupying a…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
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Scenario#: AP064     Date: 11/28/1942     Location: Djefna, Tunisia

For an entire week, Major Rudolf Witzig's Fallschirmpionier-Bataillon 11 had frustrated every effort the British 36th Brigade made to advance past the crossroads at Djebel Abiod. The morning of November 25 revealed that the Germans had withdrawn…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #7
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Scenario#: AP146     Date: 3/10/1940     Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland

The first two weeks of front service had passed without any major incidences for the Swedish Volunteer Corps. Both sides tried to find weaknesses in the opposite line of defense. On the very day Lieutenant Colonel Viking Tamm took a section of the…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
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Scenario#: AP153     Date: 5/16/1942     Location: Jandeba, Russia

In order to relieve the pressure of German infantry and artillery on a Finnish supply route, Swedish volunteers were ordered to attack and advance the front line. Two Swedish platoons silently crossed the improvised footbridges across the Jandeba…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
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Scenario#: AP023     Date: 1/24/1943     Location: Arnautovo, Russia

Russian troops launched a surprise sortie against the village of Arnautovo which was held by the Italian Valchiese Battalion of the 6th Alpini Regiment and some divisional artillery. To add to the dismay of the Italian defenders, they were also beset…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
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Scenario#: AP027     Date: 9/9/1943     Location: Magliana, Italy

After the Italians announced an armistice with the Allies, the Germans put into place plans to capture Rome and disarm the Italians. That evening, German paratroopers headed towards Rome, encountering resistance from the Granatieri di Sardegna…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
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Scenario#: AP167     Date: 1/30/1943     Location: Wau, New Guinea

The Japanese offensive at the strategic location of Wau had been slowed through a rearguard effort at the nearby village of Wandumi. Once a Japanese regimental battle group, the Okabe Detachment, had finally amassed at Wau, they attempted to capture…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
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Scenario#: AP121     Date: 9/15/1939     Location: Warsaw, Poland

A rupture in the Polish lines enabled elements of the German 10th Army to race to the outskirts of Warsaw on 7 September. However, attacks on the city petered out and Panzer-Division 4 was recalled westward to deal with the Bzura counterattack. When…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
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Scenario#: AP176     Date: 3/8/1944     Location: Los Negros Island, New Guinea

The initial follow-up to secure Momote airdrome included the investment of the western shore of Seeadler Harbor, where Japanese command had expected the initial attack. A still disorganized Japanese command provided the opportunity for Brewer Task…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
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Scenario#: AP125     Date: 3/10/1944     Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea

The Muda unit, comprised of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 13th Infantry Regiment was tasked with capturing Hill 260 and its observation posts as part of the major (and unrealistic) Japanese counterattack to drive the Allies into the sea. As G…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
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Scenario#: AP161     Date: 5/27/1941     Location: Chania, Crete

During the first part of 1941, Allied forces had been defeated in Greece and many had retreated to Crete. In their haste, the allies had been forced to leave much of their heavy equipment behind, leaving them lightly armed for the inevitable German…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
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Scenario#: AP037     Date: 8/4/1944     Location: St. Sever-Calvados, France

At about 0930 on 4 August, Col. Paul Disney’s 67th Armored Regiment passed through St. Sever Calvados onto a major road leading to Vire. Running parallel to the road was the forest of St. Sever with groves of fruit trees along the fringes. After…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
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Scenario#: AP166     Date: 1/28/1943     Location: Wandumi, New Guinea

In early January, the bitterly fought Buna-Gona campaign on the eastern coast of New Guinea was concluding. Further up the coastline, 4,000 Japanese troops of the veteran Slst Division landed in Salamaua, near Lac, and proceeded into the hinterland…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
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Scenario#: AP099     Date: 11/10/1944     Location: Momauk, Burma

The Chinese 38th Division, tasked with capturing Bhamo, advanced its three regiments south towards the Taping River. The 113th Regiment brushed aside Japanese patrols along its north bank, but found the south to be more heavily defended. 38th…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #10
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Scenario#: AP115     Date: 9/15/1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau Islands

The Palau operation called for the invasion of Peleliu on 15 September. The 1st Battalion of the 5th Marine Regiment landed on Orange Beach 1 at 0832 hours, where it met only scattered resistance upon landnig and as it moved inland. Instead of the…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
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Scenario#: AP074     Date: 9/10/1943     Location: Battipaglia, Italy

