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A Sunday Stroll Scenario#: J003     Date: 6/12/1944     Location: Caumont, France Upon reaching Caumont, the 2nd Panzer’s recon battalion immediately deployed to cover the town’s approaches. A half-hour later, a Jeep full of men from the 26th Infantry Regiment rounded a bend in the road and quickly pulled back after receiving fire… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1
Red Churchills Scenario#: J170     Date: 6/20/1944     Location: Vyborg, Finland After the siege of Leningrad was lifted in January 1944, STAVKA began planning a summer offensive to knock Finland out of the war. The Soviet attack on the Karelian Isthmus started on 9 June, timed to coincide with the Normandy landings. Fifteen… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Ptichin' In Scenario#: J085     Date: 6/27/1944     Location: Glusk, Russia One important facet of Operation Bagration was the utilization of the large number of partisan bands that operated behind German lines. Soviet High Command planned to utilize the partisans to strike a decisive blow to the transporation network by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Lend-Lease Attack Scenario#: J098     Date: 6/28/1944     Location: Krupki, Russia The German High Command realized that Operation Bagration was indeed a large scale Soviet offensive. The first German reinforcements to arrive in Minsk from Ukraine were the 5th Panzer Division. Their first contact with the advancing Russian units… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
A Burnt Out Case Scenario#: J056     Date: 7/6/1944     Location: Smorgon, Belarus Following the capture of Minsk and the destruction of the bulk of the Fourth Army, the 5th Guards Tank Army pushed westward towards Vilnius. North of Minsk, emergency reserve units of Army Group Center augmented with Luftwaffe flak units, were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
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
On To Florence Scenario#: J099     Date: 7/22/1944     Location: San Martino, Italy During July the German Fourteenth Army's stubborn withdrawal up the Italian peninsular slowed. The intention of the German command was to keep the Allies out of the valley of the River Arno and give their reserve divisions time to prepare the Gothic… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Tired and Unsupported Scenario#: J073     Date: 7/25/1944     Location: Montreuil Sur Lozon, France General Omar Bradley devised Operation Cobra with the simple goal of cracking the German lines in Normandy's bocage country and achieving a breakout. The American offensive was scheduled to begin with a bang -- a carpet-bombing attack along a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Priests on the Line Scenario#: J074     Date: 7/29/1944     Location: La Pompe, France By the fourth day of Operation Cobra, it was obvious to the German High Command that their forces were on the verge of being surrounded. They ordered the front line units to break out from the evolving pocket by moving south-east towards Percy. Near… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Messenger Boys Scenario#: J152     Date: 8/2/1944     Location: Drouet, France By the fourth day of the British offensive Operation Bluecoat, the German front line had been penetrated and the armoured units sought to exploit the gains. To obtain a clear line of advance, the British Guards Armoured division changed its… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Smashing the 3rd Scenario#: J024     Date: 8/3/1944     Location: Wolomin, Poland The success of Operation Bagration allowed a number of Russian units, including the Soviet 3rd Tank Corps, to make deep penetrations through the German lines. On July 31, the German 9th Army believed it was in position to cut off and destroy the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Guards Artillery Scenario#: J057     Date: 8/3/1944     Location: Maisoncelles, France Following a night advance to Point 176, the self-propelled artillery regiment of the Guards Armoured Division formed its gun lines in the small fields west of Maisoncelles. At approximately 0845 hours, guns began to engage targets and the battery… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Frontal Assault Scenario#: J086     Date: 8/3/1944     Location: Presles, France On the evening of 2 August, fearful for his open left flank, Major Robinson pushed Ned Thornburn's D Company a half-mile to the east. Digging-in around the farm of les Grands Bonfaits, the company was later reinforced by two platoons of A Company, a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
No Mercy in Burcy Scenario#: J137     Date: 8/3/1944     Location: Burcy, France As SS-Panzer-Division 9 attempted to encircle and isolate the 11th Armoured Division with concentric left and right flank attacks, it was left to the last divisional reserve, the Pionier battalion, to storm the center ground. The divisional artillery… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Dawn's Early Light Scenario#: J153     Date: 8/7/1944     Location: Mortain, France The first elements of the American 30th Infantry Division to enter Mortain were met by civilians going about their daily lives. Some of the departing members of the 1st Infantry Division congratulated the new arrivals of their soft assignment. Not… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Whom Gods Destroy Scenario#: J171     Date: 8/14/1944     Location: Central, Greece THREE PLAYER SCENARIO - informal alliances are not forbidden but there will be only 1 winner! Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Flames of Unrest Scenario#: J087     Date: 8/19/1944     Location: Warsaw, Poland UPRISING The Polish Home Army uprising had commenced with the sounds of Soviet artillery heard in the distance. The first days of the uprising were wildly successful against the surprised Germans. Soon, however, the Germans ruthlessly struck back against the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Cradle to Grave Scenario#: J154     Date: 9/1/1944     Location: Meximieux, France The area around Lyon was known as the “cradle of the resistance” due to activity of the FFI. Consequently, after landing in southern France on 15 August and heading quickly northward, the American Seventh Army encountered more friendly maquisards… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Point To Make Scenario#: J138     Date: 9/3/1944     Location: Pont-À-Marcq, France The northern wing of Guards Armoured Division expected a clear run to Brussels. Crossing the Somme battlefields of the First World War, the Grenadiers set their sights on Waterloo, where they had gained their title in 1815. Even after two tanks were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Light Aid Detached Scenario#: J139     Date: 9/4/1944     Location: Lessines, Belgium Left behind in the Guards Armoured Division’s dash to Brussels, the Light Aid Detachment set up a repair facility in the quiet town of Lessines. Early on 4 September, the quiet was broken by excited townsfolk warning of a German column descending on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Rebels Without A Pause Scenario#: J191     Date: 9/5/1944     Location: Telgart, Slovakia Nestled in the picturesque Hron Valley, the communication center of Telgart was a key objective for the uprising in central Slovakia. As the insurgency gained successes in the center, both the Slovak regular forces and partisan groups gained… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
Schloss Hemingstein Scenario#: J121     Date: 9/14/1944     Location: Brandscheid, Germany Always close enough to the battle to maintain his reputation as an action reporter, “Papa” Ernest Hemingway had become close friends with the commander of the 22nd Infantry Regiment, Colonel Charles Lanham. Lanham wanted to make sure Hemingway had… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Ramcke's Redoubt Scenario#: J172     Date: 9/16/1944     Location: Brest, France Following the Allied D-Day landings on 6 June, 2nd Fallschirmjäger-Division was sent to the Brittany region of France, and took up defensive positions at Brest. Following Operation Cobra, the allied breakout from Normandy, Major-General Troy H.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
No. 8 Platoon Overrun Scenario#: J058     Date: 9/18/1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland One of the few units near the bridge not attached to the 2nd Parachute Battalion was Platoon No. 8 of the 3rd Parachute Battalion. Accompanied by men from the Headquarters Defense Platoon, Platoon No. 8 probed outward into the factories of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
All Down the Line Scenario#: J140     Date: 9/19/1944     Location: Oosterbeek, Holland The 4th Parachute Brigade moved to seize the high ground around Koepel. However, the German defensive line along the Dreyenseweg, a road running north from Oosterbeek, would have to be overcome. Manning this line were elements of Kampfgruppe von… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
It's Hardly Fair Scenario#: J155     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Wyler, Germany At approximately 1330 hours on 17 September 1944, the Red Devils jumped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden. Although initial resistance was light, heavy fighting ensued for days.The 508th established and maintained a defensive position… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Friday the 13th Scenario#: J059     Date: 10/13/1944     Location: East Prussia In October 1944, 1st Company, Hermann Göring's Fallschirmpanzerkorps Panzerjager Battalion received 16 new JagdPanzer IV vehicles. Their mission was to act as a mobile fire brigade for the panzerkorps. Their first objective was to thwart the Soviet… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Riding with the King Scenario#: J141     Date: 10/25/1944     Location: Nagykallo, Hungary After three weeks of constant movement, the 2nd Ukrainian Front’s Debrecen attack bogged down. Large Red Army formations were encircled, and Hungary was committed to remain Germany’s last European ally. Trapped near Nagykallo, the VII Mechanized… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Taking Some Flak Scenario#: J192     Date: 10/28/1944     Location: Muonio, Finland During the final withdrawal of German units from Finland, SS-Gebirgsjager-Regiments 11 and 12 were tasked with holding the Finns at bay. On the road from Tornio and Kemi, the Germans were withdrawing their troops interspersed with equipment-laden… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
Bad Luck Scenario#: J060     Date: 11/21/1944     Location: Merzig, Germany As part of the Third Army’s encirclement of Metz, Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division was ordered to strike east towards the Saar River to secure the Army’s flank. Fearing that this was the main attack to roll up the Saar region, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Merzenhausen Zoo Scenario#: J019     Date: 11/22/1944     Location: Merzenhausen, Germany After six days of fighting, XIX Corps believed they were ready for a quick push to the Roer. Merzenhausen was the key to the enemy’s defenses west of the Roer River. The 246th Volksgrenadier Division was undergoing a relief in place. TF 1/66 with… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Assault on Baerendorf Scenario#: J173     Date: 11/24/1944     Location: Baerendorf, France Soon after crossing the Sarre River, 4th Armored Division vanguards ran into the flank of Panzer Lehr Division. Approaching the village of Baerendorf, Combat Command B sent its 53rd Armor Infantry Battalion forward to conduct a hazardous stream… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Scobie Preserves Scenario#: J021     Date: 12/6/1944     Location: Piraeus, Greece LATE SUMMER 1944: German forces withdraw from most of Greece, which is taken over by local partisans. Most of them are members of ELAS, the armed wing of the National Liberation Front, EAM, which included the Communist KKE party … Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Heart of Athena Scenario#: J174     Date: 12/7/1944     Location: Athens, Greece By 1944, the two major resistance movements in occupied Greece, EDES and EAM-ELAS, each saw the other to be their great enemy. They both saw the Germans were going to be defeated and were a temporary threat. For the communists, the British… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
The Prelude to Spring Scenario#: J110     Date: 12/8/1944     Location: Lake Balaton, Hungary East and north of Budapest, the Russian front was advancing. The 2nd Panzer Army had to surrender the cities of Pecs and Mohacs on 29 November. An offensive by the 3rd Ukrainian Front came in a broad area between the Danube and Drava Rivers. Though… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7
Escape to Wiltz Scenario#: J088     Date: 12/18/1944     Location: Kautenbach, Belgium As the German offensive crashed upon and beyond Consthum, what was left of the defending 3rd Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment received orders to save itself and retreat to Wiltz before it was hopelessly cut off. After crossing the Clerve River at… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Mageret Mixer Scenario#: J156     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Mageret, Belgium Fearing a counterattack, Lehr commander Bayerlein pulled back his tanks and let Volksgrenadier-Division 26 secure Mageret during the night of 18-19 December. Combat Command R, 9th Armored Division the next morning launched an attack to reopen the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Rage Against the Machine Scenario#: J157     Date: 12/21/1944     Location: Courland Pocket, Latvia For nearly one month, heavy rain and mud had prevented further Russian offensives against the German army trapped in the Courland pocket. When a sudden heavy frost returned the roads to passable conditions in mid-December, a forbidding atmosphere of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Penny Packets Scenario#: J142     Date: 12/21/1944     Location: Senonchamps, Belgium By the fifth day of the German attack, the race for Bastogne was over. The German units that weren’t able to bypass the strategic town would lay siege to it instead. Two of the best Wehrmacht formations in the Western Front were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Bloody Bois Jacques Scenario#: J122     Date: 12/22/1944     Location: Bastogne, Belgium In an attempt to assault Bastogne from the east, the 26th Volksgrenadier Division infiltrated along the Bourcy-Bastogne rail line through a forested area known as the Bois Jacques (Jack’s Woods). This area marked the boundary between the US 501st and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
In the Bag Scenario#: J061     Date: 12/25/1944     Location: Celles, Belgium The 2nd Panzer Division had made the most progress during the Ardennes offensive, and was positioned a mere 6 kilometers from the Meuse River. General Harmon, the 2nd Armored Division commander, contacted headquarters for permission to attack and,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Inhumaine Scenario#: J028     Date: 12/27/1944     Location: Humaine, Belgium American artillery pounded Humaine. CCR was assigned the task of capturing the town. They successfully surrounded the town, forcing most of the defenders to surrender. But a group of Germans manned a chateau on the northeastern end of the village and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Bizory Loves Company Scenario#: J005     Date: 1/3/1945     Location: Bizory, Belgium Company E of the 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment had been repulsing repeated German attacks on their dug-in position in the woods near the small city of Bizory. Mid-morning on January 3rd, found them under attack by elements of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1
Lee's Charge Scenario#: J062     Date: 1/3/1945     Location: Coroie, Belgium On January 3rd, 1945, VII Corps launched its offensive to reduce the Bulge salient. The drive, with the 2nd Armored Division as a key element, headed towards Houffalize. Over a foot of snow covered the ground and the armored columns were forced to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
It Don't Come Easy Scenario#: J158     Date: 1/15/1945     Location: Noville, Belgium By the middle of January, “Easy” was on the attack again. Although many replacements had come into the ranks, some of whom were not even paratroop-qualified, Major Dick Winters entrusted them with one more assault to retake ground east of Bastogne… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Tropic Lightning Scenario#: J159     Date: 1/24/1945     Location: San Manuel, Philippines Resolving to fight to the death, Major General Shigemi ordered his forces to dig in at San Manuel. Several tanks were converted into fortified bunkers by burying them in the ground so only their turrets were visible; the remainder were to be used as… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
War Brotherhood Scenario#: FB19     Date: 1/25/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary Having been allies off and on for centuries against a variety of enemies, the defending German and Hungarian forces had developed what some soldiers referred to as a “war brotherhood” or “Waffenbruderschaft”. This bond would be sorely tested… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Red Banner Days Scenario#: FB18     Date: 1/26/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary With the arrival of the 297th Rifle Division to their south, the regiments of the Soviet 108th Guards Rifle Division were able to shorten the width of their front lines in order to bring additional pressure on the Axis units defending the blocks on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Prussia in Flames Scenario#: J111     Date: 1/28/1945     Location: Elbing, East Prussia On January 14th, Rokossovskiy's 2nd Byelorussian Front attacked north and nortwest from the Narew bridgehead. The aim was to reach the debouch of Weischel and Danzig. On the 20th Stavka suddenly ordered Rokossovskiy to change the attack in a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7
My Lonely Valentine Scenario#: J075     Date: 1/31/1945     Location: Kustrin-Neustadt, Germany As the Soviet January offensive raced across Poland, the security of the German heartland was directly threatened. The Oder River was the last major water obstacle before Berlin. Therefore its defense became a priority. Both sides fiercely contested… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4