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Coup de Main at Hamminkeln Scenario#: J177     Date: 3/24/1945     Location: Hamminkeln Station, Germany Though neither wide nor deep, the Issel stream had steep banks which formed a natural tank barrier, a fact which caused major concern among the Allied command. The seizure of every intact bridge over the Issel was considered vital to the success of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Old Friends Scenario#: J178     Date: 3/26/1945     Location: Gahlen, Germany For the American 30th Infantry Division, Operation PLUNDER commenced on 24 March with a relatively quiet crossing of the Rhine. The division’s first main objective, the village of Spellen, was quickly taken by two of its regiments which attacked the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Resignation Supermen Scenario#: J179     Date: 4/10/1945     Location: Heilbronn, Germany The final weeks of the war in Europe saw deep penetrations by the forces of General Alexander Patch’s Seventh Army, which rolled over most resistance in its path. Crossing the Neckar River proved to be one of the first true obstacles encountered by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
The Hour Zero Scenario#: J180     Date: 5/8/1945     Location: Forst Segeberg, Germany Men of the 8th Parachute Division were called upon to neutralize a group of die hard SS and German Partisan's (Werewolf units) in the first days of May 1945. They dug themselves in within a forest called Forst Segeberg in Northern Germany. They were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
The Deadly Line Scenario#: J181     Date: 8/11/1945     Location: Mo Dao Shi, China The Soviet Union declared war on the Japanese Empire on 10 August. Depleted by the dispatch of its units to the Pacific theater, the Japanese Kwantung Army was seemingly helpless to resist the Soviet steamroller. Nevertheless, the Japanese commenced… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Raff's Rules Scenario#: J193     Date: 3/24/1945     Location: Diersfordt, Germany Lead elements of the 507th PIR crossed the river Rhine at around 0950 and made the first combat jump in the history of the 17th Airborne Division. Colonel Edson Raff gathered his staff and available men after landing. It took some time before he… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
The Gorge Scenario#: J013     Date: 4/9/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa The 3rd Battalion had been given the task of pushing onto Kakazu Ridge by advancing through the series of stream beds that lay in front of the hill. The Japanese had placed some defenses in the approaches to the ridge.. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
On the Hoss' Side Scenario#: J014     Date: 4/10/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa After advancing to the top of the smaller of the two summits along Kakazu Ridge, L Company developed a bit of a problem. It was sitting in the open above a Japanese underground complex specially prepared for just such a situation... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Turning Off the Spigot Scenario#: J015     Date: 4/11/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa After the failure of the “powerhouse attack” to dislodge the Japanese from Kakazu Ridge earlier in the day, the Americans tried a series of attacks in battalion strength against various portions of the ridge... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Kakazu's Tombs Scenario#: J016     Date: 4/13/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa As night fell on April 12, Sgt. Beaufort Anderson and the members of his mortar platoon occupied several of the tombs dotting the area between Kakazu Ridge and Kakazu West. Good things seldom happen when one is forced to sleep with the dead. This… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Clearing Kakazu Scenario#: J017     Date: 4/24/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa During the night of April 23 and early morning of April 24, a heavy Japanese bombardment masked the withdrawal of most of the remaining defenders of the Kakazu pocket. Several small units were left behind to delay the American pursuit. At the same… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
High Tide at Heiligenbeil Scenario#: J027     Date: 3/24/1945     Location: Heiligenbeil, East Prussia In February, seven Soviet Armies eneirclcd the German 4th Army, which included the Hermann Góring Parachute Panzer Corps, in the Heiligenbeil Pocket. The pocket contained 120,000 combat and 30,000 support troops, which could now only be supplied by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
The Slaughterhouse Scenario#: J033     Date: 2/22/1945     Location: Graudenz, East Prussia The bridgehead position at Graudenz. was declared a fortress on 27 January 1945. The fortress defense was manned by the remaining elements of Division Hermann Gbring, as well as various other Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Police, and Fortress units... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Lee's Charge Scenario#: J062     Date: 1/3/1945     Location: Coroie, Belgium On January 3rd, 1945, VII Corps launched its offensive to reduce the Bulge salient. The drive, with the 2nd Armored Division as a key element, headed towards Houffalize. Over a foot of snow covered the ground and the armored columns were forced to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Silesian Interlude Scenario#: J063     Date: 3/19/1945     Location: Oppeln, Upper Silesia Marshall Koniev’s 1st Ukrainian Front attacked to seize the Upper Silesia all the way to the Czechoslovakian frontier. Elements of the Hermann Göring Parachute-Panzer Division were hurriedly transported by rail to the area. They were immediately… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
American Tragedy Scenario#: J064     Date: 4/11/1945     Location: Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa Starting at 0700, the 1st Battalion, 381st Regiment attacked across the saddle between Kakazu West and Kakazu Ridge. Although dubbed the “powerhouse attack”, the offensive immediately stalled as the men came under heavy fire from Japanese positions… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
My Lonely Valentine Scenario#: J075     Date: 1/31/1945     Location: Kustrin-Neustadt, Germany As the Soviet January offensive raced across Poland, the security of the German heartland was directly threatened. The Oder River was the last major water obstacle before Berlin. Therefore its defense became a priority. Both sides fiercely contested… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Moses' Blazes Scenario#: J077     Date: 4/10/1945     Location: Rethem, Germany The defense of the Wesser-Aller line was allocated to the Second Marine Infantry of the Kriegsmarine. Approaching Rethem from the west, 1/5 Welch had orders to secure a crossing of the River Aller. But progress was slow. With his rifle companies… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
For A Few Rounds More Scenario#: J100     Date: 3/30/1945     Location: Menden, Germany As March 30th dawned, the U.S. 5th Infantry Division and the 3rd Armored Division advanced on the village of Menden in an effort to seal the encirclement of the Ruhr pocket. In front of the village, the 737th Tank Battalion found itself engaged by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
The Coconut Plantation Scenario#: J101     Date: 6/9/1945     Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea The Japanese forces holding out on northern Bougainville had established a last line of defense across the Bonis Peninsula. To the north lay Buka Island and its airstrip – a key objecive in the Allied push towards Rabaul. A plan was devised to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Prussia in Flames Scenario#: J111     Date: 1/28/1945     Location: Elbing, East Prussia On January 14th, Rokossovskiy's 2nd Byelorussian Front attacked north and nortwest from the Narew bridgehead. The aim was to reach the debouch of Weischel and Danzig. On the 20th Stavka suddenly ordered Rokossovskiy to change the attack in a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7
Everything Is Lost Scenario#: J125     Date: 4/30/1945     Location: Berlin, Germany As the frontage of the various Russian corps's shortened because they were getting nearer to the center of Berlin, field artillery was incorporated into direct assault formations. The typical tactic (after a few days of figuring things out) was to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Circle of Doom Scenario#: J143     Date: 4/16/1945     Location: Nüremberg, Germany Nuremberg – “the most German of German cities” – would be defended by the 13th SS Corps of the First Army, and the 15,000 fanatic Nazis under General Max Simon were prepared to defend the old city “to the last bullet”. By April 15, they would get… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Three for the Third Scenario#: J144     Date: 4/18/1945     Location: Nüremberg, Germany As the Third Infantry Division approached the center of Nuremberg, the battle developed into the type of fighting the US had hoped to avoid. Slow, costly advances through the rubble-strewn streets deprived the XV Corps of their mobility advantage,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Golden Pheasants Scenario#: J145     Date: 4/19/1945     Location: Nüremberg, Germany Only the truly fanatic remained in the old town by 19 April. General Simon now commanded only isolated bands of SS men or Luftwaffe troops here and there. Nazi political officers – known jokingly as “golden pheasants” for their love of fancy but… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Ragnarök Scenario#: J146     Date: 5/2/1945     Location: Berlin, Germany Ragnarök (the Norse Armageddon) was upon the SS Division Nordland. The Reichstag had fallen, and most of Berlin was at the mercy of the Red Army. The remains of Nordland seemed doomed, and Hauptsturmführer Hans-Gösta Pehrsson gave his last order as… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
American Devil Scenario#: S071     Date: 1/17/1945     Location: Potpot, Luzon The Japanese 2nd Armored Division was ordered to help defend the Philippines, a daunting task due to its large area, multiple islands, and lack of adequate intelligence on American intent. General MacArthur chose to land on Luzon very near the spot… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4
Havoc at the Hospital Scenario#: S089     Date: 2/16/1945     Location: Manila, Philippines Against the express orders of the Army Commander in Chief, the Naval Commander in Manila, Rear Admiral Iwabuchi (perhaps still influenced by defeats at Guadalcanal two years earlier), was determined to fight a last-ditch battle and had his men in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2
Second Thoughts Scenario#: BOF11     Date: 1/4/1945     Location: Wingen-sur-Moder, France The first objective of Operation Nordwind, Hitler's last major offensive in the west, was to secure a path through the Low Vosges mountains to the Alsatian plains. One possible path ran through Wingen-sur-Moder. Kampfgruppe Wingen was tasked to seize… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Forging Spetsnaz Scenario#: BOF12     Date: 8/13/1945     Location: Chongjin, Korea On 9 August 1945 the Russians unleashed a massive offensive aiming to destroy the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria. Russian naval forces would capture the vital port of Chongjin and cut the Japanese supply route. Led by twice-Hero of the Soviet… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Scenario#: BOF20     Date: 1/27/1945     Location: Liebstadt, Germany On 26 January the breakout attempt of the now-encircled 4. Armee began. The main blow fell on Russian 53rd Rifle Corps of the 48th Army. Two Russian rifle divisions were enveloped and two more driven to the rear. The 131. Infanterie-Division… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Dying for Danzig Scenario#: BOF21     Date: 3/27/1945     Location: Gdansk, Poland Before the outbreak of the war, some French groups questioned why France would go to war with Germany over Poland and "die for Danzig". However, any French reluctance to fight did not prevent the outbreak of the war. In March 1945 the front lines ran… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Capital Punishment Scenario#: BOF22     Date: 4/16/1945     Location: Neu Glietzen, Germany In mid-April 1945, the time had come for the Red Army to cross the last major natural obstacle before Berlin - the Oder river. One of the many planned crossings was the 61st Army's effort to get the 8th Penal Battalion across to the south side of a… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Anhalt Pandemonium Scenario#: BOF23     Date: 4/26/1945     Location: Berlin, Germany The Red Army had finally reached Berlin. In the suburb of Neukölln, SS troopers and the Russians struggled for control of the courthouse. Not until both flanks had crumbled under Russian pressure and two streets were the only open withdrawal route… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
A War of Their Own Scenario#: BOF24     Date: 8/18/1945     Location: Shumshu, Kuril Islands Shumshu is the northernmost of the Kuril Islands in the Western Pacific near Kamchatka. In mid-August 1945, just after the Japanese surrender, the Russians set out to seize the island. The instructions that had been given to the surrendering Japanese… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Trial By Combat Scenario#: U10     Date: 2/27/1945     Location: Elsdorf, Germany In an attempt to give American armor a fighting chance against heavy German tanks, the army Ordnance Department developed the T26 Medium tank, better known as the Pershing. Carrying a 90mm gun and heavy frontal armor, the Pershing was rushed into… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen
Thrust and Parry Scenario#: U11     Date: 3/15/1945     Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany Between the Moselle and the Rhine rivers, the US Army ground forward on a broad front. The Germans struggled to hold open escape routes to the Rhine. General Hoehne launched two simultaneous counterattacks. The first, by newly arrived SS troops, was… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen
Riposte Scenario#: U12     Date: 3/15/1945     Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany At the same time that the SS mountain troopers were striking one flank of the U.S. 357th Regiment, the Wehrmacht’s 159th Division struck the other. Every effort was to be made to prevent the Americans from establishing an artillery OP in the large… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen
The Duel Scenario#: U13     Date: 3/15/1945     Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany German General Hoehme had to buy time. Every day the way was clear allowed additional isolated units to filter back towards the Rhine. At a time of frightful manpower shortages, he decided to commit two of his remaining combat effective units to… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen
Uncles and Pups Scenario#: FB01     Date: 1/1/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary By 26 December 1944, Soviet forces were finally able to complete the outer encirclement of Budapest when lead units of the 18th Tank Corps linked up with forward elements of the 6th Guards Tank Army northwest of the city near Estergom. Beginning on… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest
The Devil's Free to Have a Try Scenario#: FB02     Date: 1/19/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary After the initial assault by the Soviet 108th Guards Rifle Division failed to capture the Városmajor on January 1, the 320th Rifle Division, supported by a half dozen armored vehicles, was ordered to try to seize the City Park. The main defenders of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest
Furor Hungaricus Scenario#: FB03     Date: 1/20/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary Unwilling to accept the 19 January loss of the Városmajor to the Soviets, Major Lázlo Vannay quickly regrouped his men for an assault at 0500 the next morning, having secured the support of two Zrinyi IIs from the 10th Assault Gun Brigade and… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest
HKL 259 Scenario#: FB04     Date: 1/24/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary Since the beginning of the siege on 25 December, German and Hungarian forces on the Buda side of the Danube had built their defenses around a series of hills located a few kilometers west of the river. By the middle of January, several of the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest
Siesta Time Scenario#: FB05     Date: 1/29/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary By 26 January, the Soviet 297th Tank Rifle Division had finally pushed the Hungarian Vannay Battalion out of the Városmajor. One building that still remained firmly in Hungarian hands was the Siesta Sanatorium located on Városmajor utca just to the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest
Came Tumbling After Scenario#: FB06     Date: 1/29/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary With the fall of the Kis-Svábhegy on 24 January, the security of the Axis positions east of Castle Hill was seriously compromised as Soviet observers now had a dominating position from which to direct their artillery. On 29 January, the commander of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest
The Terror of the Castle Scenario#: FB07     Date: 1/31/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary One partial success in penetrating the Axis main line of resistance was achieved by the Soviets on 30 January when an assault group swiftly stormed across the Vermezo from the intersection of Bors utca and Krisztina Korut and seized the primary… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest
For Want of Either Crust or Crumb Scenario#: FB08     Date: 2/1/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary Axis defenders suffered a serious blow on 26 December when the Soviets captured one of Budapest’s largest supply depots, resulting in the loss of approximately 300,000 daily rations and 450 tons of ammunition. To complicate matters, the main airport… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest
The Shooting Gallery Scenario#: FB09     Date: 2/2/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary By the end of January, remaining Axis force had retreated across the Danube from the Pest side of the city where they formed a bridgehead centered on Castle Hill. One of the Wehrmacht’s finest units, Panzer-Division 13, was with the defenders of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest
Return of the Black Company Scenario#: FB10     Date: 2/3/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary The men of SS-Kavallerie-Division 8 “Florian Geyer” were scrambling for their lives as two and a half months of near continuous fighting had reduced the unit to a shadow of its former self. By 3 February, the troops which had been holding out for the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest
Boy Soldier Scenario#: FB11     Date: 2/4/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary Although the Soviets did succeed in capturing several buildings at the base of the Várhegy, they were evicted after a fierce counterattack by the men of Lt. Col. Veresváry’s Budapest Watch Battalion. On 4 February, Soviet infantry form the 297th… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 8 - Festung Budapest