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The Road to Hill 311 Scenario#: HiD14     Date: 1940-05-18     Location: Between Olizy And La Ferté, France Following the Panzer Divisions through the Ardennes breach. the German infantry turned to the fortified sectors of the Maginot Line that flanked the breakihrough. Soon, the French casemates of the Montmedy sectors on Hill 311 were under attack, and… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
River of Blood Scenario#: HiD15     Date: 1940-05-20     Location: Landrecies, France Around the Mormal Forest, remnants of several disorganized French divisions attempted to counterattack the 5th and 7th Panzer Divisions, the spearhead of the German Army. During five deadly days. an almost uninterrupted series of brutal and chaotic… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Death's Head at Arras Scenario#: HiD16     Date: 1940-05-21     Location: Near Warlus, France The Allied counterattack near Arras had started splendidly. The German defenses were no match for the slow but heavily armored Matilda n tanks. Combined infantry and armored elements were assigned to take a series of villages west of Arras. They … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
I'll Take the Low Road Scenario#: HiD17     Date: 1940-05-22     Location: Outrea, France The 2nd Panzer Division had the port of Boulogne as its final objective. Resistance had been stubborn on the southern approaches. Aerial reconnaissance revealed that the low road by the village of Outrea would be the most advantageous route into … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Into the Dragon's Lair Scenario#: HiD18     Date: 1940-05-22     Location: Mont St Eloi, France As the German Panzers raced toward the sea. the capacity for the French to re-establish a continuous front appeared impossible. The remnants of the Allied forces were reduced to counterattacking the base of the German bulge. West of Arras, which … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Going Coastal Scenario#: HiD19     Date: 1940-05-24     Location: E Of Calais, France The Allies had collapsed into a defensive pocket around the Channel ports. In order for 360,000 rations for the BEF to be brought from Calais to Dunkirk, the road between the two cities had to be reconnoitered and secured. An … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
The Canal Scenario#: HiD20     Date: 1940-05-25     Location: Avalette, France An allied defense line using the Brasse canal had been successful in stopping the relentless advance of the German Army. The British were so stubborn that General Rommel went to … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Squeezing Limeys Scenario#: HiD21     Date: 1940-05-25     Location: Calais, France The Allies were determined to hold onto all of the major seaports as long as they could. Calais had traditionally been a crucial strongpoint in channel crossings. Most of the city was made into a makeshift fortress. The 1st Panzer … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Kick 'em Out Scenario#: HiD22     Date: 1940-05-27     Location: La Bassée, France German infantry of the 7th Panzer division had infiltrated the La Bassee Canal defense line and had established a small bridgehead. As German engineers were building a pontoon bridge over the canal for reinforcements, a combined Allied infantry-armor… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
En Route to Abbeville Scenario#: HiD23     Date: 1940-05-28     Location: Huppy, France On May 21st the Germans created a bridgehead over the Somme at Abbeville. General De Gaulle and his brand new 4th OCR (Armored Division) was ordered to stop the enemy advance. The Germans had fortified an area adjacent to the … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
The Price of Arrogance Scenario#: HiD24     Date: 1940-05-28     Location: Wormhout, France The noose was tightening on the beleaguered allied forces. Curiously,Hitler had ordered a halt to the blitzkrieg. Sepp Deitrich, Commander SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, on his own initiative, decided to push the attack. British troops were assigned… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Bring on the Night Scenario#: HiD25     Date: 1940-05-28     Location: Woesten, Belgium As the British 3rd Infanty Division attempted to withdraw to prepared positions at dusk, the Germans attacked the remaining rear-guard elements. Hand-to-hand fighting broke out as the Irishmen of the Royal Ulster Rifies made a desperate stand to… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Beneath the Scythe Scenario#: HiD26     Date: 1940-06-04     Location: S Of Abbeville, France The German blitzkrieg cut across northern France to the Englidh Channel like a scythe, with the Somme River forming its lower edge. In an effort to retake the German-held bridgeheads along the Somme, a combined British-Prench attack northward along… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Fighting the Hedgehogs Scenario#: HiD27     Date: 1940-06-05     Location: Peronne, France After the defeat in the Belgian plains and the reduction of the pocket of Dunkirk, the German Army launched Fall Rot. the second stage of the 1940 Western Campaign. On the 360 km long front of the Somme and Aisne … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Airaines: The Hell Scenario#: HiD28     Date: 1940-06-07     Location: Airaines, France Dunkirk had fallen, the Belgian Army had surrendered, and the British had left. The best French divisions were trapped in the north and the east. The situation was desperate. Behind the Somme River. every village was hastily fortified in hopes … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
The Rescue: Leclerc Rides In Scenario#: HiD29     Date: 1940-06-10     Location: Perthes, France On June 9th, the Germans crossed the Aisne River near Bethel. But they needed to increase the bridgehead to allow all their tanks to cross the Aisne. While the 1st and 2nd Panzer Divisions strengthened the Aisne bridgehead, the 17th … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
