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Toujours L'Audace Scenario#: 48     Date: 5/10/1940     Location: Witry, Belgium 400 men of Infantry Regiment “Deutschland” landed by light plane to seize crossroads near the villages of Nives and Witry deep in the Ardennes. Lt.-Col. Garski’s command, landing in fields east of his target, was informed of the presence of Belgian… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
Piercing the Peel Scenario#: 49     Date: 5/10/1940     Location: Gennap, Holland It was vital for the German 6th and 18th Armies to get across the River Maas and the Dutch defensive line just beyond it swiftly. The Dutch defensive line – the so-called “Peel Line” – was composed of MG bunkers and artillery casemates fronted by an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
Ten-Ton Tank Scenario#: AP144     Date: 2/27/1940     Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland The Swedish Volunteer Corps Anti-Tank Gun Company had taken up position along the road leading from Kemijärvi to Märkäjärvi. On the afternoon of the 27th a "Ten-Ton Tank" showed up besides the road at the edge of the woods opposite the Swedish… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
The Swedish Voluntary Corps Scenario#: AP145     Date: 3/2/1940     Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland In November 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Finland. Sweden dared not engage in full scale war with its age-old enemy, but allowed volunteer bureaus to be set up. Among the first in the Swedish Voluntary Corps to see action was the 4:e… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Absolut Märkäjärvi Scenario#: AP146     Date: 3/10/1940     Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland The first two weeks of front service had passed without any major incidences for the Swedish Volunteer Corps. Both sides tried to find weaknesses in the opposite line of defense. On the very day Lieutenant Colonel Viking Tamm took a section of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Frivilligkompani Benckert Scenario#: AP147     Date: 4/16/1940     Location: Kongvinger, Norway Shortly after the attack on Denmark and Norway, the Swedish government prohibited public meetings and recruitment organizations for Swedish volunteers to Norway. Maybe some 300 Swedes went to Norway, some of them in the Swedish uniforms with Finnish… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Beacon of Hope Scenario#: AP148     Date: 4/30/1940     Location: Selbu, Norway As the defenses of southern Norway crumbled before the German onslaught, a group of young Swedish men decided to try their luck and help their neighbors. Led by Conny Andersson, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, the group crossed the border in late… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Lions and Tin Men Scenario#: AP149     Date: 5/2/1940     Location: Os, Norway In early May, the defenses in central Norway, much like the snow on the ground, were reduced to minor patches. In the district of Röros, a handful of soldiers struggled to keep communications with Sweden open. To secure this, they needed to ensure… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Norwegian Edelweiss Scenario#: AP150     Date: 5/17/1940     Location: Stein, Norway Operation Wildente had pushed the Allied troops all the way up to Mo I Rana. Brigadier Fraser was ordered to hold that area for as long as possible. The forces at his disposal were the Scots Guards, five Independent Companies, a few platoons of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Kleckerweise Scenario#: AP057     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Chémery, France Responding to a German bridgehead over the river near Sedan, the French ordered two tank battalions to join two reserve infantry regiments for possible action. Unfortunately it took them all night to reach their assigned positions. The attack order… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
Showdown at Tug Argan Pass Scenario#: A039     Date: 8/11/1940     Location: Tug Argan Pass, Somaliland On 3 August 1940, Italian forces crossed the open border into British Somaliland from Ethiopia. Splitting into two columns, the Italians struck for French Somaliland and for the crucial British port of Berbera. The British moved to block the route to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
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
The Dinant Bridgehead Scenario#: A065     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Houx, Belgium The River Meuse was the last major natural obstacle preventing an armored breakout from the Ardennes. It was imperative for the Germans that a number of viable crossings be established before the Allies could re-group. One of three such crossings on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93b
Police Action Scenario#: A105     Date: 4/1/1940     Location: Kamienna, Poland During the occupation of Poland, SS Cavalry brigades rounded up straggler Polish soldiers, stockpiled munitions and "criminals". But soon they were engaging larger bands of partisans. Then came word of an ex-Polish army captain forming a large band… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
Then Things Got Worse Scenario#: A113     Date: 5/15/1940     Location: Denée, France Actual events: The 3/37e BCC is blocked by a deep stream and moves more north to join the main road at Denée. But Denée is already hold by the 8. ID with the Artillerie Abteilung 8 (a dozen 10.5cm leFH guns), the 14th company of the Infanterie… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
Hamlet's Demise Scenario#: A114     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Jauche, Belgium The 3rd Panzer Division was having some tough luck. Positioned on the right flank of the 4th Panzer, which was making steady progress, the 5th and 6th Panzer Regiments were finding things a little tougher. After a preliminary bombardment and repeated… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
Riding to the Rescue Scenario#: J161     Date: 5/24/1940     Location: Picquigny, France On May 22, German tanks reached Boulogne and split the Allied armies at the Somme River. The British 1st Armoured Division, in France for less than four days, was ordered to retake three river crossings with the support of lorry-borne Territorials… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
African Brothers Scenario#: J162     Date: 7/10/1940     Location: Moyale, Kenya By the end of June 1940, the garrison of Fort Harrington had received reliable reports that Italian reinforcements were entering the twin town of Moyale at the Abyssinian border. These included three Eritrean colonial battalions, a brigade of pack… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Belgian Blitzkrieg Scenario#: J182     Date: 5/27/1940     Location: Knesselare, Belgium On 27 May, the Germans renewed their offensive on the Lys River line. The Belgian 11ème division d’infanterie was unable to withstand the German attack, and a gap appeared in the Belgian lines. The only reserves available were the Groupement Morel de… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
A Real Barn Burner Scenario#: J183     Date: 5/31/1940     Location: Amagne, France In contrast to their comrades to the west, the French Aisne River front held firm against the German attacks in May. The 14éme division d’infanterie, one of the best French units, manned the front bear Rethel. On 30 May, a reconnaissance in force was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
The Bridge of Verdalsöra Scenario#: J036     Date: 4/21/1940     Location: Verdalsöra, Norway After landing at Namsos, the British goal was to make contact with the Norwegians at Verdalsöra where a strategic bridge crossed the Inna River. On the morning of 21 April, a German destroyer landed a company of Gebirgsjagers on the shore north of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Tretten in Flames Scenario#: J037     Date: 4/23/1940     Location: Tretten, Norway The first Allied land operations conducted in April 1940 to stop the German invasion of Norway had been a complete failure. The Allies suffered defeat after defeat. Nonetheless, at Tretten, they made one last attempt to stem the German advance. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Bitter Defense at Otta Scenario#: J038     Date: 4/28/1940     Location: Gudbrandsdal Valley, Norway In southern Norway, any Axis line of advance had to parallel the existing road system due to terrain and weather. Taking advantage of these restrictions, the Allies based their defense on a series of roadblocks supported by flanking fire from… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Indeed! Scenario#: J039     Date: 5/10/1940     Location: Hemnesberget, Norway On 10 May, south of Mosjoen, two platoons from the 5th Independent Company along with Norwegian soldiers laid a deadly ambush for a German motorcycle vanguard. The Allies then retreated to the Hemnesberget area with the aim of delaying the Germans… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Might Makes Right Scenario#: J040     Date: 5/11/1940     Location: Finneid, Norway The German operation codenamed “Wildente” used surprise to catch the Anglo-Norwegian units off-guard by barring their way south of Ranfjord. A steamer sailed up the fjord and landed 300 men and two guns in the small port of Hemnesberget. They could… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
By Ourselves Scenario#: J041     Date: 5/11/1940     Location: Finneid, Norway In 1940, the Norwegian army was a force completely unable to resist the Nazi war machine. Its equipment and training were mediocre. Furthermore, the German aggression took its High Command by complete surprise; such was the case of Colonel Sundlo,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
3rd RTR in the Rain Scenario#: J043     Date: 5/23/1940     Location: Guines, France In their attempts to stem the German advance to Calais and other port cities, the British dispatched the 3rd Royal Tank Brigade, composed of the 2nd king's Royal Rifles and the 1st Queen's Victoria Rifles. On 23 May, these units sallied aggressively… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Sound Retreat Scenario#: J066     Date: 5/19/1940     Location: Ninove, Belgium On the day that General Martel received orders to prepare for a counter-offensive around Arras, his 25th Brigade had already begun to fall back from its forward positions on the high ground overlooking the River Dendre. As the infantry regiments… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
The Lawless Roads Scenario#: J067     Date: 5/24/1940     Location: le Beau Marais, France As the British troops in Calais were preparing to defend the town, the Rifle Brigade received orders to escort a column of ten-ton lorries loaded with rations for the British at Dunkirk. A composite force of infantry and tanks was made up to handle… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Unlucky Thirteenth Scenario#: J068     Date: 5/25/1940     Location: Avalette, France For four long days, the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers had held the line of the Canal de la Bassee. So tenacious was their stand that Generalmajor Rommel visited the scene to see for himself what was holding up 7th Panzer Division. Detached… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
The Marketplace at Wormhoudt Scenario#: J114     Date: 5/28/1940     Location: Wormhoudt, France As the brief reprieve the Allies received when Hitler ordered the Panzers to halt at the Channel coast ended, the Leibstandarte was ordered to support the 20th Infanterie (Mot.) Division in the general offensive to crack the Dunkirk perimeter. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Ugly Faces Scenario#: J126     Date: 5/28/1940     Location: Nieuport, Belgium The Belgian town of Nieuport was to anchor the east end of a perimeter to keep the Germans from Dunkirk for as long as possible. Belgian forces had been expected to contribute to the defense,, but King Leopold, without consulting the allies,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Messervy's Men Scenario#: J127     Date: 11/6/1940     Location: Tamanau Gap, Eritrea As part of the British invasion of Eritrea, Colonel F.W. Messervy’s “Gazelle Force”, a motorized commando unit comprised of three machine gun companies, a filed gun battery and a mechanized cavalry unit, was established with the mission of creating… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Eight Million Bayonets Scenario#: ROMA1     Date: 11/2/1940     Location: Kalpaki, Greece Italy's invasion of the Kingdom of Greece on 28 October initially resulted in an advance of several miles and the general withdrawal of light Greek forces at the border. Bad weather, poor roads, and general lack of infrastructure such as bridges held… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020
Paper Army Scenario#: S010     Date: 11/3/1940     Location: Sarandoporo, Greece Determined to present Hitler with a fait accompli in the Balkans, Mussolini launched another ill-advised, ill-planned and ill-informed campaign, this time from Albania into the mountains of Epirus, Pindus, and Macedonia, just in time for winter. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2
Off to Oslo Scenario#: S083     Date: 4/9/1940     Location: Fornebu, Norway Operation WESERÜBUNG called for a prompt seizure of political institutions and assets in both Demark and Norway. Seizure of two Norwegian airports-Fornebu and Sosa-by paratroops was the key to this goal and a prompt buildup of German forces. Although… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2
A Wedge in the Ice Scenario#: BB09     Date: 2/11/1940     Location: Viipuri, Finland After a week of forceful probes and measured attacks, General Timoshenko’s major offensive against the Mannerheim Line was finally ready. The 123rd Division and 35th Tank Brigade were to spearhead the offensive, having undergone intensive training… Advanced Squad Leader — Backblast #2
The Cadets of Saumur Scenario#: 4554     Date: 6/19/1940     Location: Saumur, France Saumur - June 19, 1940. The Battle of France is lost; the Germans are now ready to cross the River Loire. The meager French troops standing ready and lined up to defend it are the Officer Cadets from the Cavalry … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Hedgerow Hell
Sturmgruppe Granit Scenario#: 74     Date: 10-May-40     Location: Fort Eben Emael, Maastrict Vicinity, Belgium Positioned directly in the path of Army Group B's invasion route for Fall Gelb, Fort Eben Emael was considered one of the strongest fortresses in the world. The fort's elimination was crucial to the success of the German operational plan. … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Sturmgruppe Beton Scenario#: 75     Date: 10-May-40     Location: Vroenhoven, Belgium A dangerous salient in the Belgian frontier defenses was centered on the city of Maastricht Due to treaties and prewar politics the Belgian Army was unable to effectively garrison the approaches to Belgian territory over the Albert Canal. The capture… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
A Most Gallant Dirty Little Imp Scenario#: 76     Date: 15-May-40     Location: Dyle River Line, La Tombe Vicinity, Belgium Second Lieutenant Richard Annand was the recipient of the first Victoria Cross awarded during the Second World War. At 11 a.m. on 15 May the Germans of the 31st lnfantry Division launched a violent attack and pushed forward a bridging … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
The Crucible of Fire Scenario#: 77     Date: 21-May-40     Location: Petegem, Belgium Despite Armee Group A's, rapid advance toward the English Channel, the BEF and Belgian Army had effectively conducted tactical withdrawals utilizing terrain and space to slow the advance of Army Group B's 31st lnfantry Division. One such defensive… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
By These Deeds They Shall Be Known Scenario#: 78     Date: 27-May-40     Location: Cassel, France The rapid advance of Rundsted's Army Group A had by 20 May isolated the French and British forces that had rushed into Belgium in the opening stages of the campaign. Pressure from both Army Groups A and B had steadily … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Battering Ram at Kvam Scenario#: 79     Date: 26-Apr-40     Location: Kvam, Norway In an effort to shore up the crumbling defenses in southern Norway the British reassigned the 15th lnfantry Division to lead the defense in the Gudbrandsdal Valley on 23 April. The 15th consisted of regular troops originally destined for the … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Bitter 1sthmus Scenario#: 80     Date: 14-May-40     Location: Montherme, France German forces pressed across the Meuse in the face of a French company led by the aggressive Lieutenant Barbaste (KIA), during the afternoon and evening of the 13th. The second line of defense across the narrow portion of the peninsula … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
The Bottleneck Scenario#: 81     Date: 14-May-40     Location: The Road to Chehery, South of Sedan, France Part of a self-sacrificial counterattack to stem the German advance past Sedan was launched by Allied air strike and the 7e BCC supported by the 55e lnfantry Division during the morning of the 14th. One prong of the attack was … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Hidden Guns Lash Out Scenario#: 82     Date: 14-Jun-40     Location: Gembloux, Belgium French light armored forces rushed to the Gembloux gap, a wide rural plain crossed by important rail lines, to stem the advance of the German 3rd & 4th Panzer Divisions. Behind the rail line, ideal defensive terrain near the farm … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Thrust in the Dust Scenario#: 83     Date: 15-Jun-40     Location: Ernage, Belgium After the initial attack in and around Gembloux on the 14th was blunted, the German forces redoubled their efforts on the 15th, from the air and with armor. French artillery fire was noted as particularly intense and accurate against the … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Seize the Canal Scenario#: 84     Date: 9-Jun-40     Location: Chateau Porcien, West of Rethel, France French forces retreated south of the Aisne river to build another defensive line with strength around Rethel. The German assault west of Rethel on the 9th led to heavy street fighting in Cháteau-Porcien. Against each attack, the French counterattack… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
The Striking Hammer Scenario#: 85     Date: 10-Jun-40     Location: Perthes, South of Rethel, France A final French armored counterattack near Rethel on the 10th was led by two formations of the formidable Renault B1bis, so highly regarded that each was individually named. General De Lattre declared that "they were the striking hammer." During the … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West