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“Tanks Are Coming Now....” Scenario#: 8 Date: 1 December 1942 Location: Gorowatka, Luchessa Valley, Russia As the vast size and scope of the Russian attack through the Luchessa Valley became apparent, it was realized that the battered GD Infantry Division lay at the focal point of the offensive. The Grenadier Regiment GD (less II Battalion) … Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division
11th Company Counterattack Scenario#: 170 Date: 6/23/1944 Location: Vyborg, Finland After losing the important city of Viipuri to the Soviets, the Finns withdrew to the next natural defense barrier, the Kivisilta Strait. A small Soviet force crossed at the narrowest part of the strait and formed a bridgehead, and Finnish GHQ ordered… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle!
13th Guards Sacrifice Scenario#: S05 Date: September 22, 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia The 13th Guards Division fought bravely and suffered tremendous losses after rushing into the burning city. Their sacrifice saved the 62nd Army from collapse. The German all out assault forces the command post of the 42nd Guards Rifle Regiment into … Old School Tactical — Stalingrad
3rd Mechanized Corps Operations Scenario#: 11 Date: August 1943 Location: Kharkov, Ukraine Bloodied in action the against the German Panzergrenadier Division 'Grossdeutschland' during the decisive Kursk offensive, the Soviet 3rd Mechanized Corps remained an element of the Soviet 1st Tank Army. When that unit the assumed the offensive… Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #1 The Shape Of Battle On The Eastern Front
3rd Mechanized Corps Operations Scenario#: 14 Date: 10 July 1943 Location: Kursk, Russia By the close of the day on 9 July, the German 4th Panzer Army's XLVIII Panzer Corps reached the northernmost point of the offensive in the southern of the Kursk Salient. The next day found the German 3rd Panzer Division … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #1 The Shape Of Battle On The Eastern Front
501st Heavy Scenario#: E24 Date: June 23, 1944 Location: Orsha, Russia The Russians launch Operation Bagration seeking the destruction of Army Group Center. Tanks of the 5th Army push westward. The 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion rolls into action against enemy forces near Orsha. A heavy armor shield to blunt the Russian … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
A Bitter Holiday Scenario#: NOSB08 Date: 12/31/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia Operation Uranus had been a success for Soviet command. They had effectively encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad. The Germans formed a defensive perimeter (nicknamed, The Cauldron) and dug in, still hoping they would soon be relieved. The… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Not One Step Back
A Bitter Holiday Scenario#: HotM08 Date: 1942-12-31 Location: Stalingrad, Russia Operation Uranus had been a success for Soviet command. They had effectively encircled the German 6th Army at Stalingrad. The Germans formed a defensive perimeter (nicknamed, The Cauldron) and dug in, still hoping they would soon be relieved. The… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of the Motherland
A Bloody Harvest Scenario#: AP008 Date: 9/7/1939 Location: Pabianice District, Poland From the very beginning of the invasion, Polish defenses had proven to be woefully unprepared for the German onslaught. The blitzkrieg tactics employed by the German armored columns allowed great territorial gains in just a few short days. As the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1
A Burnt Out Case Scenario#: J056 Date: 7/6/1944 Location: Smorgon, Belarus Following the capture of Minsk and the destruction of the bulk of the Fourth Army, the 5th Guards Tank Army pushed westward towards Vilnius. North of Minsk, emergency reserve units of Army Group Center augmented with Luftwaffe flak units, were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
A Change Of Orders Scenario#: 19 Date: 7 January 1944 Location: Muchartovka, Ukraine The Soviets 2nd Ukrainian Front launched a major offensive in late December of 1943 in southern Russia. The attacks began in earnest on 5 January 1944 with the goal of breaking through the German lines in the Kirovograd area. These … Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Division's Battle for Kharkov
