Browse Items (45 total)

A Midsummer Day's Dream Scenario#: E13     Date: 1943-07-05     Location: Prokhorovka, Russia In the summer of 1943 Hitler launched what was to be his last gasp in the east. Citadel, as the Germans called it, was designed to collapse the Kursk salient at its base and pocket the Soviet Central Front. The … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Alam El Halfa Ridge Scenario#: D12     Date: 1942-09-01     Location: Alam el Halfa, Egypt After a severe nose-bloodying at First Alamein, Rommel took the month of August to formulate his plans. He hoped to defeat the British quickly in order to reach the Delta before the arrival of another major Allied convoy. Unfortunately, it … Tank Leader — Desert Steel
Ambush Scenario#: E09     Date: 1945-02-01     Location: Breslau, Germany On January 17th, 1945 the Soviet Belorussian and Ukranian Fronts launched yet another winter offensive. Within three weeks 35 German divisions ceased to exist and Russian spearheads had driven deep into Germany. By February 1, T-34s had advanced from… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Arracourt Scenario#: W07     Date: 1944-09-19     Location: Arracourt, France On 20th September 1944, Creighton Abrams led Task Force Abrams, comprising 3 companies of M4 Shermans of the First Tank Battalion and 2 companies of armored ínfantry of the 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, against Kampfgruppe Jughanrtis, comprising 2… Tank Leader — Western Front
Assault on Salines Scenario#: W12     Date: 1945-01-30     Location: Salines, Germany After the failed Ardennes Offensive. Understrength German ínfantry divisions were left holding much of the line. Crucial towns containing road and rail junctions were held at all costs to delay … Tank Leader — Western Front
Battle for the Berlin-Seelow Highway Scenario#: E04     Date: 1945-03-22     Location: Kuestrin, Germany In the late spring of 1945 the Soviet armies reached the Oder River and readied for the assault on Berlin. An ideal location to stage the final offensive was at Kuestrin. The Berlin-Seelow highway provides an excellent corridor of advance … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Beda Fomm Scenario#: D01     Date: 1941-02-06     Location: Beda Fomm, Libya After the massive defeats at Sidi Barrani, Bardia, Tobruk, and Derna, the Italian Army could think of nothing but flight. However, as they raced along the Coastal Road back to Trípoli, they found the road blocked at Beda Fomm. The … Tank Leader — Desert Steel
Between a Rock and a Hard Place Scenario#: W14     Date: 1945-03-25     Location: Oppenheim, Germany Following the Rhine crossing at Oppenheim by the American Third Army, confused fighting developed between Dannstadt and the Main River as retreating and defending German units mixed with the American armored spearheads. Most opposition was quickly… Tank Leader — Western Front
Bridgehead on the Astrika Scenario#: E11     Date: 1943-08-30     Location: Kratschew, Russia For five days the soldiers of 73rd Rifle Regiment had struggled to establish a bridgehead over the Astrika at Kratschew. Kampgrumppe Sturm had repulsed each attempt in short order. On the sixth day, however, an emergency compelled German high command… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Clearing Action in the Ruhr Scenario#: W10     Date: 1945-04-05     Location: Ruhr, Germany Following the Rhine crossings in the U.S. First Army and Third Army sectors, German resistance in the Ruhr completely disintegraled. American armored divisions sprinted through weak forces, establishíng a bridgehead as deep as 60 miles in only seven… Tank Leader — Western Front
Counterattack on the Chir Scenario#: E12     Date: 1942-12-19     Location: Oblivskaya, Russia The winter of 1942-43 saw mobile battles erupt on the Chir River as the 11th Panzer Division struggled to contain the Soviet offensive following the defeat at Stalingrad. Time and time again the superior training and communications of the 11th … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Delaying Action on the Marne Scenario#: W05     Date: 1944-08-22     Location: Paris, France Following the breakthrough at St. Lo, German armies retreated headlong towards the West Wall. Ad hoc mobile groups formed the rearguard of the retreating formations keeping the Allies at bay until a new line could be established. Task Force North, … Tank Leader — Western Front
