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The Drive to the UkraineScenario#: 3 Date: April 7, 1944 Location: Buchach, UkraineThe Russian spring offensive of 1944 caught the German High Command by surprise and unprepared. On March 3, 1944, the Russian Forces of the 2nd Ukrainian Front attacked from Zvenigorodka through Uman, with a secondary thrust from Kirovograd towards… Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945 |
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Relief Of The First Panzer ArmyScenario#: 11 Date: 10/4/44 Location: Buchach, RussiaTHE GERMAN RELIEF OF THE FIRST PANZER ARMY NEAR BUCHACH. Much of the 1st Pz Army was cut off during the Russian Spring Offensive. The two Pz Div of the 2nd SS Pz Corps which did the job came from France. Panzer (AH/MMP) — PanzerBlitz |
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Ishun Tank TrapsScenario#: J120 Date: 4/11/1944 Location: Ishun, CrimeaBecause of a severe shortage of self-propelled guns, a decision was made to equip the 1452nd Separate Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment (SAP) with KV tanks, which had the most destructive armament of all the heavy tanks presented in the Crimea at… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8 |
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The Beasts Have ArrivedScenario#: AP169 Date: 4/16/1944 Location: Seredynki, UkraineMarshal Zhukov mustered six tank armies within the 1st Ukrainian Front and, on March 4, launched them with the town of Tarnopol as a key objective. The "Mud Offensive" was successful and 200,000 Germans under General Hube became trapped, victim's of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under |
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OP HillScenario#: 157 Date: 4/17/1944 Location: Mawlu, BurmaThe second Chindit expedition established a number of “bamboo fortresses” to cut the Japanese supply routes in northern Burma. The most important of these, codenamed “White City”, was installed just north of Mawlu to block the vital Rangoon-Myitkyina… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 13 - Rising Sun |
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Food FightScenario#: AP096 Date: 4/29/1944 Location: Hrabivka, UkraineThroughout most of the Second World War, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was engaged in partisan warfare, first against the Germans, then against the Soviets. The UPA tended to avoid conflict with the Soviet Army, instead focusing their efforts on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Sylvan DeathScenario#: 30 Date: 5/1/1944 Location: Bessarabia, RomaniaIn the spring of 1944, elements of the Grossdeutschland en route from southern Poland to Vinnitsa were ordered to suppress partisan bands that were paralyzing communication with the 6th and 8th Armies defending Romania. One of the ensuing encounters… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan! |
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The Fire BrigadeScenario#: S055 Date: 5/2/1944 Location: Targu Frumos, RomaniaWith the arrival of decent spring weather, the Soviets launched an offensive at the start of May into Romania using the combined weight of both the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts. German and Romanian forces had more than held their own during some… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 4 |
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Balaklava SectorScenario#: 24 Date: '07/05/1944 Location: Balaklava, CrimeaSOVIET ASSAULT ON FORTIFICATIONS: BALAKLAVA SECTOR (7/5/44). At the end of the spring, 1944 campaign in the Crimea, German and Rumanian forces were pushed into an evershrinking ring around Sevastopol. As the Kriegsmaríne attempted to evacuate the… Panzer (AH/MMP) — Wargamer's Guide to PanzerBlitz |
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Uncommon MiseryScenario#: AP069 Date: 5/7/1944 Location: Potsangbam, BurmaBy early May, the village of Potsangbam – known to the British as “Pots and Pans” – had already been the scene of furious fighting, with attack and counterattack pushing first one side and then the other out of their positions, only for the enemy to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Taking the Left TitScenario#: 20 Date: 5/11/1944 Location: Santa Maria, ItalyThe U.S. 88th Infantry Division was to take Mount Bracchi in the opening of the offensive to take Rome. The 351st Infantry Regiment was to take the small town of Santa Maria Infante. But to reach it they had to attack over difficult terrain – in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks |
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First Day of DiademScenario#: 251 Date: 5/12/1944 Location: Castelforte, ItalyIt was apparent that only a bold stroke would get the costly Allied offensive in Italy rolling again. General Alphonso Juin, commander of the French Expeditionary Corps, convinced Mark Clark to accept his plan for a new spring offensive, to be… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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TorbungScenario#: 10927 Date: 5/16/1944 Location: Torbung, BurmaIn March of 1944, the Japanese launched an offensive in Burma against the British 14th Army. After a month of hard fighting, their attack, plagued by poor supply lines, began to falter. Seeing an opportunity to counter-attack, General "Punch" Cowan … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus |
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Faugh A Ballagh!Scenario#: A093 Date: 5/16/1944 Location: Sinagoga, ItalyThe Allied approach to Monte Cassino was agonizingly slow. The commanding heights gave the Germans superb observation and fire positions. In the valleys, small rearguard groups ensured that each hamlet had its price in blood. The Irish Brigade’s… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96 |
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Maryuma's StrongholdScenario#: AP126 Date: 5/18/1944 Location: Myitkyina, BurmaAfter the capture of Myitkyina Airfield, General Frank Merrill established his headquarters there. An attack on the city itself was ordered using the disengaged portion of H Force. To this purpose the city would be attacked by two battalions of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |
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Rude MoodScenario#: AP079 Date: 5/18/1944 Location: Esperia, ItalyThe Allied efforts to breach the German fortified defenses known as the Hitler Line were moving slowly forward. General Juin, commanding the Free French forces in Italy, had a plan to outflank the Germans through the Esperia defile and on to Mt.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Last Of Their StrengthScenario#: 158 Date: 5/21/1944 Location: Charpate, BurmaOn 17 May 1944, after a grueling 100-kilometre (62 mi) march over the 2,000-metre (6,600 ft) Kumon Mountain range (using mules for carrying supplies) to Myitkyina, approximately 1,300 remaining Marauders, along with elements of the 42nd and 150th… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 13 - Rising Sun |
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The End of Their RopeScenario#: S068 Date: 5/21/1944 Location: Charpate, BurmaOn 17 May, Merrill's Marauders, weary and sick from a 65 mile trek, attacked Myitkyina airfield along with elements of two Chinese infantry regiments. They quickly overran the airfield and the western sections of the town. Subsequent attacks,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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Battle of PicoScenario#: 19679 Date: 5/22/1944 Location: Pico, ItalyAfter the battle of the Garigliano and the French advance in the Aurunci Mountains, the Gustav line was broken and German units had to withdraw. The time had come for the French armored cavalry units which supported the advance of … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan |
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cisterna di LittoriaScenario#: 6564 Date: 5/23/1944 Location: cisterna di Littoria, ItalyBy the middle of May 1944, General Clark has decide he's had enough. Determined to finish his opponent off, he launches the 6th US Army Corps on the little town of cisterna di Littoria, the centerpiece of the German defense … Memoir '44 — Audie Murphy's Campaign |
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AnzioScenario#: KS07 Date: 23 May 1944 Location: Anzio, ItalyThe U.S. 1st Armored Division started the process of the final breakout from the Anzio beachhead. Its assignment was to open the road leading to Rome and link up with the rest of the Allies advancing from the south. The … Tide of Iron — 1A Kickstarter |
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The BushmastersScenario#: 66 Date: 5/24/1944 Location: Sarmi, New GuineaThe 158th Regimental Combat Team landed at Arare on the north coast of New Guinea with orders to capture Sarmi and its valuable airfields. Attacking westward, the RCT made modest gains against stiffer than anticipated resistance. The plan for the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido |
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No QuarterScenario#: 73 Date: 25-May-44 Location: Drvar, BosniaAt the town cemetery outside Drvar, Western Bosnia, with Partisans of the Lika Division in a ferocious showdown with elements of the 500th SS Fallschirmjäger Battalion after a spectacular but failed attempt to seize Tito in his country HQ. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance |
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Squeeze PlayScenario#: J151 Date: 5/25/1944 Location: Marbam, BurmaFollowing a heavy downpour, the temporary command for the battle of Imphal called WOODFORCE, decided to launch a new assault on the village of Marbam. The 10th Baluch Regiment would be sent in to clear Marbam and the ridge to the west, both of which… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10 |
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Lone Tree HillScenario#: HotP06 Date: 1944-05-28 Location: Maffin Airfield, Dutch New GuineaLock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Pacific |
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A Mountain HikeScenario#: 38 Date: 1 June 1944 Location: Velletri, ItalyThe 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 |
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A Bloody WasteScenario#: AP080 Date: 6/1/1944 Location: Artena-Valmonte Gap, ItalyThe breakout from Anzio began on 23 May, and two days later the FSSF, along with the US 3rd Infantry Division, was pushing hard for the towns of Artena and Valmonte. These towns lay either side of Highway 6. With the Gustav Line shattered farther… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Dying For ThirstScenario#: P14 Date: June 3, 1944 Location: Biak, New GuineaThe island of Biak in Western New Guinea was very hot but very dry. It had few sources of fresh water, so any source would be worth fighting for. This small surface stream was one such source. The Japanese needed … Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific |
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Lost HighwayScenario#: AP081 Date: 6/5/1944 Location: Rome, ItalyThe race to be the first to enter Rome was on. Equally urgent was the German race to evacuate the Eternal City. Hitler's order of an open city was not extended to the approaches to Rome where small groups of Fallschirmjagers, landsers, and panzers… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Day of DaysScenario#: 1 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Utah Beach, FranceThe 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 |
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So Few Led by So ManyScenario#: 2 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Poupperville, FranceThe 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 |
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Holy GroundScenario#: E1 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Angoville, Franceln 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 |
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Turnbull Turns 'EmScenario#: 26 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Neuville-Au-Plain, Francelt's D-Day, and the 82nd Airborne Division is struggling to consolidate its defenses at St. Mere Eglise. Expecting a counterattack from the north, 3/505 Commander Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort orders D Company's 3rd Platoon, led by 1st Lt. Turner… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers |
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We Go!Scenario#: 33 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: St. Mere Eglise, FranceIn the early hours of June 6, the paratroopers of the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions leapt into the night over Normandy to clear the path for the invading Allied forces who were at that time steaming across the English … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers |
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Pegasus BridgeScenario#: 46 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Benouville, FranceAt 0016 hours, three Airspeed Horsa gliders, flown with outstanding skill by pilots of the Glider Pilot Regiment, landed troops from the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckingham Light lnfantry within 50 yards of the Caen Canal Bridge at Bénouville… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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Widerstandsnest 61Scenario#: 48 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Omaha Beach, FrancePinned on the beach under relentless fire from German Widerstandsnest (Resistance points) hidden in the overlooking bluffs, US soldiers hunkered down behind the meager protection of the beach's loose stone shingle. But in one sector the Germans were… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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Mazed and ConfusedScenario#: 49 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Omaha Beach, Normandy, FranceUpon landing under heavy fire at the west end of Omaha Beach at 0630 hours, a boat team of Rangers of C Company, 2nd Battalion scaled cliffs to become the first US soldiers on the high ground. Assigned a mission … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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This Man Was GoodScenario#: 50 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Omaha Beach, FranceAfter knocking out a key German Widerstandsnest on the east end of Omaha Beach, US forces from L company, 16th infantry led by Lt. Jimmie Monteith, gained a toe-hold on the high ground. As Monteith and his men advanced through … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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The Uneasy WaitScenario#: 51 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Le Breche, Sword Beach, FranceThe European invasion was coming, everyone knew it, but where? Little did the grenadiers of Hauptman Kuhtz's 10th Company, 736th Grenadier Regiment know that their position in Widerstandsnest 20, codenamed “Cod", was the center of the British 3rd… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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La Fiere CounterattackScenario#: 105 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Le Fiere Causeway, FranceWhile the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne’s 505th PIR clung to their positions at the La Fiere Causeway, elements of the German 1057th Grenadier Regiment counterattacked through Cauquigny to the west, sweeping away the defenders they met there.… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #20 |
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Operation DeadstickScenario#: 107 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Benouville, FranceAt 0016 hrs. three Airspeed Horsa gliders, flown with outstanding skill by pilots of the Glider Pilot Regiment, landed troops from the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry within 50 yards of the Caen Canal Bridge at… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #21 |
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In My Time of DyingScenario#: 108 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Strongpoint Hillman, FranceAfter fighting ashore at Sword Beach, the British met relatively light Resistance as they moved south towards Caen. Strongpoint Morris gave up almost without a fight. Reconnaissance had noted another significant defensive position south of Morris and… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #22 |
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Taking the Point (Historical)Scenario#: 47a Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Pointe-Du-Hoc, FranceThe US Rangers drew the most difficult single mission for the morning of the invasion of Nazi occupied France: Neutralize the Battery of guns on Pointe du Hoc. The Rangers had to scale 100 foot cliffs on the seaward side … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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Taking the Point (Planned)Scenario#: 47b Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Pointe-Du-Hoc, FranceThe plan called for three of the companies of 2nd Ranger Battalion to land east and west of the point at 0630 hours, instantly following a half hour bombardment from the battleships Arkansas and Texas. Delta on the West with … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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Pegasus BridgeScenario#: 2 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Bénouville, FranceThe late hours of June 5, 1944... Led by Major John Howard, the men of Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry* step aboard six Horsa gliders on a secret airfield in Dorset. Their mission: to launch the first airborne assault of … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Sainte-Mère-EgliseScenario#: 3 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sainte-Mère-Eglise, FranceEstablishment of a defensive base at Ste. Mère-Église was one of the key objectives of the US 82nd Airborne Division. In contrast with other regiments, the 505th Parachute Infantry, landing northwest of Ste. Mère-Église, had one of the most accurate… Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Sword BeachScenario#: 4 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sword Beach, FranceThe 8th Brigade Group of the 3rd British Division, supported by Commandos of the 1st Special Service Brigade and the amphibious Sherman tanks of the 13th and 18th Hussars, formed the first wave of Allied forces to land on "Sword" … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Pointe-du-HocScenario#: 7 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, FrancePlanners felt that the German batteries on Pointe-du-Hoc would be one of the most daunting threats to Allied forces landing on Omaha in the morning of D-Day. Set atop 100 foot cliffs west of the beach, the guns' range were … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Omaha Beach First Assault WaveScenario#: 11 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Omaha Beach, France"Never had there been a dawn like this." - Cornelius Ryan, The Longest Day The US assault waves on Omaha Beach were led by the 116th Regimental Combat Team, destined for Dog sector on the left; and the 16th Regimental … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |
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Omaha Beach OverlordScenario#: 13 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Omaha Beach, FranceThe US assault waves on Omaha Beach were led by the 116th Regimental Combat Team, destined for Dog sector on the left; and the 16th Regimental Combat Team hitting Easy and Fox sectors. The first wave also included two battalions … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44 |