A Dangerous Possibility Scenario#: VOTG11 Date: 9/22/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia It was at the flanks of the 34th Guards Regiment where the Germans directed particularly heavy attacks. One thrust penetrated the Dolgyi Gully and came out in the rear along the riverbank. Another ttack broke through along Tambovskaya Street,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards
A Deadly Race Scenario#: E02 Date: June 27, 1941 Location: Berezina River, Belarus In the initial stages of Barbarossa, many Russian units were in disarray and struggled to get back home. Retreating East to the Berezina River, a group of Russians emerge from a forest and encounter a German recon unit. A … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
A Double Trust at Rostov 16 December 1942 to 19 January 1943 World War II - Eastern Front
A Hard Bargain Scenario#: RB7 Date: July 2, 1944 Location: Minsk, Russia This 2 day battle offers a glimpse of the many battles fought near Minsk. Units of the Russian 11 th Guards Army scrapping with units of the reinforcing 5th Panzer Division. Old School Tactical — Red Blitz
A Hotly Contested Crossroads Scenario#: OB13 Date: 2/18/1945 Location: Kunzendorf, Germany The 8th Panzer Division was part of a relief operation the Germans were mounting on the small city of Lauban, which had been encircled by the Soviets. Aufklarungs Abteilung 59 was tasked with screening the right flank if the 8th Panzer Division by… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker
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
A Midsummer Day's Dream Scenario#: E13 Date: 1943-07-05 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia In the summer of 1943 Hitler launched what was to be his last gasp in the east. Citadel, as the Germans called it, was designed to collapse the Kursk salient at its base and pocket the Soviet Central Front. The … Tank Leader — Eastern Front
A New Kind of Foe Scenario#: 34 Date: 6/24/1941 Location: Seirijai, Lithuania By nightfall of June 22nd, the German V Infantry Corps had broken through the Soviet border defenses and established a bridgehead across the Nieman River some 40 miles away. Later that night a bridging column of the 5th Infantry Division was ambushed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
A Pair of Eights Scenario#: E19 Date: February 3, 1942 Location: Leningrad, Russia The Russians attempt to break the encirclement of Leningrad and the 2nd Shock Army leads the charge. The German 58th Infantry Division has dug in on high ground and do not intend to let the Russians pass. The pair … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
A Polish Requiem Scenario#: BOF02 Date: 9/14/1939 Location: Brzesc-Litwski, Poland General Heinz Guderian's XIX Panzer Corps had broken through the Polish defensive lines at Wizna and Mlawa. Next on the agenda was the fortress of Brzesc-Litewski. The fortress' garrison was a mixed bag consisting of march battalions and a number of… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
A Roof to Sleep Under Scenario#: K01 Date: December 15, 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia Evening, South of the Stalingrad Pocket. The snow falls heavily on the 15th of December and two forces seek shelter from the howling wind in a small village. There are two ways to die tonight: exposure and an impactful dose … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
A Surprise At Sunrise Scenario#: 1 Date: 1 July 1942 Location: Staryj Oskol–Kastornje–Jelez Railway, Olym River area, Russia On the 30th of June, 1942, Grossdeutschland Infantry Division informed XXXXVIII Panzer Corps that it had established a bridgehead across the Olym river. The forward forces included elements of I (Grenadier) Infantry Reg’t, the Reconnaissance Bn and… Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division
A Surprise Encounter Scenario#: A088 Date: 12/12/1939 Location: Tolvajärvi, Finland By the end of the first week of the Winter War, the Soviet 139th Rifle Division had driven the outnumbered Finnish defenders back almost 40 miles along the Tolvajarvi Road, threatening to create the first Russian breakthrough. Into the situation… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
A Tall Order Scenario#: 46 Date: 6 July 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia As part of the Russian 2nd army’s defensive belt south of Prokhorovka, Lieutenant Colonel Sushkov’s 154th Guards Rifle Regiment, 51st Guards Rifle Division, was ordered to block part of the expected armoured thrust by II SS Panzers Corps north into … Band of Brothers — Battle Pack 1
