Browse Items (157 total)

Red Sector A Scenario#: TBP12     Date: Oct 1944     Location: Aachen Vicinity, Germany The US effort to break into the Ruhr was given to the US 1st Army. The Germans defended the city of Aachen and its approaches with grim determination in an effort to prevent the breaking of the Siegfried Line. Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
La Villa Strangiato Scenario#: TBP11     Date: July 1943     Location: Route 120 Vicinity, Sicily The US 7th Army battled its way through western Sicily after the collapse of the Axis beach defense forces in early July. The Italian Forces, however, were still game to defend their homeland. Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Barbarossa Unleashed Scenario#: TBP10     Date: June 1941     Location: Minsk, Belorussia "'All is not quiet on the Eastern Front.” Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Operation Mercury Scenario#: TBP09     Date: 20 May 1941     Location: Rethymnon, Crete “Expecting a seaborne invasion, little did the defenders of Rethymnon concern themselves with an airborne invasion.” Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Codes in the Sunrise Scenario#: TBP08     Date: 25 June 1940     Location: Le Touquet, France The first commando raid on occupied France was carried out by 115 men of No.11 Independent Company just three weeks after the final evacuation at Dunkirk. The raiders were divided into four groups, each was tasked with reconnaissance and intelligence… Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Signals in the Snow Scenario#: TBP07     Date: Nov 1939     Location: Karelian 1sthmus, Finland Some of the bitterest fighting in the Winter War was along the Mannerheim Line on the Karelian lsthmus. Finnish units stubbornly defended their isolate bunkers and fixed positions as Soviet units probed the line looking for any weakness to exploit. Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
One Steppe Beyond Scenario#: TBP06     Date: March 1943     Location: Central Russia Dawn was still barely visible on the horizon. l walked back towards the artillery line which was to support the reconnaissance forces should they encounter organized Resistance. Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
On the Road to Victory Scenario#: TBP05     Date: July 1943     Location: Modica, Sicily Canadian war correspondent Ross Munro recorded his experiences of the first few days of the attack on the Italian 122 lnfantry Regiment north of Pachino in a newspaper article printed on 12 July: "Stubborn Resistance has been put up by … Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Bridge Too Far, The Scenario#: TBP04     Date: 18 Sep 1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland Col. Frost's 2nd Bn, 1st Airborne lnfantry is cut off at Arnhem Bridge. Bittrich's Panzergrenadiers move in to eliminate the airborne pocket. “. . .what, you didn't really think the enemy was made up of Old Men and Young Boys, … Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
A Midnight Clear Scenario#: TBP03     Date: Dec 1944     Location: Ardennes Forest, Belgium Two reinforced reconnaissance platoons, one German, one US, face each other across No Man's Land. “I'm not exactly sure what country we're in. Could be Belgium, Luxembourg, France, or even Germany. I don't know what day it is. I have … Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Blitzkrieg Unleashed Scenario#: TBP02     Date: 2 Sep 1939     Location: Polish Frontier “Pawel, I have no idea what that sound is. Perhaps you should investigate.” Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Hill 133 Scenario#: TBP01     Date: 1943     Location: Somewhere deep in Russia “Soldier, the enemy occupies Hill 133. The Motherland and Political Officer Blurtarsky require you to wrest control of it from him." Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
Night Shift Scenario#: 102     Date: 11-Jul-44     Location: Bellefontaine, France Shortly after midnight, German guns laid down a brief artillery barrage onto positions held by the 1st Battalion of the US Army’s 115th Infantry Regiment, which had recently been brought up to the front line to relieve the battle-worn 116th … Combat Commander — Online Bonus
Rubble Rousers Scenario#: 101     Date: 30-Oct-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia As fierce battles raged on for the “Barrikady” ordnance factories to the north and the “Krasny Oktyabr” sector to the south, German forces in between the two had advanced steadily eastwards until they were able to interdict an important ferry … Combat Commander — Online Bonus
No Quarter Scenario#: 73     Date: 25-May-44     Location: Drvar, Bosnia At 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
Thunderstorm Scenario#: 72     Date: 23-Dec-43     Location: Island of Korcula, Croatia On the island of Korčula on the Croatian Adriatic coast, with Partisans of the Dalmatian Brigade attempting to buy enough time for their comrades to evacuate from surrounding German units of the 118th Jäger Division. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Valley of the Heroes Scenario#: 71     Date: 14-May-43     Location: Sutjeska River, Bosnia Outside the village of Tjentište, Eastern Bosnia, at the Sutjeska River, where trapped Partisan units fought their way through a weak point in the German-Croatian lines, escaping once again although at great cost. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Appointment at Daliki Scenario#: 70     Date: 26-Jun-43     Location: Daliki, Belarus In a remote village south of Lepel, Byelorussia, with Soviet partisans of an important Operative Center suddenly trapped by a well-executed German rear-area clearing operation. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Compagnie Scamaroni II Scenario#: 69     Date: 18-Jul-44     Location: Caen, France Set at night in the Vaucelles neighborhood of Caen just before the Orne River. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Tito's Trick Scenario#: 68     Date: 28-Feb-43     Location: Neretva River, Hercegovina Jablanica, Hercegovina, at the railroad bridge crossing of the Neretva River, with Partisans attempting to seize the bridgehead and destroy the Chetnik forces blocking the Partisan escape from German forces. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