Landing at 0330 a mile from the mouth of the Tusciano River, the 9th Royal Fusiliers were under fire from the moment they disembarked onto Roger Beach. Their objective was a small village at the base of a tall hill that was six miles distant. This…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
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Scenario#: AP065     Date: 3/13/1943     Location: Baw Village, Burma

For weeks the “Chindits” of the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade had been marching, living off the jungle, and harassing the Japanese wherever they were found. Major Mike Calvert's 3 Column had tried unsuccessfully to find a suitable site for an air…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #7
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Scenario#: AP148     Date: 4/30/1940     Location: Selbu, Norway

As the defenses of southern Norway crumbled before the German onslaught, a group of young Swedish men decided to try their luck and help their neighbors. Led by Conny Andersson, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, the group crossed the border in late…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
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Scenario#: AP093     Date: 6/24/1941     Location: Saudininkai, Lithuania

The first encounter with Soviet heavy tanks proved to be a shock for German panzer crews, whose rounds simply bounced off the Soviet behemoths. Even the Germans’ high-density AP rounds were of little use against the KV tanks. To break out of their…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #10
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Scenario#: AP107     Date: 9/8/1944     Location: Brest, France

In addition to breaking into the stronghold at Kerrognant, US forces also needed to capture Fort Penfield – an old five-sided fort constructed of thick earthen embankments encase in masonry wall and very typical of the numerous pre-twentieth century…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
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Scenario#: AP102     Date: 6/8/1944     Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, France

Companies D, E and F of the 2nd Rangers Battalion – having scaled the cliffs and accomplished their D-Day goals – were under heavy attack. That night, expected German attacks knocked the Rangers out of their forward positions along the coastal road,…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
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Scenario#: AP034     Date: 6/17/1944     Location: Trevieres, France

After ten days of heavy fighting in the close country, the Germans still held the Villers-Fossard salient, the tip of which extended to within four miles of Omaha Beach. Time and time again American infantry assaulted the German lines, but somehow…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944
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Scenario#: AP189     Date: 4/11/1951     Location: Hwacheon Reservoir, S. Korea

The Bukhan Dam held back the 19 billion cubic feet of water of the Hwacheon Reservoir. Concerned the CPVA might open the dam's sluice gates to hamper his movements, General Matthew Ridgeway ordered the dam to be captured or the gates disabled prior…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
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Scenario#: AP123     Date: 8/3/1941     Location: Balta, Ukraine

Balta was to be bypassed by the main German force as the attack towards Odessa continued. However, Pioneer-Regiment 744 was ordered to capture Balta to protect the flank of the main attack. At 0840, Kompanie C attacked from the southeast. After an…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
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Scenario#: AP160     Date: 4/22/1941     Location: Tobruk, Libya SEIGE

The Australian commander of the Tobruk garrison, Major General Leslie Morshead, was not content to rest on the laurels of his Easter victory against Rommel's first assault on the fortress. ln response to a newspaper headline "Tobruk Can Take It." he…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
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Scenario#: AP066     Date: 7/5/1943     Location: Cherkasskoye, Russia

The German summer offensive know as CITADEL came as no surprise to STAVKA. Several layers of defensive networks had been prepared. Given the nature of the terrain in central Russia, any large armored thrusts would encounter chokepoints near strategic…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #7
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Scenario#: AP067     Date: 8/3/1943     Location: Centuripe, Sicily

As the Allied armies advanced across Sicily toward Messina, they had to overcome the defenses of a series of well defended towns. Centuripe, or “Cherry Ripe” as it was known by British troops, was the lynchpin of the so-called Etna Line. This town…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #7
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Scenario#: AP010     Date: 1/15/1943     Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

With the Army’s 25th Division at its side, the 2nd Marine Division began the drive to clear Guadalcanal of its last defenders. An armor-supported drive along the coast failed to break through, while the 8th Marines encountered heavy resistance along…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #2
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Scenario#: AP100     Date: 12/25/1944     Location: Foy-Notre-Dame, Belgium

By Christmas Eve, PanzerArmee 5’s attack had lost steam. Christmas morning dawned clear and bright, and ensuing Allied air activity restricted German ability to reinforce units that had made the deepest penetrations toward the Meuse River.…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #10
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Scenario#: AP082     Date: 9/13/1944     Location: Coriano, Italy

After the 1st Canadian Corps' breach of the Green Line, the Allies pushed forward to the inevitable next German defensive position, the Rimini Line. In order to secure its left flank while making the drive to the Rimini Line, the 1st Canadian Corps…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
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Scenario#: AP105     Date: 6/12/1944     Location: Montmartin-en-Graignes, France

With the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne fully engaged outside Carentan, the 29th was ordered to conduct a reconnaissance in force west of the Vire to test the German forces and to capture two important bridges. At the last moment, General Norman…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
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Scenario#: AP012     Date: 6/23/1941     Location: the Bug River, Russia

Assault gun crews were highly trained, elite artillery units assigned to provide close fire support to the infantry. All assault gun crews were volunteers up until 1944 and had proven in pre-war trials to be more accurate gunners than tank crews. In…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #2
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Scenario#: AP131     Date: 3/7/1945     Location: Aranyos-Puszta, Hungary

The Lake Balaton offensive, code named FRUHLINGSERWACHEN (Spring Awakening) began on 6 March. The “Hitlerjugend” division launched its part of the attack at 0400. The first day was disappointing as the division made little progress against the Soviet…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
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Scenario#: AP078     Date: 9/22/1943     Location: Acerno, Italy

Acerno was a mountain village astride a tortuous and winding stretch of road leading north from Battipaglia. The road was one of two that connected the beachhead with Highway 7—the main highway to Rome. On 22 September, elements of the US 3rd “Rock…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome
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Scenario#: AP141     Date: 8/19/1944     Location: St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France

The pincers around Falaise were closing en Paul Hausser's 7 Armee and by the third week of August there were very few routes of escape left. One such possible route was at the village of St. Lambert along the Dives river, which is little more than a…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
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Scenario#: AP016     Date: 7/21/1943     Location: Alimena, Sicily

While the Axis forces slowly fell back towards Messina, the Big Red One kept up the pressure through the difficult terrain of central Sicily. The opposing Italians were fighting on native soil now, but their leadership hadn’t improved. As Gruppo…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #2
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Scenario#: AP159     Date: 6/28/1944     Location: Tali, Finland

A report gave information that the Russian Tank Army drove south. Immediately the order was given to the 2nd Finnish Battalion to attack in the direction of Tali Mill. Supported by a few remaining men of the Swedish Avdelta Kompaniet, led by…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
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Scenario#: AP134     Date: 6/10/1944     Location: Norrey-en-Bessin, France

After the disaster that befell Kompanie 3 of SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 on the 9th, a last attempt to retake Norrey was made by the only uncommitted infantry left available to SS-Panzer-Division 12, SS-Panzer-Pionier-Abteilung 12. Ordered to assault at…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
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Scenario#: AP061     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Noville, Belgium

Early on the morning of 19 December, near Noville in a dense fog, advance units of the 2nd Panzer Division stumbled into elements of Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division. After several probes, the Germans deployed to attack. As the moved out…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
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Scenario#: AP163     Date: 7/9/1941     Location: Damour, Syria

After a month the British and Commonwealth campaign against Vichy forces in Syria was coming to a close. The coastal town of Damour was the last major Vichy outpost before the key city of Beirut. The Vichy commander in the Damour region, allocated a…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
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Scenario#: AP007     Date: 6/27/1941     Location: Dubno, Russia

On June 22nd, “Barbarossa” struck the Soviet Union. Unlike the other Army Groups, Army Group South would have to fight through solid defenses held by troops skillfully led and determined to fight. By the 23rd, a breach of the front between the…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #1
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Scenario#: AP110     Date: 10/4/1944     Location: Breberen, Germany

The overstretched 175th Infantry Regiment had finally crossed Saeffler Creek and was being relieved by the 113th Cavalry Squadron when the Germans, in Major General Charles Gerhardt’s peculiar vernacular, started to display “a little enthusiasm” in…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
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Scenario#: AP084     Date: 12/28/1941     Location: Bokpyin, Burma

Within days of gaining passage through Thailand, Japanese forces were probing southern Burma. On 12 December, 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 55th Division crossed the Kra Isthmus. The Regimental Commander, Colonel Uno, and one rifle company…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #9 To the Bridge!
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Scenario#: AP180     Date: 8/12/1950     Location: Wich’on-Dong, S. Korea

The KPA plan for the attack against Taegu demanded that the 10th Division make a coordinated attack with the 3rd Division, from the west and southwest respectively. The 10th Division, so far untested in combat, was ordered to cross the Naktong River…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
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