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Scenario#: KS05     Date: 26 June 1941     Location: Radekhov, Ukraine

The Soviet Army assembled four mech armies to counterattack Army Group South’s Panzer advance in the Ukraine. The Soviet 8th Tank Division encountered the 16th Panzer Division near the city of Radekhov.

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Scenario#: KS06     Date: July 1941     Location: Borisov, Belarus

The German 18th Panzer Division spearheaded the crossing of the river Berezina from the town of Borisov. As luck would have it, the Soviets brought forward from reserve the 1st Moscow Motorized Rifle Division to stop the Germans.

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Scenario#: 19     Date: November 19, 1941     Location: Gabr Saleh, Libya

On the second day of Operation Crusader, Kampfgruppe Stephan had been formed from units of the 21st Panzer Division in response to reports of incursions of British tanks. Kampfgruppe Stephan encountered elements of the 4th Armoured Brigade alone in…

Panzer (YAQ)88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
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Scenario#: 21     Date: November 19, 1941     Location: Bir El Gubi, Libya

On the second day of Operation Crusader, the southwest flank of the Axis front was occupied by the Italian Ariete Armored Division. Alerted that a British attack was imminent, they had prepared defenses behind areas of low-lying ground turned boggy …

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Scenario#: 25     Date: April 7, 1941     Location: Derna, Libya

As Rommel’s first offensive pushed across Cyrenaica, the British fighting withdrawal turned into a rout. Those forces falling back along the northern and southern edges of the Djebel Akhdar gravitated to the seaside town of Derna, where the coast…

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Scenario#: 27     Date: February 7, 1941     Location: Sidi Saleh, Libya

In an attempt to halt the Italian 1oth Army which was retreating south from Benghazi, Combeforce - a motor infantry battalion reinforced with artillery and armored cars - was dispatched ahead of the pursuing British 7th Armoured Division. On 5 …

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Scenario#: 28     Date: November 23, 1941     Location: Sidi Rezegh, Libya

Day 6 of Operation Crusader found the 6th South African Brigade deployed in anticipation of a German attack near Point 178. The attack commenced around 1500 hours and drew intense artillery and AT fire from the defenders, causing the German …

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Scenario#: 3716     Date: 10/18/1941     Location: Moscow, Russia

In October, the German High Command launched the final offensive of 1941 - Unternehmen Taifun (Operation Typhoon). The initial German success on the Eastern Front had put them deep into the Soviet Union on all fronts, but the advance slowed …

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Scenario#: 3717     Date: 12/8/1941     Location: Nekrasino, Russia

When the German offensive against Moscow came to a halt on December 6, 1941, the 1st Panzer Division was ordered to Klin with the mission of keeping the town open for the withdrawal of other German formations. It succeeded in …

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Scenario#: 3721     Date: 6/22/1941     Location: Bohukaly, Poland

On June 22, 1941, the 18th Panzer Division made an unusual assault across the Bug River. The first wave of infantry in "Sturmboot" assault craft was followed by anti-tank and artillery on decked inflatable rafts. Even more remarkable, were the …

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Scenario#: 3722     Date: 2/7/1941     Location: Beda Fomm, Libya

On February 4th, Major-General O'Connor, with armored cars leading the way followed by 4th Armored Brigade, moved out to trap the Italians. The going was tough and a fast-wheeled vanguard was dispatched under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Combe…

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Scenario#: 3723     Date: 11/26/1941     Location: Rostov, Russia

The Battle for Rostov was a seesaw battle. Army Group South, with Ewald von Kleist's 1st Panzer Army in the vanguard, had taken the city by November 21st. But the German lines were over-extended and no longer in position to …

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Scenario#: 3725     Date: 12/23/1941     Location: Wake Island, Pacific

A coral atoll lost in the vast expanse of the North Pacific, Wake Island was home to "PAAville", a small stopover on Pan American Airways' U.S.-China route during the 1930s. In the military build-up to the war, the US Navy …

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Scenario#: 3732     Date: 7/31/1941     Location: Monastyryshche, Russia

By late July the Russian 6th and 12th Armies are in full retreat, trying desperately to avoid encirclement by the German Seventeenth Army. General Tyulenev, the southern front commander, orders Musychenenko (6th Army) and Ponedelin (12th Army) to…

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Scenario#: 3733     Date: 7/22/1941     Location: Lipovec, Ukraine

Operating in central Ukraine as part of the 17th German Army, a Slovakian motorized brigade, named after its commander, Brigadier General Rudolf Pilfousek, was ordered on July 22nd to capture the town of Lipovec. Made up of mechanized armor, infantry…

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Scenario#: 3734     Date: 10/7/1941     Location: Melitopol, Russia

On September 26, 1941, Soviet units from the 9th and 18th Army attack the northern flank of the German 11th Army. The 1st Mountain Division and the "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" Motorized Division are rushed into position to bolster the …

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Scenario#: 129     Date: 8/17/1941     Location: Panikovo Forest, Russia

To take Luga, a Soviet strongpoint on the "Leningrad Highway", the German 409th Infantry Regiment crossed the Oredezh River with plans to take the village of Panikovo. As they moved toward the village the Russians sprung a trap, sending troops and…

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Scenario#: 126     Date: 6/28/1941     Location: Liepaja, Latvia

The evening of June 24, Infantry-Regiment 505 was established within 12 km of Liepaja in Latvia. The following day, jointly with Kriegsmarine commandos led by Lieutenant-Commander Schenke, the 505th attempted to take the maritime fortress by surprise…

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Scenario#: 130     Date: 8/30/1941     Location: Kiev, Russia

As the Russian front spread with each German success, vast gaps were left in the main line. These gaps proved to be perfect avenues of approach for the far-ranging Russian cavalry. One such daring group, the 1st Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Division, rode…

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Scenario#: 125     Date: 6/25/1941     Location: Plavy, Lithuania

When Army Group North moved toward the River Daugava, the Russian command detailed the 3rd Mechanized Corps to stop them. Over 100 of the Soviet tanks were the new super-heavy KV models. The Germans had no guns which could penetrate these monsters.…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
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Scenario#: 127     Date: 7/3/1941     Location: Lipki, Russia

Under pressure from Stalin to hold Smolensk, Yeremenko was desperate to halt the German offensive. On 1 July, he committed his sole armored reserve: the 1st Moscow Motorized Rifle Division. It was a crack unit, the pride of the STAVKA. Equipped with…

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Scenario#: 128     Date: 7/19/1941     Location: Leningrad, Russia SEIGE

As German panzers drove toward Leningrad, they bypassed potentially dangerous Russian armored groups. When these attempted to break out, handling them fell to infantry and anti-tank units. One such instance occurred at Luga, where elements of the…

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Scenario#: 1     Date: 9/2/1941     Location: Terijoki, Finland

The Finns, seeking restitution for the Winter War of 1939, had erupted across the borders and breached the Soviet Karelian front even as the crisis to the south of Leningrad came. In a desperate attempt to salvage something and form a new defense…

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Scenario#: 6     Date: 6/22/1941     Location: Zhabinki, Russia

The German invasion was crushing Russian initial defenses everywhere. After considerable delay, Timoshenko gave the orders to open the “red packets”. The instructions in these cover plans were to be obeyed. The 42nd Rifle Division’s independent…

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Scenario#: 10     Date: 6/25/1941     Location: Brest-Litovsk, Belarus

In the wake of the astonishing gains of the German armored spearheads, the infantry had to mop up bypassed strongpoints. Taking the ancient fortress of Brest-Litovsk fell to the 45th Infantry. Moats, river branches and canals divided the Citadel…

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Scenario#: 81     Date: 6/20/1941     Location: Damascus, Syria

The Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon was conducted primarily by the 7th Australian Division, the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade and the brigade-strength Free French Division. A week later they were about ten miles south of Damascus but facing strong…

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Scenario#: 249     Date: 6/20/1941     Location: Mezze, Syria

By nightfall on 19 June, the Allied position at Mezzeh was desperate. Ammunition was running low, no food had been eaten for 24 hours, casualties were severe, and medical supplies were exhausted. During the night (when Vichy attacks were suspended),…

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Scenario#: 248     Date: 1/16/1941     Location: Yang Dang Khum, Cambodia

On 5 January 1941, following the report of a French attack on the Thai border town of Aranyaprathet, the Thai Burapha and Isan Armies launched an offensive on Laos and Cambodia. French response was instantaneous, but many units were simply swept…

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Scenario#: 247     Date: 1/16/1941     Location: Phum Preav, French Indochina

The reverse suffered by the French army at the hands of the Japanese aggression led the new Thai government to strongly reaffirm its intention to reintegrate Laos and Cambodia into the motherland. The state of latent war came to a sudden end on 10…

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Scenario#: 144     Date: 4/7/1941     Location: Pirot, Yugoslavia

On April 6th, the Wehrmacht erupted across the Yugoslavian borders. The Yugoslavs repeatedly performed individual acts of heroism -- attacking the panzers with grenades and Molotov cocktails -- but collectively the Yugoslavian army was outclassed and…

Advanced Squad LeaderASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition)
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Scenario#: 111     Date: 4/13/1941     Location: Szenttanas, Yugoslavia

Now it was Yugoslavia's turn to be in the center of the German blitzkrieg. Operation "Merita" had begun and the country was attacked on all sides. As Hungarian "Group Sandor" advanced through abandoned Yugoslavian positions, it was ordered to push…

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Scenario#: 112     Date: 4/13/1941     Location: Senta, Yugoslavia

Immediately after Yugoslavian regent Prince Paul signed the Tripartite Pact to join with Germany and Italy, military leaders overthrew the regime, rescinding the agreement. Hitler then launched Operation Punishment as a lesson on the costs of defying…

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Scenario#: 113     Date: 7/5/1941     Location: Branzeni, Romania

At the onset of Barbarossa, Romania's primary goal was recapturing from the Russians its lost lands in Bessarabia and northern Bukovina. Although the Russians successfully resisted the initial assaults in the area, by the end of June the Axis had…

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Scenario#: 114     Date: 7/23/1941     Location: Lipovic, Ukraine

Joining in Germany's “Crusade against Bolshevism”, a newly formed Slovakian “Mobile Group” crossed the border into the Ukraine. Leading the attack were the bicyclists and tanks of the Motorized Reconnaissance Group. Near the village of Lipovic, a…

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Scenario#: 220     Date: 9/22/1941     Location: Grigorievka, Russia

Since the end of July, the Germans had reached the Crimea and the outskirts of Odessa. The Russians fought tooth and nail but, day after day, the perimeter defense narrowed. Using their fleet on the Black Sea, the Soviet command decided to launch a…

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Scenario#: 219     Date: 4/13/1941     Location: Mostar, Yugoslavia

The conglomerate nation of Yugoslavia was formulated in the post-WWI power struggle to carve up the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Croatians, hoping to become an independent nation, were dissatisfied with being part of a government largely controlled by…

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Scenario#: 147     Date: 12/12/1941     Location: Asun, Malaya

At the start of the Malayan Campaign, British forces thrust into Thailand with the intent of capturing strategic points to deny them to the Japanese. Once the Japanese landed at Kota Bharu, however, the British realized they would soon be flanked and…

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Scenario#: 167     Date: 8/8/1941     Location: Karelia, Russia

The Finnish attack to capture the vital crossroads at the village of Prääzä had stalled in front of the objective. To get the attack rolling Jalkavakirykmentti (Infantry Regiment) 50 was dispatched to outflank the defenders. After a march through the…

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Scenario#: 168     Date: 9/8/1941     Location: Niiniselkä, Russia

As part of the general attack aimed at the Karelian capital of Petrozavodsk, the Finnish 11th Division was ordered to take the village of Prääzä, an important road junction over which the two sides had been fighting for a while. The division devised…

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Scenario#: 34     Date: 6/24/1941     Location: Seirijai, Lithuania

By nightfall of June 22nd, the German V Infantry Corps had broken through the Soviet border defenses and established a bridgehead across the Nieman River some 40 miles away. Later that night a bridging column of the 5th Infantry Division was ambushed…

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Scenario#: 35     Date: 11/19/1941     Location: Gabr Saleh, Libya

The 4th Armoured Brigade, probing northeast of Gabr Saleh, was driving a German recon unit before it. The Afrika Korps at last reacted, quickly forming several units of the 21st Panzer Division into Kampfgruppe Stephan which set out to investigate…

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Scenario#: 38     Date: 4/7/1941     Location: Derna, Libya

As Rommel’s first offensive pushed across Cyrenaica, the British fighting withdrawal became a rout. Those forces falling back along the northern and southern edges of the Djebel Akhdar gravitated to the seaside town of Derna, where the coast road…

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Scenario#: 39     Date: 3/31/1941     Location: Mersa el Brega, Libya

The main line of defense in Libya was a natural bottleneck along the coast at Mersa el Brega, with the sea on one flank and an extensive salt marsh on the other. The British mined and wired this line extensively. Rommel launched a full scale assault…

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Scenario#: 42     Date: 11/23/1941     Location: Sidi Rezegh, Libya

As part of the drive to open a corridor to Tobruk, the 2nd New Zealand Division was ordered to seize the heights dominating the eastern approaches to Ed Duda. Resistance was surprisingly feeble, as most Germans surrendered rather quickly. In their…

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Scenario#: 93     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Maleme, Crete

The airfield at Maleme figured prominently in the German plans for the capture of Crete. “Group West”. Commanded most of the 1st Assault Regiment under the command of General Meindl, consisted of three detachments: one to land at the Tavronitis…

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Scenario#: 94     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Maleme Airfield, Crete

For thirty minutes the Luftwaffe hammered the airfield at Maleme, concentrating on the AA positions near the mouth of the dry Tavronitis. Certainly the Bofors gunners at Maleme had an unenviable task. They had, of necessity, to be sited well forward…

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Scenario#: 95     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Maleme, Crete

The glider detachments of Braun and von Plessen were ordered to capture the western approaches to the vitally important Maleme airfield and secure the right flank of the Assault Regiment before joining Major Koch and the main body at the field…

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Scenario#: 99     Date: 5/28/1941     Location: Babali Hani, Crete

On Crete, once again the British forces had suffered defeat and were in retreat, streaming towards the beaches at Sfakia and evacuation by the Royal Navy. The pursuing German mountain troops were pressing hard, and had to be checked. The commandos of…

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Scenario#: 98     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Canea, Crete

Lieutenant Alfred Genz’s 1st Company had two objectives in the airborne assault on Crete. First, to neutralize the anti-aircraft battery located south of Canea and, second, to capture a nearby wireless station. Most of his gliders touched down near…

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Scenario#: 97     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Heraklion, Crete

The mission of the German paratroopers approaching Heraklion was to take the town and its airfield in order to land troops of the 5th Mountain Division. As the paratroopers jumped from the Junker Ju52s, each armed with only a few grenades and a…

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