The Orient Express Scenario#: 67     Date: 25-Nov-42     Location: Lamia, Greece The south end of the Gorgopotamos Bridge near Lamia, Greece, with ELAS partisans seeking to suppress the Italian Garrison while British Demolition commandos prepare to blow the bridge during Operation Harling. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Those are not Birds Scenario#: 66     Date: 8-Jun-42     Location: Bryansk Forest, Belarus Bryansk Forest in Byelorussia, with Soviet partisans of the Orlov Regiment preparing a trap for elements of the German 707th Security Division during Operation Vogelsang. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Road Trip Scenario#: 65     Date: 8-Jun-44     Location: Cressensac, France Cressensac, southern France, with FFI partisan forces ambushing the German 4th SS Panzergrenadier Regimental HQ. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Predator Becomes Prey Scenario#: 64     Date: 27-Jun-43     Location: Leskovik, Albania Outside Lekovic, Albania, with ELAS partisans in a prepared ambush against elements of the German 1st Gebirgsjäger Division, whose commander suspecting a ruse changed his attack plans. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition Scenario#: 63     Date: 30-Aug-44     Location: Rouen, France Set in Rouen France with FFI partisans moving quickly and elusively to attack elements of the German 2nd SS Panzer Division looking for a place to rest. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Bessarabian Nights II Scenario#: 62     Date: Apr-44     Location: Bessarabia, Romania Set in a German rear area as Soviet forces press German forces back into the Carpathian Mountains. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Slopes of Hell Scenario#: L     Date: 4-Sep-42     Location: Kokoda Trail, New Guinea The 2/16th Battalion (Australian 21st Brigade) had fallen back from Templeton's Crossing and finally reached the positions of the battered 2/14th Battalion, which in turn dropped back to the mountain village of Myola. Meanwhile, the Koiwai Battalion… Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Burning Buna Scenario#: K     Date: 18-Dec-42     Location: Buna, New Guinea Combined Australian and American forces surrounded the desperate Japanese defenses at Buna during December 1942. After an opening barrage starting at 0530, various companies of 2/9th Battalion (Australian 16th Brigade) crossed the start line promptly… Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
The Deadly Trees Scenario#: J     Date: 26-Oct-42     Location: Saddle Ridge, Guadalcanal After the failure of the September attacks, Japanese HO sent as many ground forces as could be spared to build up for another multi- pronged attack. During what is known as the Battle of Henderson Field, between 0300 and 0500 … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Totsugeki! Scenario#: I     Date: 13-Sep-42     Location: Edson's Ridge, Guadalcanal In the second major attempt at dislodging the enemy position, the Japanese maneuvered deep in the jungle to the south of the American perimeter expecting that it would be less defended. General Kawaguchi employed a complicated plan using battalions… Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Dog Plus Eight Scenario#: H     Date: 27-Feb-45     Location: Hill 382, Iwo Jima, Japan Eight days after the initial landing on the island and four days after the American flag had been raised on Mount Suribachi, the 3rd Marine Division found itself dug in on the barren stone plateau north of the airfields. The … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Bitter Creek Scenario#: G     Date: 22-Oct-42     Location: Eora Creek, Papua, New Guinea After nearly succeeding in pushing the Australians back upon Port Moresby, the Japanese had neither supply chain nor time enough to hold their gains along the Kokoda Trail and so reverted to the defensive. In a series of grim battles, … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Stalemate Scenario#: F     Date: 20-Sep-44     Location: Peleliu, Palau The Japanese unveiled a new defensive approach on Peleliu using well-entrenched positions, extensive caves, and natural barriers across the island. This was developed by Colonel Nakagawa, commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the 14th Infantry… Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