First Battle of Alamein Scenario#: D11     Date: 1942-07-14     Location: El Alamein, Egypt After the German breakout of the Cauldron at Gazala, followed by the rout of the Allies, the fall of Tobruk, and the suprising victory at Morsa Matruh, Rommel pressed en towards Alexandria and the Suez. But his men had been … Tank Leader — Desert Steel
Foggy Bottom Scenario#: W04     Date: 1945-04-25     Location: Harz, Germany The U.S. 1st Army under Hodges encountered little resistance as it advanced on the Mulde river. Only in the Harz mountains was serious opposition encountered. Wenck's ínfamous 11th Army launched numerous small attacks against the encircling… Tank Leader — Western Front
Gazala Scenario#: D03     Date: 1942-05-27     Location: Gambut, Libya On 27 May 1942 Rommel was beginning his outflanking of the Gazala line. After seattering the 3rd and 7th Indian Motor Brigades from the southern flank of the line, the tanks of the Afrika Korps and the Italian XX Motorized … Tank Leader — Desert Steel
Germany's Last Gasp Scenario#: W15     Date: 1944-12-20     Location: Bastonge, Belgium Units of the 5th Fallschimrjaeger Division driving west on the Arlon-Bastogne road encountered scattered resistance as they established defensive positions to cover the advance of 5th Panzer Army during the Ardennes offensive. Units of the U.S.10th… Tank Leader — Western Front
Hammer and Anvil Scenario#: W09     Date: 1944-11-02     Location: Scheldt Estuary, Holland German Panzer units of the 15th Army fighting rearguard actions against the British 1st Army often found themselves surrounded and lighting out of encirclements. The 43rd Battalion, defending V weapon launch sites, was ordered to attack British… Tank Leader — Western Front
Incoming! Scenario#: W06     Date: 1944-06-30     Location: Longueville, France In the bocage of Normandy, the Allied armies came to a virtual halt. In the American sector, every hedgerow had to be taken by suicidal ínfantry charges resembling those of 1914. Interestingly, the Germans also considered the bocage a curse. … Tank Leader — Western Front
Kasserine Pass Scenario#: D15     Date: 1943-02-22     Location: Kasserine, Tunisia In early 1943, Rommel planned to outflank the Allied armies in Tunisia from the south in order to cut off their supplies in three major thrusts: 21 Panzer Division ranging through Sbiba Gap, 10 Panzer assaulting the eastern reaches of … Tank Leader — Desert Steel
Khaki Storm Rising Scenario#: W01     Date: 1945-03-16     Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany British armored units fanned across the North German plain following the crossing of the Rhine in March. Resistance, initially stiff, weakened as the Germans ran low on fuel and ammunition. The 4th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, was advancing on the… Tank Leader — Western Front
Liberating Rostov Scenario#: E08     Date: 1942-12-16     Location: Tatsinskiy, Russia As the German 6th Army, trapped in Stalingrad, approached capitulation, the Soviets attempted to exploit their success against the 3rd Rumanian Army by driving on Rostov in a bid to cut-off communications between 4th Panzer Army and Army Group A … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Meat Grinder Scenario#: W08     Date: 1945-02-25     Location: Wadgassen, Germany The U.S. Third Army pressed attacks across the Saar river in the late winter of 1945. Heavily fortified German positions made these assaults costly. Despite control of the air and overwhelming artillery support, ínfantry still had to make the… Tank Leader — Western Front
On the Road to Arnhem Scenario#: W13     Date: 1944-09-17     Location: Valkenswaard, Holland Restrictcd to surfaced roads due to heavy rains, the Guards Armored Division, spearhead of XXX Corp in Operation Market-Garden, made slow headway. Constant ambushes by German ínfantry and anti-tank units choked the roads with disabled vehicles. Time… Tank Leader — Western Front
On the Road to Moscow Scenario#: E06     Date: 1941-09-02     Location: Odrino, Rrussia Guderian's panzers defeated the Soviet armies near Kiev and were driving ever deeper into Soviet Russia. Threatened by advanced German elements, and desperate, the commander of the Soviet 6th Tank Brigade in Odrino recalled his battalions to defend… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Operation BATTLEAXE Scenario#: D02     Date: 1941-06-16     Location: Fort Capuzzo, Libya The Tiger convoy of May 1941 reached Alexandria laden with 238 of the latest British tanks and 43 Hurricanes for the R.A.F. These Tiger cubs had been rushed through the Straights of Gibraltar in the hopes of an early Allied … Tank Leader — Desert Steel