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A Lost Battalion Scenario#: 39 Date: 30 Oct 1944 Location: La Houssiere, France Advancing through the Foret Dominiale De Champ, the 1st Battalion of the 141st Regiment were cut off on a forested hilltop overlooking La Houssiere. Destruction of an entire American Battalion would be a major propaganda coup for the Nazis, and … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
A Mountain Hike Scenario#: 38 Date: 1 June 1944 Location: Velletri, Italy The village of Velletri was part of the so-called ‘Caesar Line’ (which stretched from Lanuvio to Valmontone), and was defended by troops of the 362nd Infantry Division. The commander of the 36th, General ‘Fred’ Walker, spotted a weak point in … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
A Tall Order Scenario#: 46 Date: 6 July 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia As part of the Russian 2nd army’s defensive belt south of Prokhorovka, Lieutenant Colonel Sushkov’s 154th Guards Rifle Regiment, 51st Guards Rifle Division, was ordered to block part of the expected armoured thrust by II SS Panzers Corps north into … Band of Brothers — Battle Pack 1
A trip to the Russian Dentist Scenario#: E13 Date: 12 July 1941 Location: Vitebsk, Russia As the 20th Panzer Division drove towards Vitebsk, its 21st Regiment faced the task of forcing a crossing of the River Daugava near the burnt out village of Ulla. It was at this action that future Tiger ace Otto Carius … Band of Brothers — Extras
Ambush at Wardin Scenario#: 14 Date: 19 Dec 1944 Location: Wardin, Belgium As American troops started to filter into Bastogne, troops were dispersed to defensive positions in the outlying areas. Company I of the 501st was sent south to clear some woods and then east into the small town of Wardin. They … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
An Example to the Enemy Scenario#: 41 Date: 12 Dec 1944 Location: Selestat, France As the 36th advanced into the Alsace Plain they were struck by a massive German counterattack by the German 198th Infantry Division. In the northeastern outskirts of Selestat the 1st Battalion of the 142nd Regiment faced attacks from the 736th … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Beneath the Crumbling Spires Scenario#: E14 Date: 6 March 1945 Location: Cologne, Germany As the 3rd Armored Division advanced into the bomb shattered ruins of Cologne, a famous engagement took place near Cologne Cathedral with a lone Panther from the Feldherrnhalle Division, which was possibly the only German tank still west of the … Band of Brothers — Extras
Black Friday Scenario#: 8 Date: 22 Sept 1944 Location: Veghel, Holland There were many attacks over a number of days against the town of Veghel, but the people of Veghel remember the 22nd as “Black Friday”. The 107th Panzer Brigade, having failed to take Son, moved under cover of darkness toward … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Blue Beach Scenario#: E9 Date: 15 Aug 1944 Location: St Raphael, France After pursuing the retreating Germans as far up the Italian peninsula as Piombino, the 36th were withdrawn to prepare for a special mission. They were to lead the amphibious invasion of Southern France codenamed ’Operation Dragoon’, under their new… Band of Brothers — Extras
Cole's Metal of Honor Scenario#: E2 Date: 11 June 1944 Location: Carentan, France Lieutenant Colonel Cole’s 3rd battalion drew the assignment of attacking down the main road to Carentan from the north. The road crossed 4 rivers, the last one being the Madeleine River, and became known to the troopers as ’Purple Heart … Band of Brothers — Extras
Compagnon D'Armes Scenario#: 42 Date: 18 Dec 1944 Location: Kaysersberg, France After repelling German counterattacks aimed at recapturing the high ground of the Vosges Forest overlooking the Alsace Plain, the 36th moved to clear the Germans from the towns approaching Colmar. The 141st Regiment, supported by a company of… Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Corporal to Sergeant Scenario#: 7 Date: 18 Sept 1944 Location: Best, Holland The bridge over the Wilhelmina canal between Eindhoven and Best was initially not considered important by the British, but General Taylor thought it would be good to have in case the bridge at Son became unusable. He assigned its capture … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Cross the Gari Scenario#: 37 Date: 21 Jan 1944 Location: Sant'Angelo, Italy In one of the most controversial actions of the war, the 36th were repeatedly ordered by General Mark Clark to attack across the fast-flowing Gari River in featureless terrain overlooked by hills between the 20th and 22nd of January. The … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Day of Days Scenario#: 1 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Utah Beach, France The cross channel invasion of France was the crucial “second front” that was needed to defeat Germany. The scope of the invasion was the largest in history and the first day of the Normandy invasion would be the most important. … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Death Struggle in the Snow Scenario#: 47 Date: 26 Dec 1941 Location: Berestovaya, Ukraine Winter on the Russian steppe in 1941/42 witnessed heavy fighting for villages and towns that offered shelter from the bitter cold. In the Donets region, a Russian thrust to disrupt German supply lines brought stiff fighting for the village of … Band of Brothers — Battle Pack 1
Easy Peasy Scenario#: 3 Date: 12 June 1944 Location: Carentan, France Airborne forces were theorized to be elite, shock forces that would be used for just a few days and then withdrawn for refit and preparation for the next operation. Before D-Day they were told they needed to give 3 days … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Eindhoven Scenario#: 6 Date: 18 Sept 1944 Location: Eindhoven, Holland Eindhoven was a major city that lay south of Son, back along the axis of the British advance. With Son secure, the 3rd Battalion of the of the 506th led off the assault towards Eindhoven on the morning of D+1. … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Ferdinand's Folly Scenario#: E12 Date: 7 July 1943 Location: Ponyri, Russia Operation Zitadelle’s northern pincer ground to a halt in a series of pitched battles around the seemingly insignificant settlement of Ponyri. Having finally penetrated the second defense belt of the Russian defenses at great cost, the 86th… Band of Brothers — Extras
First Action Scenario#: 33 Date: 9 Sept 1943 Location: Salerno, Italy After training in North Africa, the 36th took part in the Salerno landings, where they landed on the right flank at Paestum. After advancing inland they were struck by German counterattacks including one that almost penetrated to the Division CP. … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Grapes of Wrath Scenario#: 34 Date: 13 Sept 1943 Location: Altavilla, Italy Hill 424, overlooking the Salerno beachhead was a key objective. On September 13th, after an initial artillery barrage, Companies I and K of the 142nd assaulted the southern part of the hill mass, encountering heavy fire from German machinegun… Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Here They Come Scenario#: E4 Date: 17 March 1944 Location: Narva, Russia During the retreat from Leningrad, the Germans hoped to form a new front at Narva. However they found that the Russians had already crossed the Narva River south of the city, creating two adjacent bridgeheads known to the Germans as … Band of Brothers — Extras
Hettrick's War Scenario#: 12 Date: 6 Oct 1944 Location: Opheusden, Holland Lieutenant Donald Hettrick was an artillery observer in the 101st. On the “Island” he was assigned to the 327th Glider Infantry, Company “C”. There were two dikes in this area. A smaller one near the river that was held by … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Hi-Wire Jinx Scenario#: E8 Date: 14 Sept 1943 Location: Altavilla, Italy Hill 424, overlooking the Salerno beachhead, was taken by the 36th but they were then forced to retreat by German counterattacks. The Allied forces made their stand along the La Cosa Creek between the Calore River and Altavilla. In the … Band of Brothers — Extras
Hill 251 Scenario#: 23 Date: 21 July 1941 Location: Uman, Russia Although winning battle after battle, the war was beginning to take a toll on the 11th. As they took more casualties and spread out over more territory, they were being stretched thin. They were able to only push a small … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Hitler Meets Churchill Scenario#: E6 Date: 12 July 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia The main attack on the southern face of the Kursk salient was to be delivered by Hoth’s 4th Panzer Army. After a week of fighting, the exhausted troops of Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler around Hill 252.2 prepared to advance on Prokhorovka … Band of Brothers — Extras
Holy Ground Scenario#: E1 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Angoville, France ln the confusion after the initial drop, small engagements developed everywhere. One such involved the 326th Airborne Engineers and the 2nd Battalion of the 101st, in the small town of Angoville and the surrounding hedgerows. It started when a… Band of Brothers — Extras
House to House Scenario#: E11 Date: 6 Oct 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia After weeks of intense fighting in Stalingrad, the 6th Army had nearly taken the key Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works. But the German first line troops were spent after a week of bitter combat. The Russian commanders chose this moment to hurl … Band of Brothers — Extras
If This is Combat Scenario#: 5 Date: 17 Sept 1944 Location: Son, Holland Operation Market-Garden had begun. Paratroopers were to seize bridges along Highway 69 in Holland to aid the British advance. Elements of the 506th were to take the main bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal just south of Son as well as … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Ivan Kommen! Scenario#: 45 Date: 1 July 1944 Location: Minsk, Belarus With the 2nd phase of Operation Bagration underway, Army Group Centre faced annihilation as heavy attacks of Russian infantry and tanks carved into its formations, threatening imminent encirclement. German commanders desperately attempted to patch… Band of Brothers — Battle Pack 1
Korsun Pocket Scenario#: 32 Date: 26 Jan 1944 Location: Korsun, Ukraine In January 1944, disaster struck again for the German Army in Russia. Six divisions of Army Group South became surrounded after sudden attacks by the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts around the village of Korsun (near the larger town of … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Let's Hubba-Hubba Scenario#: 15 Date: 21 Dec 1944 Location: Bois Jacques, Belgium As American troops initially moved into the area around Bastogne, part of a Volksgrenadier battalion was pinched off behind the perimeter and dug in a wooded area. The 1st Battalion of the 506th, withdrawn from the fighting in Noville had … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Like a Good Neighbor Scenario#: 28 Date: 8 Dec 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia Although the second half of Case Blue had gone well and immense territorial gains had been made, the offensive came to a halt in the meat grinder of Stalingrad. The Russian counteroffensive cut off the city and the 11th Panzer, … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Million Dollar Mountain Scenario#: 35 Date: 3 Sept 1943 Location: Mt Maggiore, Italy Much of the 36th’s campaign in Italy consisted of wresting mountain top after mountain top from dug-in German defenders. One such peak was Mount Maggiore, called the ‘Million Dollar Mountain’ because of the quantity of artillery ammunition expended… Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Noville Scenario#: 13 Date: 19 Dec 1944 Location: Noville, Belgium The combat experienced 4th Infantry Division stayed mostly intact in the face of the German onslaught that would later become known as the Battle of the Bulge. They stalled long enough for the 1st Battalion of the 101st as well … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Obian Alone Scenario#: 31 Date: 12 July 1943 Location: Obian, Russia The first days following the initial attack of the Kursk offensive would see good progress made by the 11th Panzer. However, gains would come slower and slower as the division began to wear down. Eventually, the Gross Deutschland was turned … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Oklahoma Wildcat Scenario#: E10 Date: 21 Jan 1945 Location: Kurtzenhausen, Germany In January the Germans launched a counter-offensive from the Gambsheim-Herrlisheim pocket, aimed at retaking Strasbourg. As they broke through the infantry screen of the 2nd Battalion of the 143rd regiment in woods in front of Kurtzenhausen and into… Band of Brothers — Extras
Opheusden Scenario#: 11 Date: 6 Oct 1944 Location: Opheusden, Holland As the 506th moved into positions along the front, the British pulled out, taking their tanks with them. Knowing this, the Germans took the opportunity to launch a full scale attack eastwards into and around Opheusden using the 363rd Volksgrenadier … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Our Goose is Cooked Scenario#: 22 Date: 21 July 1941 Location: Uman, Russia After another month of hard fighting, the 11th Panzer Division was heading towards Uman in an attempt to help encircle a couple of Soviet armies. 5th Company of the 15th Panzer Regiment had, on the 20th, intercepted and destroyed a … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Return to Son Scenario#: 17 Date: 19 Sept 1944 Location: Son, Holland Back in Son, the Bailey bridge was complete and British units were crossing in force. Left to guard the area were elements of the 1st Battalion HQ and the C/506 on the north side of the canal and a platoon … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Road Cut Scenario#: 9 Date: 26 Sept 1944 Location: Koevring, Holland One of the problems of the Holland campaign was keeping the road open. Market-Garden, by this point, was essentially a failure. Although the bridge at Nijmegen had been taken, the British Airborne troops holding the bridge at Arnhem had been … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Seize and Hold Scenario#: 48 Date: 23 Dec 1944 Location: Regne, Belgium Stunned by the sudden German offensive into Belgium and Luxembourg, US forces hurriedly threw together a hasty defensive line to slow the German advance. Ordered from its base in France, the US 82nd Airborne Division moved out the next day … Band of Brothers — Battle Pack 1
Shooting Arrows at Ghosts Scenario#: E7 Date: 26 Aug 1944 Location: Condillac, France After consolidating the landing areas around Frejus and St Raphael, the 141st regiment sped northwest in the wake of Task Force Butler . Their goal was to cut off the Nineteenth Army, who were retreating up the Rhone Valley. The … Band of Brothers — Extras
Siegfried Idyll Scenario#: 44 Date: 20 March 1945 Location: Wissembourg, Germany The 36th finally entered Germany between Wissembourg and Altenstadt, but were now coming under fire from the fortified belt of the ‘Siegfried Line’. On the 20th of March, just five days after the initial move at Haguenau, the 141st Regiment … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
So Few Led by So Many Scenario#: 2 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Poupperville, France The 3rd battalion of the 501st had been dropped with General Taylor to serve as a division reserve and as protection for the division headquarters. By daybreak only about 40 men of the entire 600 man battalion had been assembled. … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Son Defense Scenario#: 18 Date: 20 Sept 1944 Location: Son, Holland After the initial German attack against the Bailey bridge, the Americans sensed the dangerousness of their position and later that night rushed elements of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment to reinforce this critical choke point. They along with… Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Start of a Death Ride Scenario#: 30 Date: 5 July 1943 Location: Butowo, Russia Manstein argued for an immediate attack once the mud period ended. He wanted to take advantage of the Russians who he felt were still smarting from the Backhand Blow. Hitler, however, preferred to wait for the arrival of the new … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Stick to them like Glue Scenario#: 27 Date: 6 July 1942 Location: Krasnaya Polyana, Russia As the Germans were advancing, the Russians quickly started shifting reinforcements from other areas of the front. Their counterstroke to the German offensive began on July 6th, with both the 67th and 87th Tank Brigades (about 120 tanks) hitting the… Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Take Dubno…or be Shot! Scenario#: 21 Date: 27 June 1941 Location: Dubno, Russia While the bulk of the 11th Panzer Division was racing onward to Ostrog, Brigade Commissar N.K. Popel, commander of the 8th Mechanized Corp, was told, "If you take Dubno by evening, you'll get a medal. If you don't, you'll be … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
The Back of my Hand Scenario#: 29 Date: 28 Feb 1943 Location: Barvenkovo, Russia By February 1943, the Germans were in big trouble. The encirclement of the 6th Army at Stalingrad was followed by Soviet offenses in January that shattered the Hungarian 2nd Army and the German 2nd Army. The Germans were left over-extended … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
The Battle of Bloody Gulch Scenario#: 4 Date: 13 June 1944 Location: Carentan, France The Germans that had retreated before the attack on Carentan had been reinforced by the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division. As the 2nd Battalion of the 506th moved out from Carentan, they ran into them at dusk. Both sides settled … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers