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The Butcher's Bill Scenario#: M7 Date: 10-Dec-42 Location: Sanananda, New Guinea The Japanese defenses west of the Girua River were anchored on numerous hidden strong points along the Soputa-Sanananda Road. One such strongpoint was flanked and cut off by the men of Coy l, 3rd Bn, 126th IR under the command … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Closing Outer Camp Scenario#: M8 Date: 18-Dec-42 Location: Buna, New Guinea The Japanese defenses at Buna were extensive and compartmentalized, requiring coordinated Allied operations at various points. Elements of the well-supported 2/9th assaulted the defenders in the area identified by the Japanese as ”Outer Camp". The… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Wau Me Worry Scenario#: M9 Date: 31-Jan-43 Location: Wau, New Guinea After an arduous trek cutting through the jungle, and harassed along the way by Australian KANGA Force, the exhausted Japanese troops of the 102nd Regiment, Okabu Detachment struggled onto the high ground overlooking their objective—the airfield at… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
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
Keep Calm and Carry On Scenario#: 86 Date: 22-Sep-40 Location: Brede, England The village of Brede in East Sussex awoke to the sight of a company of German paratroopers tumblíng out of a late September sky in a daring attempt to cut the supply route to heavily defended Hastings to the south. … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
Bloody Bognor Scenario#: 87 Date: 23-Sep-40 Location: Bognor Regis, England Prior to the invasion the pier at Bognor Regis had been redesignated HMS Patricia, a naval spotting station used to coordinate Home Fleet actions in the Channel. A concerted German attack was launched to knock out the pier and assist … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
All Ahead, Full Stop Scenario#: 88 Date: 5-Oct-40 Location: The River Medway, England The British defensive plan in the event of invasion called for the containment of German forces at a series of 'Stop Lines' based around natural defensive features. The most important of these was the Medway Stop Line to the East … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
Beneath a Steel Sky Scenario#: 89 Date: 30-Sep-40 Location: Portsmouth Docks, England After successfully establishing a beachhead at nearby Bognor Regis, the German 9th Army pushed West towards their ultimate goal: the British naval base at Portsmouth. Although most of the Home Fleet had been evacuated under fire to Scapa Flow and … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
The Man Who Would Be King Scenario#: 90 Date: 28-Oct-40 Location: Holloway Prison, London, England German plans for the period following a successful invasion of Britain called for the establishment of a puppet government with Oswald Mosley, aristocratic leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF) at it's head. Unfortunately for the Germans, at… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
The Battle of Trafalgar Scenario#: 91 Date: 30-Oct-40 Location: Trafalgar Square, London, England After days of street-to-street fighting, the troops of the German 9th Army had secured the Hungerford railway bridge to establish a foothold on the North side of the Thames. Despite capturing the nearby Charing Cross station, Axis troops were unable… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
Let England Shake Scenario#: 92 Date: 19-Nov-40 Location: Highclere Castle, England Operation Tremor, the Allied counterattack into the overextended German positions West of London, began in earnest on 17 November. With Axis troops committed to the British capital and still unable to control bridgeheads along the length of the River… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
Foxtrot Uniform Scenario#: 93 Date: 24-Nov-40 Location: R.A.F. Upper Heyford, Bicester, England The southern arm of Operation Tremor consisted of a joint Commonwealth and US force. In a bid to deceive Axis forces as to the true size of the Allied counterattack, American forces were tasked with the recapture of R.A.F. Upper … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
The Tonbridge Two Scenario#: 94 Date: 11-Dec-40 Location: Tonbridge Wells, England In the immediate aftermath of the invasion the recently formed Special Operations Executive (SDE) began recruiting officers for the creation of a British Resistance movement to disrupt the German rear areas. Two such operatives were paradropped… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
Lined in Chalk Scenario#: 95 Date: 25-Dec-40 Location: Dover, England The Siege of London had been broken and the invader driven across the Medway. A furious Hitler ordered the 16th Army to cross the channel under the cover of the Luftwaffe and seize what they could of southeast England and … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
Varsity Blues Scenario#: 103 Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: Diersfordt, Germany As Field Marshal Montgomery prepares his 21st Army for the crossing of the Rhine, Operation Varsity, the largest airborne assault of the war, is launched by the US 17th Airborne and the British 6th Airborne Divisions. The parachute assault’s aim … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #19
Go For Broke Scenario#: 104 Date: 28-Oct-44 Location: Vosges Mountains, Alsace, France The 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) was made up of “Nisei”: second generation Japanese Americans. While the families of many of its soldiers were forced to live in internment camps, the 442nd RCT became the most highly decorated US. Army … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #20
La Fiere Counterattack Scenario#: 105 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Le Fiere Causeway, France While 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
The Lost Battalion Scenario#: 106 Date: 30-Oct-44 Location: Vosges Mountains, Alsace, France On October 23rd the 141st Infantry Regiment (Texas National Guard) entered the Foret Domaniale De Champ in the Vosges Mountains. 1st Battalion advanced along a ridge to take the high ground overlooking La Houssiere. The next day saw heavy German … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #21
Operation Deadstick Scenario#: 107 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Benouville, France At 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
In My Time of Dying Scenario#: 108 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Strongpoint Hillman, France After 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
Escape is Everything Scenario#: 109 Date: 19-Aug-44 Location: Hill 262, The Falaise Pocket, France After the Allied breakout forced by Operation Cobra, the German army was caught between two pincer movements with most of the Seventh Army trapped in the rapidly closing "Falaise Pocket". The retreating army desperately sought to escape along its… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #22
Arctic Assault Scenario#: 110 Date: 24-Apr-40 Location: Gratangen Valley, Narvik Front, Norway Major Stautner of the 2nd Battalion, 139th Gebirgsjager Regiment saw an opportunity to attack the isolated Norwegian 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry in the Gratangen valley. The attack was launched early on the morning of April 24th in a swirling… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #23
The Scheldt Scenario#: 111 Date: Oct-44 Location: Scheldt Estuary, Holland Units of the Canadian 10th Infantry Brigade face determined Resistance and a fierce German counter-attack by elements of the German 64th Division in the vicinity of the Leopold Canal in the opening stages of the Battle for the Scheldt Estuary. Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #24
Sonnenwende Scenario#: 112 Date: Feb-45 Location: Arnswalde, Germany The Soviet invasion of Eastern Germany revealed the determination that SS and Conscript units would go to defend the Fatherland. One such example was the defense of Arnswalde, Pomerania where elite Soviet assault units attacked elements of the 11th… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #24
Taking the Knoll Scenario#: 113 Date: 9-Oct-43 Location: Jivevenang, New Guinea In order to secure Finschhafen as a forward operating base the Australian 9th Division needed to drive Col. Sadahike Miyake’s 80th Regiment from its positions in an around the village of Sattleburg. One of these positions was the village Jivavenang … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #25
First Joust with Galahad Scenario#: 114 Date: 4-Mar-44 Location: Walawbum, Burma In its first major operation, the US GALAHAD force of deep penetration "marauders" had flanked the resourceful General Sinichi Tanaka's 18th Division defending against Joe Stilwell’s Chinese push into the Hukawng Valley of northern Burma. Unbeknownst… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #25
Dongolaas Ravine Scenario#: 115 Date: 16-Mar-41 Location: Dongolaas Ravine, Eritrea In mid-January 1941, British forces launched the Eritrea Campaign. The 4th and 5th Indian Divisions started their offensive from Sudan. They broke the Italian defensive lines in two weeks but finally the drive stopped in front of the town of … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #26
St. Martin de Fontenay Scenario#: 116 Date: 1-Aug-44 Location: St. Martin de Fontenay, France After Operation Goodwood's failure, French Canadian infantry units were ordered to take and hold Saint Martin de Fontenay, a village south of Caen. Once taken British armor could push southward and link up with American forces. Two previous assaults… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #26
Voronoezh Front Scenario#: 117 Date: 26-Jan-43 Location: Nikolaevka, Russia The stunning successes of the Russian counterattacks, Operations Uranus, Saturn, and Little Saturn, resulted in the shattering of the Axis front lines along the Don River. On the extreme edge of this battlefield stood the units of the Italian Alpine… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #27
No. 4 Commando Scenario#: 118 Date: 19-Aug-42 Location: Dieppe, France Lieutenant Colonel Lord Lovat and No. 4 Commando (including six US Army Rangers), to support the Canadian landings at Dieppe, conducted two landings at VarengevilIe-sur-Mer attempting to neutralize a coastal artillery battery of six 150mm guns. The… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #27
Sky Fall Scenario#: 119 Date: 17-Jul-44 Location: Roquebrune, Gironde, France Operation Cadillac conducted on 14 July I944 was a complete success as 320 B-17s airdropped 417 tons of weapons in 3791 containers to the Dordogne and Correze Maquis. Three days later, a similar drop was destined for the Maquis de … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #27
Deadly Convoy Scenario#: 120 Date: 19-Aug-44 Location: Berson, France The Andre’ Jolit led Blaye area Ffi group received eight air drops of arms and equipment in July and August I944. Blitz operations against the Germans increased as a consequence. Operations against small targets (tankers and single enemy vehicles)… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #27
How Close is Too Close Scenario#: 121 Date: 1944-09-13 Location: St. Genevieve, France The initial attack to cross the Moselle River at Pont-a-Mousson on the 5-6 of September had shown that the Germans were well organized for defense in that sector. After renewed planning and intelligence gathering the 80th Division prepared to try … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #28
Barbarossa Sustained Scenario#: 122 Date: 1941-08-14 Location: Plyussa River, Narva Vicinity, Estonia The days of headlong pursuit with little or no Resistance by the Russian Armies had to come to an end at some point. For the soldiers of the German 58th Infantry Division that reality occurred just south of the Estonian … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #28
Fat Lipki Scenario#: 1 Date: 3-July-1941 Location: Lipki, Russia As tanks of the 1st Moscow Motor Rifle Division clashed with the 18th Panzer Division’s armored spearhead north of Lipki, infantry elements from both divisions were tasked with securing their respective southern flanks. One such encounter between… Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Hedgerows & Hand Grenades Scenario#: 2 Date: Jul-44 Location: Pont-Herbert, France A few weeks after the D-Day landings, General Bradley was keen to choose a suitable place for a swift, decisive breakout with a minimum of casualties in order to get his armored forces into more tank-friendly terrain. The key ground … Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Bonfire of the NKVD Scenario#: 3 Date: 24-Jun-41 Location: Outside Brest Litovsk, Russia A Soviet forward CP belonging to the retreating 133rd infantry Regiment is to be abandoned by noon, but not before all communications equipment is smashed and documents burned, including detailed plans of much of the frontier fortifications in and… Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Closed for Renovation Scenario#: 4 Date: 27-Dec-44 Location: Humain, Belgium After days of fierce combat and heavy bombardment, the town of Humaine was surrounded by forces of the US 2nd Armored Division. Most of the German defenders surrendered after some hard fighting. Remnants of 9th Panzer Division occupying a chateau … Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Cold Front Scenario#: 5 Date: 30-Dec-41 Location: Staritsa, Russia When winter hit Eastern Europe with its full fury in late l94l, the German 26th Infantry was just one of many Axis Divisions halted more by the extreme weather than by the stubborn Russian defense. In the final weeks of … Combat Commander — CC: Europe