West Tank Barrier Scenario#: E     Date: 2-Nov-43     Location: Butaritari, Gilbert Islands The Gilbert Islands became one of the first stepping stones in the large scale movement by the US to take back Japanese-held territory. A Japanese seaplane base guarded by a citadel of defenses was the key target on Butaritari, a … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Operation Cherry Blossom Scenario#: D     Date: 1-Nov-43     Location: Empress August Bay, Bougainville On this date the US 3rd Marine Division landed at Cape Torokina. Naval forces assisting the Marines included 4 cruisers and 8 destroyers. Empress Augusta Bay had been chosen because it was within range of allied land—based fighter bases and … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Ichiki Attacks Scenario#: C     Date: 21-Aug-42     Location: Ilu River, Guadalcanal Japanese HO dispatched the lchiki Detachment from Truk to displace what was mistakenly thought of as a minor US presence on Guadalcanal. During what is known as the Battle of Tenaru River, by 0030, Colonel lchiki had maneuvered his force … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Ambush at Mogaung Scenario#: B     Date: 28-Jun-44     Location: Moguang, Burma Over the course of three weeks in June, Michael ”Mad Mike” Calvert's 77th (Chindit) Brigade took Mogaung in support of the US advance down the Hukawng Valley. They suffered 50% casualties. Fearing they would then be ordered to join in … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Grassy Knoll Scenario#: A     Date: 7-May-45     Location: Mindanao Island, Philippines After capturing Libby Airfield with the aid of Filipino guerrillas, the US 24th Infantry Division found the assault toward Davao becoming exceedingly slow and ponderous. Exacerbating the issue was the preponderance of hemp fields in the area, now… Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Six Hills Scenario#: 24     Date: 12-Aug-40     Location: Tug Argan Pass, Somaliland On August 11, Italian General de Simone’s assaults on three of the six hills overlooking Tug Argan Pass had been less than spectacular. Only one hill was taken before the attacks were called off for the night. Eager to reach … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
No Man's Land Scenario#: 23     Date: 11-Aug-42     Location: El Alamein, Egypt Unaware of the preparations being made by Rommel's Afrika Korps for an attack later in the month, life in the Italian trenches along the Alam Haifa Line was hot, dusty and boring, and punctuated by timely British artillery attacks every … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
A Veritable Bloodbath Scenario#: 22     Date: 17-Feb-45     Location: South of Goch, Holland Operation Veritable, Montgomery’s push to the Rhine, was encountering fanatic German Resistance for every square mile of Holland. Having just about secured the town of Goch, the 1st Gordon Highlanders were ordered to continue the advance south and… Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Saint Agatha Scenario#: 21     Date: 8-Aug-43     Location: Northern Sicily, Sicily While elements of the 15th and 30th Infantry Regiments of the US 9th Division seized a key hill along the San Fratello Line, Lt. Col. Lyle Bernard led a reinforced Battalion in an amphibious landing at Sant' Agata, a few … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
A March in December Scenario#: 20     Date: 12-Dec-39     Location: Tolvajarvi, Finland As two battalions of Belyayev’s 139th Rifle Division skirted the north end of Lake Hirvasjari in an attempt to outflank the Finnish defenders of Tolvajarvi, one company was sent forward along a forest path to the southwest. As discipline within … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Metaxas Season Scenario#: 19     Date: 7-Apr-41     Location: Kilkis, Greece The Metaxas Line was a 90 mile chain of fortifications built by the Greeks in the 1930's along their border with Bulgaria. In the spring of I941, it fell to the German XVIII Corps to assault the Metaxas Line at … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Bridge Hunt Scenario#: 18     Date: 7-Apr-41     Location: Nisava River, Yugoslavia A day after the attack on Yugoslavia commenced, von Kleist’s 1st Panzer Group found many of the bridges across the Nisava River to be blown or in flames, holding up his vital armored forces. The German 23rd Infantry Regiment was … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Little Stalingrad Scenario#: 17     Date: 24-Dec-43     Location: Ortona, Italy On December 21l, house to house fighting began in earnest in the Adriatic seaport of Ortona. It was during the next seven days that the Canadian 1st Infantry Division literally rewrote the book on close-quarters city fighting techniques. More than … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
The Blitzkrieg Checked Scenario#: 16     Date: 15-May-40     Location: Gembloux, Belgium As French forces fought the Germans to a near standstill in and around Gembloux, infantry forces belonging to the attacking 3rd Panzer Division were tasked with taking a nearby sunken road. Led by the determined Captain Grudler, a battered company … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Armata Romana Scenario#: 15     Date: 7-Jul-41     Location: Bessarabia, Romania After forcing a crossing of the River Prut at Falciu earlier in the week, the Rumanian Army was on the move across Bessarabia. In the afternoon of July 7, elements of the Rumanian 6th Infantry Division attempted to clear one … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
At the Crossroads Scenario#: 14     Date: 15-Sep-39     Location: Sochaczew, Poland On 9 September, the Polish Poznan Army, encircled by the rapid German advance, attempted to force a crossing of the Bzura River to the southeast. This attack inadvertently allowed time for the Polish Pomorze Army, also trapped in the pocket, … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Tussle at Maleme Scenario#: 13     Date: 21-May-41     Location: Maleme Airfield, Crete Captain Van Etten’s parachutists had been in many chaotic skirmishes with Allied forces in and around Maleme Airfield since the airborne landing on Crete the previous morning. His forces wearing thin, he decided to temporarily reassemble in the high… Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean