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The Fire BrigadeScenario#: S055 Date: 5/2/1944 Location: Targu Frumos, RomaniaWith the arrival of decent spring weather, the Soviets launched an offensive at the start of May into Romania using the combined weight of both the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts. German and Romanian forces had more than held their own during some… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 4 |
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Behind in the CountScenario#: O09 Date: 10/4/1944 Location: Ubach, GermanyIn Übach, GIs worked in concert with tanks of the 743rd Tank Battalion, which blew open the doors of boarded-up houses, allowing infantry to enter and clear out anyone remaining. House-to-house fighting went on all night, with lines never more than a… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5 |
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City on the EdgeScenario#: O10 Date: 10/8/1944 Location: Alsdorf, GermanyThe encirclement of Aachen – the first significant German city reached by the Western Allies – began in earnest on 2 October when the city’s suburbs were attacked from both north and west. After five days of combat, the 30th, attended by tanks of the… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5 |
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In Pursuit of the FrenchScenario#: S056 Date: 6/15/1940 Location: Paris, FranceAfter Dunkirk, the Germans launched FALL ROT (CASE RED), and “Grossdeutschland” Division was transferred south, where it helped establish a crossing of the La Noye River at both Quiry-le-Sec and Paillart on 8 June. The French 2nd and 4th Armies were… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5 |
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Haase to Hold OnScenario#: S057 Date: 2/25/1942 Location: Ugra Station, RussiaThe Soviet Moscow counteroffensive aimed to encircle Army Group Center’s 4. Armee and 4. Panzerarmee by cutting through their rear area and supply lines in the Vyazma and Iukhnov regions. To achieve this, General Zhukov employed deep cavalry,… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5 |
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Short-Lived OffensiveScenario#: O11 Date: 3/24/1939 Location: Závadka, SlovakiaAt dawn on 23 March, the Hungarians attacked Slovakia without any declaration of war – catching the Slovakian army unaware – in an effort to grab land prior to the Slovakians signing a protection agreement with Hungary’s ally, Germany. They drove… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 6 |
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Loss Of HopeScenario#: O12 Date: 4/7/1942 Location: Bataan, LuzonAs disaster manifested itself in every form for Fil-American forces, General Parker, the American commander of II Corps, looked for units to plug gaps in the line. Units of untrained Filipinos would quickly form up and then, just as quickly, disperse… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 6 |
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Exit No.1Scenario#: S058 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Pouppeville, FranceExit No. 1 at Pouppeville was foremost on the mind of the Division Commander, Maj. General Maxwell Taylor, who had just confirmed his whereabouts near Hiesville upon sighting the distinctive, onion-shaped steeple of Ste. Marie-du-Mont. Not having… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 6 |
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Road to RomeScenario#: O13 Date: 9/10/1943 Location: Rome, ItalyNone. Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7 |
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Wiking HordeScenario#: O14 Date: 4/8/1945 Location: Ricklingen, GermanyNone. Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7 |
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Operation NIWIScenario#: S060 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Bodange, BelgiumAs part of the opening German offensive in the west called FALL GELB, the 400 men of Bataillon II, Infanterie-Regiment "Gorssdeutschland" were selected to land by 98 Fieseler Storch planes in the area of Nives and Witry, near the Belgain fort at… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7 |
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Help Our Troops OutScenario#: S061 Date: 1/13/1945 Location: Hatten, FranceThe NORDWIND offensive had breached the lines of the U.S. 7th Army at the Alsatian towns of Hatten and Rittershoffen. The 14th Armored Division was ordered to restore the main line of resistance; the first time in its operational history, it would be… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7 |
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Highland FrankScenario#: O15 Date: 7/13/1943 Location: Francofonte, SicilyThe village of Francoforte overlooked the road to Scordia which the British intended to use during their northerly advance into Catania and up the east coast of Sicily. The village itself was almost invisible, with only the rooftops poking above the… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 8 |
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Forced CrossingScenario#: O16 Date: 10/8/1944 Location: Titovka River, RussiaOn 7 October, phase one of the Soviet Petsamo-Kirkenes offensive began. Two rifle corps, supported by airpower, armor and artillery, were to overrun the German defenders and drive on the Luostari airfield. Dawn opened to low visibility, falling snow,… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 8 |
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Reaper's HarvestScenario#: S062 Date: 6/11/1944 Location: Rots, FranceThe position held by SS-Panzer-Division 12 “Hitlerjugend” in the village of Rots threatened the deep flank of the 3rd Canadian’s advance against Caen. To remove this threat, the Canadians ordered the 46th Royal Marine Commandos, supported by the 10th… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 8 |
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Nothing Left to LoseScenario#: S063 Date: 4/26/1945 Location: Berlin, GermanyAs the vast Soviet forces encircled Berlin, 1st Belorussian Front under Marshal Zhukov was given the “honor” of capturing the Nazi capital. 8th Guards Army and 5th Shock Army jockeyed for positions as they drove through Neukolln towards Tempelhof… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 8 |
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White RussiansScenario#: O17 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Les Droueries, FranceNone. Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9 |
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Purple Heart HillScenario#: O18 Date: 6/18/1944 Location: Villiers-Fossard, FranceNone. Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9 |
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Stretched Thin at AltavilleScenario#: S072 Date: 9/13/1943 Location: Altavilla, ItalyAfter the conquest of Sicily and the ouster of Mussolini, the Allies invaded Italy proper at Salerno to begin their long slog up "the boot". Needing to expand the beachhead and deny the Germans good artillery observation points, the Americans secured… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9 |
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West of the VireScenario#: S073 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Montmartin-en-Graignes, FranceExpecting a German counterattack before long to drive a wedge between the American beachheads at Omaha and Utah, high command tasked the 29th Infantry Division with conducting a reconnaissance-in-force west of its lines to capture two important… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9 |
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Timoshenko's AttackScenario#: G01 Date: 7/12/1941 Location: Gomel, RussiaGerman armored spearheads were advancing on Smolensk. In a desperate bid to save the city, Timoshenko gathered together a mixed force of twenty divisions and launched a flanking attack. The thin screen of infantry-men of the Germans 10th Motorized… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #23.3 |
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The Forgotten FrontScenario#: G03 Date: 2/9/1945 Location: Hennebont, FranceThe 66th Infantry Division was typical of many raised from draftees in preparation for the invasion of Europe. Yet when the “Panthermen” arrived, they found themselves relegated to a relative backwater – containing the isolated German pockets around… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #23.6 |
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First ActionScenario#: G04 Date: 11/8/1944 Location: Vic-sur-Seille, FranceIn the early morning hours of a gray day, the 761st Tank Battalion faced the enemy in combat for the first time. The whole Third Army was going over to the attack and the initial objective assigned to the untested Black Panthers was the capture of a… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #24.3 |
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Six Came BackScenario#: G05 Date: 1/30/1944 Location: Cisterna di Littoria, ItalyThe big push to break out of the Anzio beachhead was on, and Darby’s Rangers were to lead the way for the Americans. At 0100, the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions, with the 4th following, infiltrated the mobile defensive positions of the Hermann Goering… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #24.3 |
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The Cannes StrongpointScenario#: K Date: 8/23/1944 Location: Cannes, FranceGenerally, the American advance through Southern France was so swift that it was rare when the Germans stayed and fought. However, the swiftness of the advance often caused German elements to be cut off and faced with the decision to either fight on… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.2 |
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Bring up the GunsScenario#: G07 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Coevorden, HollandThe German 1st Cavalry Division had taken up positions along the frontier of eastern Holland. The regimental commander, Lt.-Col. Wachsen, was determined to crack through the 20-kilometer deep Dutch defensive belt at Coevorden, an important frontier… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.3 |
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Recon in ForceScenario#: G08 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Porto Empedolce, SicilyAs the Allied beachhead in Sicily expanded, the impatient General George Patton demanded better facilities for supplying his troops. Under orders not to launch an offensive, Patton hit upon the subterfuge of calling his advance a “reconnaissance in… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.5 |
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Sunday of the DeadScenario#: G09 Date: 11/23/1941 Location: Sidi Rezegh, LibyaThe 5th South African Infantry Brigade was preparing to assault Point 178 just to its north, when the 15th Panzer Division, moving southwesterly, unexpectedly (from both sides’ point of view) smashed into its southern end, scattering most of its… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.6 |
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Soldiers of DestructionScenario#: N Date: 10/10/1944 Location: Radzymin, PolandThe men of the SS Totenkopf Division had stalled the advance of the Fifth Guards Tank Army in late September. Then, silence. No fighting had occurred for the past three weeks. It was too good, too unreal. A feeling of unease pervaded the encampment.… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.6 |
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The St. Goar AssaultScenario#: O Date: 3/24/1945 Location: Saint Goar, GermanyGermany’s army was beaten. The Rhine River had been crossed at Remagen and elsewhere. As more and more of the Allied forces closed in on the Rhine, there was a growing tendency to simply take it “on the run” rather than shift to an existing… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #26.1 |
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The Road to WiltzScenario#: P Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Wiltz, LuxembourgThe German Bulge Offensive had surprised the Americans both in its size and intensity. The Germans had to be delayed or stopped as they drove along the roads to Bastogne. In the early hours, elements of the 44th Combat Engineers, supported by… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #26.1 |
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Grab at GribovoScenario#: G10 Date: 1/3/1942 Location: Gribovo, RussiaIn late December, while the battles for Moscow were still boiling cauldrons, STAVKA ordered four Soviet armies to attack and destroy the German 4th Army. To assist in the action, a tactical airdrop by Soviet Paratroopers was planned to disrupt German… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #26.2 |
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Pegasus BridgeScenario#: G11 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Benouville, FranceIn the opening hours of Operation Overlord, of critical importance were two bridges that crossed the Orne and the canal between Benouville and Ranvlle. To take these, a special group drawn from the 6th Air-Landing Brigade was organized. At 0015… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #26.5 |
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Avalanche!Scenario#: G12 Date: 2/6/1943 Location: Nalchik, RussiaFor almost three months the German 1st Mountain and the Russian 318th Mountain Rifle divisions were locked together in combat on the slopes of Mount Elbrus. February 6th was a typical day, as simultaneous attacks on two ridges separated by a shallow… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #27.1 |
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Ghosts in the RubbleScenario#: HA Date: 1942-10-31 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe last ferry-landing across the Volga was under German machinegun fire and the Russians were barely holding their positions in the rubble around Krasny Oktyabr and the Barrikady. Rather than waiting passively for the final blow, the Soviet “Army… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #27.1 |
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Aachen's PallScenario#: T08 Date: 10/15/1944 Location: Aachen, GermanyThe American hand had closed about Aachen. But the city fell slowly. Street by street, then house by house, the GIs squeezed out the Germans. Finally, the Wehrmacht headquarters in the Hotel Quellenhof was in sight. The massive hotel structure proved… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #27.3 |
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A View from the TopScenario#: G13 Date: 2/23/1945 Location: Bologna, ItalyIt was vital that “Riva Ridge”, a series of four peaks dominating Route 64 between Vergati and the city of Bologna, be cleared. Following successes on Mount Belvedere and Mount Gorgolesco, taken by coup-de-main on the 18th and 19th, the U.S. 10th… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #27.5 |
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Tiger, TigerScenario#: G14 Date: 2/11/1943 Location: Chernichevo, RussiaThe Soviets had taken Krasny Bor. The 4th SS-Polizei Division, to the right of the hapless Spanish 250th Azul Division, managed to withstand the attack and blocked the highway for the time being. Nevertheless, a large number of Russian tanks bypassed… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.3 |
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BurzevoScenario#: R Date: 12/2/1941 Location: Burzevo, RussiaAlong the Minsk-Moscow highway, von Kluge’s Fourth Army made a last, desperate effort to dislodge the defending Russians b y an encircling attack from the south. The only real progress was made by the 258th Infantry Division which managed to capture… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.3 |
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Bone of ContentionScenario#: G15 Date: 8/31/1944 Location: Rouen, FranceAfter their epic 20-day stand at Hill 112 and the breakout from the Falaise pocket, the men of SS-Panzer Detachment 102 were afoot when they reached Rouen. The surviving crewmen and mechanics had abandoned their last Tigers on the banks of the Seine… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.4 |
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The WhirlwindScenario#: S Date: 4/18/1945 Location: Aschaffenburg, GermanyOn the night of 17th of April, elements of a recon troop of the American 26th Infantry Division occupied a tiny village on the outskirts of Aschaffenburg without opposition. Based on civilian reports of the presence by the enemy, the staff of the… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.4 |
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Alligator CreekScenario#: G16 Date: 8/21/1942 Location: River Ilu, GuadalcanalThe landings on Guadalcanal on 7 August met with no opposition, and the 5th Marine Regiment quickly established a secure beachhead at Lunga Point. Based on erroneous reports, the Imperial Headquarters, still concentrating upon their own operations… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.5 |
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Commando Raid at DieppeScenario#: T13 Date: 8/18/1942 Location: Varengeville, FranceIn a move to destroy German coastal batteries, the British No. 4 Commando unit, accompanied by a handful of American Rangers went against the Varengeville Battery. The attack was split into two groups. The first was to land directly below the battery… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.6 |
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GambitScenario#: T14 Date: 5/21/1941 Location: Maleme, CreteThe New Zealanders had spent most of the daylight hours of 20th May pinned down by German fighter aircraft. Communications were a shambles, casualties were heavy, and their local counterattacks had failed. Colonel Andrew of the 5th New Zealand… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.6 |
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The Akrotiri PeninsulaScenario#: T15 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Profitilias, CreteThe German assault on the mountainous island of Crete called for airborne landings in four separate areas. One objective of the first wave was the quick capture of Canea, the capital city. To clear the way for the landing of the main regiment, a… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.1 |
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Hakkaa PaalleScenario#: G17 Date: 1/12/1940 Location: Vetko, FinlandWith their victories in the north, Finnish reinforcements were dispatched to the Kuhmo sector to seal the fate of the Soviet’s 54th Rifle Division, whose own advance had stalled in the frozen marshland. To counter, Russia’s only trained ski troops,… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.2 |
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GOYAScenario#: G18 Date: 1/7/1945 Location: Rochelinval, BelgiumThe 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion was a veteran airborne unit, whose distinctive patch was emblazoned with the acronym “GOYA” (for “Get Off Your Ass”). From the 21st of December through the 6th of January, the men of the battalion weathered “no… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.2 |
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A Tough Nut to CrackScenario#: G19 Date: 1/1/1943 Location: Giropa Point, Papua New GuineaGeneral MacArthur, furious at the perceived inability of his commanders to crack the Japanese fortified positions surrounding Buna, relieved his top field commanders and placed General Eichelberger in command. MacArthur’s last words to Eichelberger… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.3 |
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Camp NibeiwaScenario#: G20 Date: 12/9/1940 Location: Bir Ebna, EgyptOperation Compass, the codename for Wavell’s offensive against Italian-held Libya, was kicked off with several assaults on Italian frontier camps. These fortified camps were built to cover the approaches to the coastal road which the British advance… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.3 |
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Cat's KillScenario#: G21 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Bretteville L'Orgueilleuse, FranceOn June 8th, SS-Obersturmfuhrer Rudolf von Ribbentrop arrived in Normandy with his Panzer Abteilung as part of the ttempt to bolster the German defenses. Ribbentrop's troops were immediately ordered into a night assault to relieve the 1st Battalion… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.4 |