A trip to the Russian Dentist Scenario#: E13 Date: 12 July 1941 Location: Vitebsk, Russia As the 20th Panzer Division drove towards Vitebsk, its 21st Regiment faced the task of forcing a crossing of the River Daugava near the burnt out village of Ulla. It was at this action that future Tiger ace Otto Carius … Band of Brothers — Extras
A Wedge in the Ice Scenario#: BB09 Date: 2/11/1940 Location: Viipuri, Finland After a week of forceful probes and measured attacks, General Timoshenko’s major offensive against the Mannerheim Line was finally ready. The 123rd Division and 35th Tank Brigade were to spearhead the offensive, having undergone intensive training… Advanced Squad Leader — Backblast #2
A Winter Melee Scenario#: 19 Date: 17-Feb-42 Location: Okorovovo, Russia Following the Russian winter counteroffensive, the Germans were forced to fall back to isolated pockets in an attempt to survive both the Russians and the weather. In the resulting gaps, the Russians found useful employment for their cavalry in… Squad Leader — Cross of Iron
A Winter Melee Scenario#: U27 Date: 2/17/1942 Location: Ozerechnya, Russia Following the Russian winter counteroffensive, the Germans were forced to fall back to isolated pockets in an attempt to survive both the Russians and the Weather. In the resulting gaps, the Russians found useful employment for their cavalry in… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide
About His Shadowy Sides Scenario#: BOF04 Date: 6/24/1941 Location: Dubysa, Lithuania The German advance seemed to progress as planned. But up north, the Wehrmacht had another thing coming. Beginning 23 June, repeated Russian attacks by units supported by heavy tanks met occasional success. The ponderous but heavily armed and armored… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Absolut Märkäjärvi Scenario#: AP146 Date: 3/10/1940 Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland The first two weeks of front service had passed without any major incidences for the Swedish Volunteer Corps. Both sides tried to find weaknesses in the opposite line of defense. On the very day Lieutenant Colonel Viking Tamm took a section of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Across the Border Scenario#: S044 Date: 9/3/1939 Location: Tylicz, Poland The Germans invaded Poland on the morning of September 1. The newly independent state of Slovakia aided the Germans by offering free transit, the use of airfields, and three infantry divisions. The Slovakian Infantry divisions attacked in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1
Across the Rio Grande Scenario#: AP153 Date: 5/16/1942 Location: Jandeba, Russia In order to relieve the pressure of German infantry and artillery on a Finnish supply route, Swedish volunteers were ordered to attack and advance the front line. Two Swedish platoons silently crossed the improvised footbridges across the Jandeba… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Action at Zaporozhie Scenario#: 10754 Date: 10/13/1943 Location: Zaporozhie, Ukraine In 1943, anticipating a massive Soviet offensive in Ukraine, German troops began to build a defensive "Panther-Wotan" line along the Dniepr river. By September, with the Soviets in hot pursuit, they had retreated to the west bank, Von Manstein… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Action Near Tula Scenario#: 28-3.1 Date: '3/12/41 Location: Tula, Russia Elements of the Russian 50th Army along with a Russian cavalry corps are supporting the opening phases of the Soviet Winter Offensive. A battle group from the German 17th Panzer Division is attempting to stop them. Panzer (AH/MMP) — The General #28.3
Action West Of Dneiper River Scenario#: 6 Date: '28/11/43 Location: Dneiper Bend, Russia Even during momentary ”quiet" spells the Rusians would launch minor probes which were usually met by an elastic German "mobile defense." Panzer (AH/MMP) — PanzerBlitz
Acts of Defiance Scenario#: 135 Date: 2/27/1945 Location: Breslau, Germany By 16 February, the encirclement of Breslau was complete. Acting on Marshal Konev’s orders to secure the Silesian city, General Gluzdovsky ordered an attack against the crucial Gandau airfield, one of the city’s last links with the west. Facing grim… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Adolf's Amateurs Scenario#: BOF05 Date: 7/1/1941 Location: Salla, Finland On the eve of Operation Barbarossa, SS-Kampfgruppe Nord was upgraded to a full SS Motorized Division. Not only the outfit's designation was new to the men, but also their weapons and in many respects the whole concept of warfare. The attack route lay… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Advance on Oboyan Scenario#: 23882 Date: July 05, 1943 Location: Oboyan, Russia Tthe German attack commenced with a preliminary bombardment. The main attack was delivered by General Hoth's 4th SS Panzer Army. Opposing was the Soviet 6th Guards Army. The Soviets had constructed some fortified defensive belts called the Voronezh… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021
After the Disaster Scenario#: OA22 Date: 10/5/1944 Location: Dzerzhinin, Poland The only way to stop Poland from being overrun by the Red Army was to counterattack the Soviet bridgeheads before they could reinforce. One such bridgehead was located along the Narev at Dzerzhinin. The 65th Army’s 105th Rifle Corps had already begun… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
Age-Old Foes Scenario#: 50 Date: 9/27/1939 Location: Przemysl, Poland With the Soviet Union now in the war against them, those Polish units still in the field had only two alternatives: surrender to the Germans or Russians, or flight into the neighboring neutrals of Rumania or Hungary. Just miles north of the Hungarian… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
Agony at Arnautovo Scenario#: AP023 Date: 1/24/1943 Location: Arnautovo, Russia Russian troops launched a surprise sortie against the village of Arnautovo which was held by the Italian Valchiese Battalion of the 6th Alpini Regiment and some divisional artillery. To add to the dismay of the Italian defenders, they were also beset… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
All the Stops Scenario#: WO13 Date: 10/14/1944 Location: Wieleszew, Poland Even with the battle of Warsaw ended, the 1st Byelorussian Front still attempted to force a crossing of the Vistula north of the city. Standing in its way were the three panzer divisions of the SS Panzer-Korps 4. Both sides had been worn down from… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2014
Along the Vistula Scenario#: AP121 Date: 9/15/1939 Location: Warsaw, Poland A rupture in the Polish lines enabled elements of the German 10th Army to race to the outskirts of Warsaw on 7 September. However, attacks on the city petered out and Panzer-Division 4 was recalled westward to deal with the Bzura counterattack. When… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Ambush Scenario#: E09 Date: 1945-02-01 Location: Breslau, Germany On January 17th, 1945 the Soviet Belorussian and Ukranian Fronts launched yet another winter offensive. Within three weeks 35 German divisions ceased to exist and Russian spearheads had driven deep into Germany. By February 1, T-34s had advanced from… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
An Uncommon Occurrence Scenario#: 83 Date: 9/5/1939 Location: Piotrkow, Poland Despite the spirited opposition of Poland’s Army Lodz and the still-mobilizing Army Prusy, the German 1st and 4th Panzer Divisions drove deep into the heart of Poland. As the panzer divisions continued their assault, bending straight for the town of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions
Anabasis Scenario#: 177 Date: 10/29/1944 Location: Särkiniemi, Finland The Germans were not only fighting the Soviet offensive in the north of Finland, but their units in the south now had to fight their way past Finnish units attempting to cut off their routes to the north. The last German unit to make its way north… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle!
Anchoring the Line Scenario#: RB14 Date: 12/31/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia Since the 19th of November the tide in Stalingrad had begun its fateful turn. For on that day to the north and south of the city, the Soviet Army launched a massive two-pronged counterattack, on a 200-kilometer front, with 10 infantry divisions,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories
Ancient Feud Scenario#: 119 Date: 10/11/1944 Location: Aphadia, Transylvania For centuries Transylvania had been fought over by Hungarians and Romanians. The “Vienna Award” of 1940 had placed a large portion of the region under Hungarian rule at the expense of the Romanians. Having switched sides to join the Allies, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
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