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Turnbull Turns 'Em Scenario#: 26     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Neuville-Au-Plain, France lt'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
Carentan Causeway Scenario#: 27     Date: 10-Jun-44     Location: North of Carentan, France Shortly after D-Day, American forces arriving at Omaha and Utah beaches were separated by the Douve River, the city of Carentan, and a determined force of German defenders. Lt. Col. Robert Cole's 3/502P1R (101st Airborne), supported by artillery and… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers
No Ingouf Around Scenario#: 28     Date: 10-Jun-44     Location: M. Ingouf's Farm, North of Carentan, France Against heavy machine-gun, mortar and artillery fire, the bloody remnants of Lt. Col. Robert Cole's 3/502 PIR ( 101st Airborne) charged across open ground and established themselves around an abandoned farmhouse near the Madeleine Canal. Reinforced… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers
Operation Repulse Scenario#: 29     Date: 27-Dec-44     Location: Bastogne, Belgium The isolated 101st Airborne seemed to be surviving on courage alone. By Christmas, they were running low on food, medicine, fuel and heavy ammunition. A plan was devised to resupply them from the air. Fifty gliders towed by C47 cargo … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers
Red Skies at Night Scenario#: 30     Date: 25-Sep-43     Location: Veliki Bukrin Bridgehead, Russia On the night of September 24-25, the Russian 5th Airborne Brigade air assaulted into the Bukrin Bend to establish a bridgehead on the west bank of the Dnieper River. The jump was less than successful as the troopers were widely … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers
Blizzard Baptism Scenario#: 31     Date: 4-Jan-45     Location: Flamierge, Belgium The US 17th Airborne Division was new to the European Theater of Operations, having just arrived in the Reims area in France on the 25th of December. The division was attached to General Patton's 3rd Army. One of its initial … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers
Look Mom, No Tanks! Scenario#: 32     Date: 24-Dec-44     Location: Bastogne, Belgium After being isolated for 7 days, out of fuel and low on ammunition, Peiper was finally given permission to breakout from his beleaguered position at La Gleize. Leaving a rear guard to demolish the remaining tanks and vehicles (numbering nearly … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers
We Go! Scenario#: 33     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: St. Mere Eglise, France In 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
Encircled at Hill 30 Scenario#: 34     Date: 8-Jun-44     Location: Hill 30, Caponnet, France Elements of the 2nd Bn, 508th PIR under Lt. Col. Thomas Shanley were one of the few groups of troopers that landed west of the Merderet River. In constant enemy contact and short of supplies, Shanley decided to withdraw to … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers
Fields of Fire Scenario#: 25a     Date: 16-Dec-44     Location: Lanzerath, Belgium Regimental Order No. 54 was given to the 1st Company, 9th Regiment of the 3rd Fallschirmjaeger Division: The unit was instructed to clear Lanzerath and other villages in and around the Losheim Gap of enemy Resistance. This was to prepare … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers
Fields of Blood Scenario#: 25b     Date: 16-Dec-44     Location: Lanzerath, Belgium After a pause to tend to the wounded, the German paratroopers launched another attack on the American positions along the woodline above Lanzerath. Lieutenant Bouck again called for artillery support and was again denied due to more pressing concerns… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers
Spartakovka Salient Scenario#: 35     Date: 23-Aug-42     Location: Spartakovka, Russia The Germans were advancing headlong toward Stalingrad. Elements of the Soviet 62nd Army were in disarray from the speed at which the German 6th Army was advancing. The German VIII Fliegerkorps had laid waste to much of the suburbs and … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Sea Devils Scenario#: 36     Date: 18-Sep-42     Location: Minina Suburb, Stalingrad, Russia During the night of September 17, Lt. Andrey Khozyaynov of the 92nd Marine lnfantry Brigade was ordered to reinforce elements of the 35 Guards lnfantry Division defending the Grain Elevator. This key position anchored the Soviet defenses south of the… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Dom 31 Scenario#: 37     Date: 27-Oct-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Since October 24 Ivan llyich Svidrov, a 19 year old Sergeant in 650th Rifle Regiment, and his squad of determined soldiers had beaten back repeated morning attacks against the concrete and iron house they were sworn to defend with their … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Not One Step Back Scenario#: 38     Date: 1-Oct-42     Location: Dolgyi Gully, Stalingrad, Russia Elements of the German 295th lnfantry Division had infiltrated the northern flank of the 13th Guards Rifle Division along Krutoy Gully and reached the Volga River. A detachment was sent to secure a wooden bridge spanning a neighboring ravine.… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Fortresses of Blood and Iron Scenario#: 39     Date: 1-Oct-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia As dawn broke on the first day of October the 295th lnfantry Division attacked Rodimtsev's 13th Guards Rifle Division from the front and flank. The 3rd Battalion, 39th lnfantry Regiment bore the brunt of the frontal attack. The German assault … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Into the Breach Scenario#: 40     Date: 17-Oct-42     Location: Barrikady Gun Factory, Stalingrad, Russia “Fortress Stalingrad" was living up to its name. On this day, elements of the German 305. lnfanterie-Divísion continued their assault into the ruins of the factory's workshops. The fighting was up close and personal. Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
The Commissar House Scenario#: 41     Date: 11-Nov-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia During the last major attack by the German óth Army to capture Stalingrad, a formidable structure known as the Commissar House (Kommissarhaus) was targeted as one of the key points near the Volga River. With the temperature at minus 25 … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Rumanian Defiance Scenario#: 42     Date: 29-Nov-42     Location: Obliskaya Airfield, Russia During the opening stages of Operation Uranus. Major Gheorghe Rasconescu led the 1Bn, 15th Dorobanti lnfantry Regiment to the relative safety of the Chir River at Obliskaya on November 25th, successfully retreating In the face of overwhelming Soviet… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Lyudnikov's Island Scenario#: 43     Date: 22-Dec-42     Location: Barrikady Fuel Tanks, Stalingrad, Russia For six weeks the Germans had surrounded Lyudnikov's 138th Rifle Division, separating it from the rest of the front line. As the Germans attempted to crush Lyudnikov's "island" by pushing it against the Volga River, Soviet Resistance stiffened near… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Stalingrad of the North Scenario#: 44     Date: 11-Jan-43     Location: Velikiye Luki, Russia The Soviet Kalinin Front offensive at the beginning of winter 1942 successfully cut off and encircled the key transportation hub of Velikiye Luki. The German 277th lnfantry Regt. under orders from Hitler to hold at all costs resolutely defended the … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Stand and Die Scenario#: 45     Date: 27-Sep-42     Location: Mamayev Kurgan, Stalingrad, Russia The fighting over the ground of the Mamayev Kurgan hill mass, a prominent terrain feature of the central city area of Stalingrad, was among the most bitter of the fall and winter of 1942. This is a large hilly area … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Pegasus Bridge Scenario#: 46     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Benouville, France At 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
Widerstandsnest 61 Scenario#: 48     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Omaha Beach, France Pinned 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
Mazed and Confused Scenario#: 49     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Omaha Beach, Normandy, France Upon 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
This Man Was Good Scenario#: 50     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Omaha Beach, France After 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
The Uneasy Wait Scenario#: 51     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Le Breche, Sword Beach, France The 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
The New Highlanders Scenario#: 52     Date: 7-Jun-44     Location: Authie, France After landing at Juno and dashing for its objective of Carpiquet Airfield, 3rd Canadian Division met the counterattack of 12th SS "Hitlerjugend" Panzer Division northwest of Caen. Aided by observation from a nearby abbey tower, the SS caught the… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Deeds Not Words Scenario#: 53     Date: 8-Jun-44     Location: Utah Beach Vicinity, Normandy, France Fire from the 210mm guns of the Crisbecq Coastal Artillery Battery, commanded by Lt. Walter Ohmsen, constantly harassed and prohibited the unloading of supplies and reinforcements on Utah Beach. On June 7 the 1 Bn, 22nd lnfantry was tasked with … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
East by Northwest Scenario#: 54     Date: 18-Jun-44     Location: Chateau Sainte-Genevieve, Brittany, France Hours before OVERLORD, coded transmissions alerted Resistance cells across France, the Forces Francaises de l'lntérieur (FFl), to assemble and hinder the expected movement of German forces toward Normandy. ln Brittany, airdropped French commandos… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Graveyard of the North Shores Scenario#: 55     Date: 4-Jul-44     Location: Carpiquet, France ln Operation Windsor, 3rd Canadian Division once again set out to take Carpiquet Airfield, still in the hands of their bitter foe, the 12th SS "Hitlerjugend”. After a heavy rolling bombardment, the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment moved out… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
29, Let's Go (through 18 Jul) Scenario#: 56     Date: 11-Jul-44     Location: Saint-Lo, Normandy, France On 11 July, XIX Corps was ordered to attack southward toward St. Ló as part of a First Army offensive to push the German Seventh Army out of Normandy. The 29th Division was ordered to attack and seize key terrain … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Bingham Must Hold Scenario#: 57     Date: 17-Jul-44     Location: La Madeleine, France The afternoon of 15 July, the US 116th lnfantry Regt. launched an attack along the Martinville Ridge east of St. Ló. As nightfall approached, the 116th was ordered to halt and consolidate its gains for the day. By the time … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Compagnie Scamaroni Scenario#: 58     Date: 18-Jul-44     Location: Caen, France The German defense of Caen was tenacious, demanding great effort from the British and Canadian forces. Operation Atlantic (part of the Operation Goodwood offensive), opened with the attack of the Canadian 8th Brigade into Giberville and Colombelles,… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Cheux'd Up Scenario#: 59     Date: 26-Jun-44     Location: Cheux, France The Allied failure to capture Caen on D-Day allowed the Germans to rush reinforcements to the area. In an effort to isolate and pressure the defenses around Caen, Field Marshal Montgomery devised and launched Operation Epsom, spearheaded by the… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Old Hickory Resolute Scenario#: 60     Date: 8-Aug-44     Location: Mortain, France The German High Command launched Operation Luttich on the night of 6/7 August aimed at the US 30th lnfantry Division occupying the village of Mortain. The Initial onslaught was partially successful in penetrating the American lines and the 2nd Bn, … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Surrender is Out of the Question Scenario#: 61     Date: 20-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 — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
Taking the Point (Historical) Scenario#: 47a     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Pointe-Du-Hoc, France The 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
Taking the Point (Planned) Scenario#: 47b     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Pointe-Du-Hoc, France The 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
Rabaul Rousers Scenario#: M1     Date: 23-Jan-42     Location: Rabaul, New Britain, New Guinea The Australian men of Lt. W. G. Grant’s platoon of Coy. A, 2/22 Bn. were the forward elements defending the beachhead on the northern slopes of Mt. Vulcan. Grant's view across Simpson Bay showed the city of Rabaul and its … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Bulolo River Bridge Scenario#: M10     Date: 30-Jan-43     Location: Wau, New Guinea A company of the ANZAC 2/5 battalion ordered to intercept elements of the Japanese 51st Division advancing on Wau finds itself bypassed and cut off. The unit attempts to sneak back to friendly lines through the advancing Japanese forces but … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Shattered Bobdubi Scenario#: M11     Date: 30-Jun-43     Location: Bobdubi Ridge, New Guinea Following the Allied victory at Buna, Australian infantry pushed northwest toward the next enemy coastal base in a war of small-unit actions across the jungle tracks and kunai-grass heights of the interior. As a pincer with a US landing near … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Scarlet Beach Scenario#: M12     Date: 17-Oct-43     Location: Song River, New Guinea As the Allies progressed up the New Guinea coast. General Adachi’s XVIII Army desperately counterattacked. To support a 20th Division thrust into the Allied perimeter around Finschhafen, Adachi dispatched barges loaded with remnants of 1st Lt.… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Bad Dreams Scenario#: M13     Date: 10-Jul-44     Location: Driniumor River, New Guinea The desperate Japanese offensive along the Driniumor River by forces of the 20th Infantry Division faced widely strung out US regiments (the 127th, the 128th and the 112th Cavalry), with both parties probing each other. At the culmination point,… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Encirclement of Troop C Scenario#: M14     Date: 21-Jul-44     Location: Driniumor River, New Guinea After the westward breakthroughs across the river (earlier in July), the 20th Infantry Division was ordered to entrap and destroy American units. The Miyake Force (composed of the 78th, 79th and 80th Infantry Regiments, each fielding no more than a … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
The Gloomy Forest Scenario#: M2     Date: 26-Jul-42     Location: Oivi, Papua, New Guinea The initial formation of Maroubra Force (39th, 53rd and Papuan Infantry Battalions) faced the vanguard of the Japanese presence building up on New Guinea in June 1942. The force worked rapidly in an attempt to block the easy spread of … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Rebuked at Rabi Scenario#: M3     Date: 3-Sep-42     Location: Milne Bay, New Guinea The Japanese attempt to seize the allied airfields in the vicinity of Rabi (Operation Re) encountered unexpected stiff Resistance from the defending Australians of Milne Force. After initial gains the 5th Kure Special Naval Landing Force was driven… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Templteton's Crossing Scenario#: M4     Date: 17-Oct-42     Location: Templeton's Crossing, Papua, New Guinea The Japanese advance along the Kokoda trail had reached its high water mark. The Japanese high command decided to focus first on Guadalcanal, and the forces on New Guinea were in retreat, having extended their supply lines. The Australian 25th … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Blind Man's Bluff Scenario#: M5     Date: 28-Oct-42     Location: Eora Creek, Papua, New Guinea The Australians had taken the crossings over Eora Creek, but the Kokoda Trail remained blocked by a Japanese strongpoint to the north. B Company 2/1 Battalion was pinned down to the south and subjected to fire from Japanese heavy weapons. … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Breakout Scenario#: M6     Date: 11-Nov-42     Location: Gorari, New Guinea The Australians had taken Kokoda and were driving toward the north coast of New Guinea. The Japanese forward defense was centered on Gorari. The Australians managed to find a parallel around the Japanese defense and managed to break it into … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea