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Escape is EverythingScenario#: 109 Date: 19-Aug-44 Location: Hill 262, The Falaise Pocket, FranceAfter 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 |
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Fat LipkiScenario#: 1 Date: 3-July-1941 Location: Lipki, RussiaAs 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 |
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Fields of BloodScenario#: 25b Date: 16-Dec-44 Location: Lanzerath, BelgiumAfter 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 |
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Fields of FireScenario#: 25a Date: 16-Dec-44 Location: Lanzerath, BelgiumRegimental 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 |
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First Joust with GalahadScenario#: 114 Date: 4-Mar-44 Location: Walawbum, BurmaIn 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 |
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Fortresses of Blood and IronScenario#: 39 Date: 1-Oct-42 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaAs 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 |
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Foxtrot UniformScenario#: 93 Date: 24-Nov-40 Location: R.A.F. Upper Heyford, Bicester, EnglandThe 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 |
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Go For BrokeScenario#: 104 Date: 28-Oct-44 Location: Vosges Mountains, Alsace, FranceThe 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 |
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Grassy KnollScenario#: A Date: 7-May-45 Location: Mindanao Island, PhilippinesAfter 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 |
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Graveyard of the North ShoresScenario#: 55 Date: 4-Jul-44 Location: Carpiquet, Franceln 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 |
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Hedgerows & Hand GrenadesScenario#: 2 Date: Jul-44 Location: Pont-Herbert, FranceA 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 |
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Hidden Guns Lash OutScenario#: 82 Date: 14-Jun-40 Location: Gembloux, BelgiumFrench 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 |
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Hill 133Scenario#: 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 |
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Hold the LineScenario#: 11 Date: 8-Jul-44 Location: St. Jean de Daye, FranceJuly 7 saw a brief battle in which German forces were forcibly evicted from their hilltop defenses near the Vire River. The small American force that won the day, elements of the 743d Tank Battalion, including an immobilized M4 Sherman, was then… Combat Commander — CC: Europe |
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How Close is Too CloseScenario#: 121 Date: 1944-09-13 Location: St. Genevieve, FranceThe 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 |
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Ichiki AttacksScenario#: C Date: 21-Aug-42 Location: Ilu River, GuadalcanalJapanese 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 |
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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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Into the BreachScenario#: 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 |
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Keep Calm and Carry OnScenario#: 86 Date: 22-Sep-40 Location: Brede, EnglandThe 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 |
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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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La Villa StrangiatoScenario#: TBP11 Date: July 1943 Location: Route 120 Vicinity, SicilyThe 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 |
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Let England ShakeScenario#: 92 Date: 19-Nov-40 Location: Highclere Castle, EnglandOperation 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 |
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Lined in ChalkScenario#: 95 Date: 25-Dec-40 Location: Dover, EnglandThe 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 |
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Little StalingradScenario#: 17 Date: 24-Dec-43 Location: Ortona, ItalyOn 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 |
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Look Mom, No Tanks!Scenario#: 32 Date: 24-Dec-44 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumAfter 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 |
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Lyudnikov's IslandScenario#: 43 Date: 22-Dec-42 Location: Barrikady Fuel Tanks, Stalingrad, RussiaFor 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 |
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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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Metaxas SeasonScenario#: 19 Date: 7-Apr-41 Location: Kilkis, GreeceThe 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 |
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misty MountainScenario#: 12 Date: 12-Dec-44 Location: Monte Castello, ItalyBrazil declared war on the European Axis in August of I942. Organized like the US forces and equipped with the Iatest American weaponry, the Brazilian 1st Expeditionary Division finally arrived in Italy in the Summer of ’44. After helping to … Combat Commander — CC: Europe |
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Night ShiftScenario#: 102 Date: 11-Jul-44 Location: Bellefontaine, FranceShortly 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 |
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No Ingouf AroundScenario#: 28 Date: 10-Jun-44 Location: M. Ingouf's Farm, North of Carentan, FranceAgainst 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 |
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No Man's LandScenario#: 23 Date: 11-Aug-42 Location: El Alamein, EgyptUnaware 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 |
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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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No. 4 CommandoScenario#: 118 Date: 19-Aug-42 Location: Dieppe, FranceLieutenant 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 |
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Not One Step BackScenario#: 38 Date: 1-Oct-42 Location: Dolgyi Gully, Stalingrad, RussiaElements 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 |
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Old Hickory ResoluteScenario#: 60 Date: 8-Aug-44 Location: Mortain, FranceThe 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 |
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On the Road to VictoryScenario#: TBP05 Date: July 1943 Location: Modica, SicilyCanadian 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 |
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One Steppe BeyondScenario#: TBP06 Date: March 1943 Location: Central RussiaDawn 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 |
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Operation Cherry BlossomScenario#: D Date: 1-Nov-43 Location: Empress August Bay, BougainvilleOn 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 |
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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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Operation MercuryScenario#: 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 |
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Operation RepulseScenario#: 29 Date: 27-Dec-44 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumThe 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 |
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Paralyzed from the West DownScenario#: 6 Date: 7-Jun-44 Location: St. Mere-Eglise, Franceln the evening on D-Day, the German 1058th Grenadier Regiment counterattacked St. Mere-Eglise and recaptured the edge of town. Elements of the US 505th Parachute Regiment were ordered to repulse this enemy force the following morning. At dawn on June… Combat Commander — CC: Europe |
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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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Praise the Lord and Pass the AmmunitionScenario#: 63 Date: 30-Aug-44 Location: Rouen, FranceSet 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 |
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Predator Becomes PreyScenario#: 64 Date: 27-Jun-43 Location: Leskovik, AlbaniaOutside 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 |
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Rabaul RousersScenario#: M1 Date: 23-Jan-42 Location: Rabaul, New Britain, New GuineaThe 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 |
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Rebuked at RabiScenario#: M3 Date: 3-Sep-42 Location: Milne Bay, New GuineaThe 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 |
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Red Sector AScenario#: TBP12 Date: Oct 1944 Location: Aachen Vicinity, GermanyThe 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 |
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Red Skies at NightScenario#: 30 Date: 25-Sep-43 Location: Veliki Bukrin Bridgehead, RussiaOn 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 |