Browse Items (306 total)
Stand Fast the GuardsScenario#: 92 Date: 5/23/1940 Location: Boulogne, FranceAn epic of disastrous proportions was looming for the BEF as the panzers neared the French Channel ports. If they fell, the BEF would be bereft of supplies – and evacuation. To Boulogne was shipped the 20th Guards Brigade. During the night of May… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
|
The Crux of CalaisScenario#: 96 Date: 5/25/1940 Location: Calais, FranceCalais, and all the troops in it, was doomed to fall – it was only a question of time. The 2nd KRR was given the task of holding the three bridges over the Marck Canal. It had a handful of light tanks and scout cars for support. … Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
|
On the Road to AndalsnesScenario#: 142 Date: 4/24/1940 Location: Dombaas, NorwayWith the sudden Allied landings at Namsos and Andalsnes, the strategic and political importance of Trondheim was brought into sharp focus. Quickly implementing alternative plans, von Falkenhorst ordered the 196th Infantry Division to clear several… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition) |
|
Ad Hoc at BeaurainsScenario#: 91 Date: 5/21/1940 Location: Beaurains, FranceQuite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the extended spearheads of Rommel’s breakthrough. The Germans were able to stop the foot soldiers but the British armor pushed on unsupported – deep into the German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
|
Swan SongScenario#: 242 Date: 5/29/1940 Location: Villers-sur-Mareuil, FranceDe Gaulle’s 4th Armored Division, called upon to eliminate the German bridgehead across the Somme at Abbeville, attacked on the 28th and succeeded in pushing the Germans back some four kilometers before halting for the night. The morale of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Counterstroke at StonneScenario#: 234 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Stonne, FranceThe Grossdeutschland Regiment, after some hard fighting and a harder march north, had finally taken the village of Stonne, the pivot of the German flank movement from Sedan. Exhausted, the German infantry were now the target for one of the few… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Chateau de QuesnoyScenario#: 244 Date: 6/5/1940 Location: Condé-Folie, FranceNorthern France had fallen and General Weygand was desperately attempting to form a long along the Somme. Lacking sufficient forces for a continuous front, he decided on a series of combined-arms hedgehogs which he hoped could thwart the German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Action at BalberkampScenario#: 141 Date: 4/22/1940 Location: Trondheim, NorwayAfter the initial landings at Oslo, the Germans began to move northward, through the valley of the Gudbrandsdalen, towards Trondheim. The Norwegians and British forces there attempted numerous blocking actions which were largely unsuccessful. One… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition) |
|
The Mailed FistScenario#: DASL19 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Jandrain, BelgiumOne of the Western Allies’ plans in the event of a German attack, Plan “D” – based upon the belief that the Germans would push through the lowlands of Belgium as they had in the previous war – called for the BEF and various French divisions to rush… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader |
|
In Front of the StormScenario#: 231 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Aessan, FranceThe blitzkrieg in the West had begun. German forces were pouring into France at breakneck speeds. Bridges on the Moselle had been captured undamaged and the advance elements of the 34th infantry Division started to cross as soon as the obstacles… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Last Defense LineScenario#: 235 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Bouvellemont, FranceBy dusk on the 14th, the Germans had established three bridgeheads across the Meuse River. The 15th brought the next stage: the breaking of the last major elements which stood between them and the great plains of France. One point of the last line of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
In Rommel's WakeScenario#: 236 Date: 5/17/1940 Location: On the Meuse, FranceIn the confusion following the 7th Panzer Division’s breakout, isolated French units still held crossings across the Meuse while the German infantry struggled to catch up. Now elements of XIV Panzergrenadier Korps, on the basis of Fieseler Storch… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Sudden DeathScenario#: 237 Date: 5/27/1940 Location: Orneset, NorwayAllies re-took Narvik only to find it largely abandoned by the Germans. The beachhead was still covered by crews from destroyed German naval destroyers. After an intense naval bombardment, these Germans saw French Foreign Legion troops bearing down… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
The GauntletScenario#: 44 Date: 4/9/1940 Location: Hamar-Elverum Road, NorwayDuring the early stages of the German invasion of Norway, two companies of paratroopers that had landed at Fornebu Airport three hours earlier than planned, loaded on buses with hopes of raiding the Norwegian army headquarters at Hamar and capture… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah |
|
Birds of PreyScenario#: 46 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Briedgen, BelgiumIn a furious assault in the villages of Veldwezelt and Briedgen, 114 German fallschirmjagers capture two bridges across the Albert Canal and destroyed the detonator wiring. Still under desultory fire, engineers removed the explosives. Lt. Altman,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah |
|
Toujours L'AudaceScenario#: 48 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Witry, Belgium400 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 PeelScenario#: 49 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Gennap, HollandIt 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 |
|
Audacity!Scenario#: 238 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Ankenes, NorwayBy the end of May 1940, the catastrophic unfolding of the battle for France caused the Allies to evacuate Norway. Nevertheless, it was decided to take Narvik in order to close the campaign on a victory and lessen the earlier humiliations. On the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
The Last RoadblockScenario#: 240 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Orneset, NorwayOn 24 May, faced with the deteriorating situation in France, the Allies decided to evacuate Norway. However, before the evacuation, the Anglo-French commanders wanted to retake Narvik. For that operation, the main attack would come from the north and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Grebbe EndScenario#: 143 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Grebbe Hill, HollandThe Grebbe Line was the principal defensive position into Fortress Holland from the east. Following a preparatory bombardment, the outpost line was attacked at sunrise on 11 May and the defenders slowly fell back to the trenches on the hill. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition) |
|
The Army at the Edge of the WorldScenario#: 246 Date: 9/25/1940 Location: Na Cham Border Post, French IndochinaIn order to interdict the Chinese supply lines, the Japanese Canton Army wished to take control of French Indochina, which had been left isolated and without direction by the defeat of France in June of 1940. Japanese troops attacked border posts… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
The Time of HumiliationsScenario#: 245 Date: 9/24/1940 Location: Mai Pha, French IndochinaThe Japanese had invaded Tonkin and using available dense terrain undertook a vast maneuver of encirclement on either side of the fortified city of Lansgson, threatening to isolate it by cutting Colonial Road 1. The 11th Company, 3rd Battalion of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Chance d'une AffaireScenario#: 232 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Chéhéry, FranceOn the morning of the 14th, a French counterattack was ordered against the breach at Sedan in an effort to contain General Guderian's bridgehead on the river Meuse. The attack was to be comprised of two tank battalions, each supported by an infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Smoke The Kents!Scenario#: DASL20 Date: 5/20/1940 Location: Albert, FranceThe Battle for France was going badly for the Allies as the armor of von Kleist, Rommel and Guderian forged its way through Allied positions toward the Channel ports. The German objective was to drive a wedge through the center of the defenders'… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader |
|
Triumph atop TaraldsvikfjellScenario#: 241 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Taraldsvikfjell, NorwayDespite an incredible number of command mistakes, a series of flanking attacks had put the Allies in position to cut off and destroy the isolated Germans who had captured Narvik. The defending German force was a mixed batch of excellent Gebirgsjager… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Fighting at World's EdgeScenario#: 239 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Taraldsvikfjell, NorwayWith the disastrous situation around Dunkerque entering its final stages, the Allied High Command decided that the operation around Narvik would have to be halted, though the city itself was taken in order to cover the evacuation and to ensure… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
The French PerimeterScenario#: 243 Date: 6/2/1940 Location: Spyckar, FranceAs the last days and hours of the Dunkirk defense passed and the perimeter shrank to within four miles of the city, the British turned their remaining positions over to the French forces. On the western side of the perimeter the Grossdeutschland… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Failure to CommunicateScenario#: 233 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Onhaye, BelgiumIn the early hours of May 13, Rommel pushed units of his Panzer-Division 7 across the Meuse River in the vicinity of Dinant, where they clung to a shaky foothold. While infantry were able to cross on boats, Rommel's tanks would have to cross on a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Strangers in a Strange LandScenario#: 75 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Elvegardsmoen, NorwayIn the arctic twilight, the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion and five Hotchkiss tanks were successfully put ashore by British landing craft northeast of Narvik. One legion battalion and two tanks were sent to retake the supply center of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre |
|
End of the NinthScenario#: 76 Date: 5/18/1940 Location: Le Catelet, FranceThe French command reacted slowly to Rommel’s breakthrough at Avesnes. Taking advantage of the sluggish French reaction, the Germans refueled and rearmed their Panzers and on May 18th they advanced toward Le Catelet. Colonel Veron, given the task of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre |
|
Le HérissonScenario#: 77 Date: 6/5/1940 Location: Hangest, FranceRommel’s 7th Panzer Division had established a small bridgehead across the Somme, but the construction of a pontoon bridge was prevented by interdicting fire from the nearby town of Hangest. Self-propelled howitzers were brought forward to bombard… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre |
|
Encounter at CornimontScenario#: 78 Date: 6/20/1940 Location: Cornimont, FranceIn the area of the French 8th Army in the Vosges mountains, scattered defending forces were committed piecemeal in an effort to slow down the swift German advances. In Cornimont, the 158th Engineer Battalion received orders to defend the town. A… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre |
|
Bridge of the Seven PlanetsScenario#: 79 Date: 6/3/1940 Location: Les Sept-Planètes, FranceThe defense of the bridges along the stretch of the Bergues canal south of Dunkirk was entrusted to the heavy weapons company of the French 1st Battalion, 224th Infantry Regiment, supported by miscellaneous troops including several mobile 155mm… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre |
|
For Honor AloneScenario#: 82 Date: 6/20/1940 Location: Saumur, FranceAngered and dismayed by a call on June 17th for an armistice, the officers and cadets of the Cavalry School had vowed to fight for their own honor and that of France. Southeast of Saumur, lay the Aunis Farm, a French command post and staging area.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre |
|
Prelude: ChabrehezScenario#: DN01 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Chabrehez, BelgiumAs the leading elements of Panzer-Division 7 moved through the valley east of Chabrehea at 1800 on 10 May, they encountered two platoons of Belgian Chasseurs d'Ardennais dug in on the slopes in front of the town. The Germans hastily deployed the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Chasseurs at YvoirScenario#: DN02 Date: 5/12/1940 Location: Yvoir, BelgiumAs the German blitzkrieg moved through the Ardennes, the Belgian Chasseurs d'Arrdgennais fought a series of delaying actions. They were pressured from every side, until they finally reached the Meuse. There they were forced to move northward to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Rommel at the MeuseScenario#: DN03 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumAfter fighting its way through the Ardennes, Panzer-Division 7 found itself on the banks of the Meuse. The towering cliffs provided a majestic and frightening back drop for the job of crossing the river. The questions on every trooper's mind were:… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Chateau de MeezScenario#: DN04 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Chateau de Meez, BelgiumAfter the initial crossings of the Meuse, Panzer-Division 7 began to expand the bridgehead west of the river. Darkness approached, and Rommel ordered a company to begin scaling the cliffs and move through the woods surrounding the Chateau de Meez.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Grande Ferme de MeezScenario#: DN05 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Ferme de Meez, BelgiumAs more and more Germans crossed the river near Bouvignes, they pushed hard against the scattered French troops who were falling back into the northern reentrant -- the gap between the cliffs. Fighting escalated as the gap narrowed, and soon the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Clearing the HeightsScenario#: DN06 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumAs evening fell, the German crossing began to accelerate. Rommel's direction was the added impetus needed to ensure success. The immediate task was to clear the French from atop the cliffs overlooking the river, where they had artillery spotters… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Saint-Médard After DarkScenario#: DN07 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Saint-Medard, BelgiumAs night fell at Dinant, Panzer-Division 7 had crossed the river against stiff French resistance. But their bridgehead was not yet secure. The French defenders had fallen back from the cliffs and were reorganizing in the farms and villages behind the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Probing the BridgeheadScenario#: DN08 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumHaving lost contact with the forces in and around Dinant, the French Command ordered 1ère DLC to ascertain where and in what strength the Germans were across the Meuse. A scratch force was hastily thrown together to assess the situation, and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
The Road to OnhayeScenario#: DN09 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumAfter securing the crossing area, Rommel ordered his reconnaissance units to begin moving along N936 toward Onhaye. As the light armor and cycles moved out in the darkness, they ran into a series of French positions along the road. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Finale: OnhayeScenario#: DN10 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Onhaye, BelgiumWhile overseeing the construction of a pontoon bridge, as well as the continued ferrying of troops across the Meuse, Rommel learned of a message received at 4.Armee headquarters reading "Bismarck encircled at Onhaye." All further communication was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
|
Good Night, Sweet PrinceScenario#: 87 Date: 4/9/1940 Location: Haderslev, DenmarkStrong German motorized forces crossed the Danish border early in the morning of April 9th. Several German armored cars were damaged or destroyed, and the Germans learned to fear the 20mm guns mounted on the Nimbus motorcycles poised for ambush at… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions |
|
Art NouveauScenario#: 88 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Mont-Le-Ban, BelgiumRommel’s 7th Panzer Division on a bypass bumped into units protecting the Belgian southern flank. This lightly-held part of the Belgian defense was occupied by units of the 10th Motorcycle Company, which had been scattered into three different… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions |
|
Rescue AttemptScenario#: 89 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Wulmerson, BelgiumOn May 12th, the 7th Squadron of the 4th Lanciers and the 5th of the 3rd were hurriedly placed along the railway Tirlemont-Liege to fill the gap between the Belgian 2nd Cavalry and the French 12th Cuirassiers, west of Goosoncourt airfield. On the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions |
|
Pride and JoyScenario#: 90 Date: 11/17/1940 Location: Koritsa, GreeceThe Italian Army erupted across the Greek border in an attempt to add Greece to the New Roman Empire and show Hitler that Italy, too, could launch a blitzkrieg attack. Mussolini’s tactically-bankrupt command had not anticipated the tenacity of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions |
|
Torment at TormuaScenario#: 164 Date: 1/11/1940 Location: Tormua, FinlandFinnish Group Wolf was directed to attack those remnants of the 163rd Ukrainian Division that had managed to escape from the Soumussalmi pocket. The Soviets were dug in at Juntusanta, 5 kilometers south of Tormua. All three battalions of Wolf would… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
|
Nothing But CourageScenario#: 165 Date: 2/26/1940 Location: Honkaniemi, FinlandWhen the weary Finnish troops took up positions in the Mannerheim Line, with the Soviets right on their heels, the defense ran into trouble right away. After a week of battle, the Soviets managed to breach the line in several places, including at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |