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Crossing the Gniloi Tikitsch Scenario#: A098 Date: 2/14/1944 Location: Lissjanka, Ukraine By 28 January, the First and Second Ukrainian Fronts had succeeded in surrounding XI and XLVII Korps through a series of bold maneuvers. The encircled force, centered at Korsun, was directed to break out toward Field Marshal Manstein’s III… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96
Counterattack at Sidi Bou Zid Scenario#: A020 Date: 2/15/1943 Location: Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia Kampfgruppe Schütte and Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff of the 21st Panzer Division had secured the Maizila Pass to the south and Kampfgruppe Schütte headed north to engage two battalions of the 168th RCT on Djebel Ksaira while Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff headed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
Contest in the Clouds Scenario#: A023 Date: 3/26/1944 Location: Plateau Glieres, France Information reached Britain and America that a great and glorious uprising had taken place in south east France. Glières had become an important element in the psychological warfare. To honour the French Resistance, the new leader, Captain Anjot, an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
Commando Hunt Scenario#: A042 Date: 9/22/1942 Location: Ramelau Mountains, Timor Since the February invasion, the Japanese occupation forces had been subjected to a constant series of raids, ambushes and small firefights by the Australian 2/4th Independent Company. Japanese Area Command called in their own specialists – the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Cold Crocodiles Scenario#: A025 Date: 1/20/1945 Location: Saint Joost, Holland Operation Blackcock's plan was for 12th Corps to clear the German 176th and 183rd Infantry Divisions, well dug in with anti-tank guns, from a triangle formed by the rivers Roer, Wurm and Maas. The Division was on the left bank with 131st Brigade… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
Clash Along the Psel Scenario#: A051 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia Hundreds of AFVs were compressed into a corridor bordered by the Psel River on one side and the Belgorod-Kursk railway embankment on the other. The ensuing struggle raged for eight hours, punctuated by four major armored clashes. One such came about… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93a
Chakila Sunrise Scenario#: A045 Date: 7/13/1944 Location: Chakila, New Guinea Major Iwataro Hoshino’s ad hoc Coastal Attack Force had crossed the Driniumor River during the night of 11-12 July, bringing 70mm and 75mm guns up to support the advance by the 237th Infantry. When contact with the 237th was lost, however, the major… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Cattern's Position Scenario#: A111 Date: 11/20/1942 Location: Soupta, New Guinea After their rout at Oviv-Gorai, the Japanese continued their retreat along the Kokoda Trail. The Australians pursued them on two parallel axis of advance, hoping to reach the coast at Sananada before Japanese reinforcements could be landed. For days,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
Cat and Mouse Scenario#: A019 Date: 2/1/1944 Location: Anzio, Italy From the moment that the "Devil's Brigade" moved in to occupy a portion of the defensive perimeter around the beachhead, Lt.-General Frederick instituted aggressive nightly patrols of company strength. His goal was to keep the enemy opposite --… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
Breakout Scenario#: AD06 Date: 6/29/1944 Location: Bokruisk, Russia In what was to become known as the "Destruction of Army Group Centre", the city of Bobruisk was one of the primary objectives for the Soviet summer offensive. The Soviet 65th and 3rd Armies linked up west of Bobruisk, trapping some 100,000 German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
Blocking Action at Lipki Scenario#: A044 Date: 7/3/1941 Location: Borisov, Belarus During the opening stages of Barbarossa, the first great pincer movement on the Central Front occurred between the cities of Bialystok and Minsk. As a result of the encirclement of four Soviet armies in the pocket, the high command was forced to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Blockbusters Scenario#: A115 Date: 3/31/1944 Location: Nhpum Ga, Burma On the fourth day of fighting at Nhpum Ga, elements of the Japanese 114th and 55th Regiments were able to completely surround the 2nd Battalion of Merrill's Marauders. The Japanese established a block on the trail just north of Nhpum Ga, severing… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
Beyond the Blue Beach Scenario#: A004 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Paestum, Italy At one minute past midnight, loud speakers on the Allied transports called the boat teams to their stations. Before them lay the beaches of Salerno. The 141st and 142nd Infantry regiments of the U.S. 36th Division would be first ashore, in six waves… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89
Best-Laid Plans Scenario#: A048 Date: 6/27/1943 Location: Leskovik, Albania ELAS had learned that the German 1st Mountain Division was moving from Serbia to Greece, with its route passing through the village of Leskovic high in the mountains along the Greek-Albanian frontier. The commander of ELAS decided to use the village… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Ambitious Plans Scenario#: BB16 Date: 1942-09-27 Location: Point Cruz, Guadalcanal After a series of Bloody Ridge engagements earlier in the month, General Vandegrift knew that a sizable Japanese force was operating from Matanikau village east of Point Cruz. A series of ambitious offensives in regimental strength were planned to… Advanced Squad Leader — Backblast #2
Airborne Samurai Scenario#: A085 Date: 1/11/1942 Location: Menado, Celebes The Battle of Manado at Manado (also spelled Menado) on the Minahasa peninsula on the northern part of the island of Celebes (now known as Sulawesi), from 11–13 January 1942 was an attempt to open a passage to attack Australia through the eastern… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
Across the Wire Scenario#: A061 Date: 6/16/1940 Location: Nezvet Ghirba, Libya On the afternoon of June 10th, Italy declared war upon France and England. At a single stroke, the fight had leapt beyond the confines of Europe to become a "world" conflict. On the 16th, two troops of B Squadron, 11th Hussars, were patrolling the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93b
Able at Cesaro Scenario#: A013 Date: 8/8/1943 Location: Cesaro, Sicily At first light, 2nd Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment stepped off to seize the next group of hills and, if possible, the village of Cesaro itself. Pushing through the scrub and low hills northwest of Cesaro, Company A quickly reached the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
A Surprise Encounter Scenario#: A088 Date: 12/12/1939 Location: Tolvajärvi, Finland By the end of the first week of the Winter War, the Soviet 139th Rifle Division had driven the outnumbered Finnish defenders back almost 40 miles along the Tolvajarvi Road, threatening to create the first Russian breakthrough. Into the situation… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
A Meeting of Patrols Scenario#: A029 Date: 12/26/1944 Location: Monschau, Belgium During the Battle of the Bulge, the U.S. 47th Infantry Regiment was trucked to the vicinity of Eupen and assigned the role of preventing an enemy penetration past the lines held by the 38th Cavalry Squadron. Defensive positions were established along… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91
A Good Party Scenario#: A056 Date: 3/16/1943 Location: Mareth, Tunisia Before the 8th Army could launch its assault on the Mareth Line, it had to clear the Axis outposts between the Wadi Zeuss and the Wadi Zigzaou. One of these, held by veterans of the 90th Light Division, encompassed a group of small hills… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93a
...and Here We Damned Well Stay Scenario#: A050 Date: 10/27/1942 Location: El Alamein, Egypt In an ill-organized night attack during Operation Lightfoot, a battalion of the British 7th Motor Brigade had thrust forward to seize a German-held position. However, unaware that their maps were faulty, the men and carriers advanced along an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92