One Last Steak Dinner Scenario#: HiD30     Date: 1940-06-11     Location: St. Pierre-le-viger, France The British 51st Highland Division was being squeezed into a small pocket around the town of Dieppe by Erwin Rommel and his 7th Panzer Division. Rommel was doing his best to capture the division before it could escape across the … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
The Train From Hell Scenario#: HiD31     Date: 1940-06-15     Location: Near Meuse, France Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Noise in the Fog Scenario#: HiD32     Date: 1940-06-18     Location: Heming, France On the day General DeGaulle issued his call from London, one day after Pétain called for ceasefire and Armistice, the French Army fought one last battle. The men who were charged with defending the Maginot Line now had to defend … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Rebecca, Can You See Me? Scenario#: HoN01     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: St.germain De Varreville, France Captain Frank L. Lillyman led his Pathfinders out the door of their C-47 troop transports and into the night sky over Normandy. At 0015 hrs. 6 June 1944, when his boots struck the dew soaked grass, Lillyman became the first U.S. soldier to set foot… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Overlord Begins Scenario#: HoN02     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Benouville, France After months of rehearsals, D Company of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (familiarly referred to as the "Ox and Bucks") under Major John Howard, lifted off in towed Horsa gliders during the later hours of June the 5th, headed … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Flash... Thunder! Scenario#: HoN03     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Normandy, France Thousands of paratroopers dropped on Normandy during the night of June 6, 1944. To avoid flak, most of the planes flew too low and too fast to place their "sticks” in their assigned dropzones. Paratroogers were scattered between the beaches and their… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Le Manoir Scenario#: HoN04     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Sw Of Neuville, France Lieutenant John Dolan was the commanding officer of Able Company of the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. His company conducted a textbook drop on the night of June 6, collecting all but two of the 136 men assigned. Able Company's… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Brothers in Arms Scenario#: HoN05     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Neuville, France Lieutenant Turner Turnbull was a Native American, half Cherokee in fact, something that would have made him a second class citizen in mid 20th century America, but mattered not to his brothers in arms. On June 6th, his battalion, the 2nd of the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Medal of Honor Scenario#: HoN06     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Mézières, France The XYZ complex Was a group of buildings that housed a German artillery battalion. Clearing the buildings had originally been assigned to a platoon from A Company, 502nd PIR, but the company scattered well north of their objective. Hence, the 502nd's… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Attack of Das Kochegschirr Scenario#: HoN07     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Benouville, France Benouvilie, a town crucial in stemming any German counterattacks against the canal bridges and the invasion itself, was defended by a small holding force of the Ox and Bucks. They had successfully fended off early morning German probes, but had … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
The Road to Foucarville Scenario#: HoN08     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Foucarville, France Pulling together in groups of twos and threes, the men of the 101st Airborne slowly formed a semblance of unit cohesion. Because the Germans were confused, overwhelmed, or unable to coordinate a defense, by the dawn of June 6th the American… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Counter Attack at Sainte-Mère-Église Scenario#: HoN09     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: St Mere Eglise, France The town of St Mere Eglise was one of the first towns liberated by the Allied forces during D-Day. Men of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division secured the town with minimal resistance early on… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Saving Brigadier Hill Scenario#: HoN10     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Ranville, France The British 3rd Para brigade under Brigadier James Hill had successfully accomplished their D Day objectives, but with heavy casualties. They then established holding positions north of the town of Ranville. Ranviiie was key in defending the British… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Sniper's Den Scenario#: HoN11     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Le Port, France The Ox and Bucks had taken the Orne canal bridge and quickly established a perimeter. Now, they had to hold it while facing greater German resistance. Even worse was the incessant sniper fire coming from west of their positions. … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Men of France, You May Fire First Scenario#: HoN12     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Ouistreham, France One of the objectives on D-Day for the British 1st Special Service Brigade was to clear the gun emplacements outside the seaside resort of Ouistreham. Captain Kieffer, in charge of the contingent of Free-French Commandos, asked permission to lead the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
The Bridge at Chef Du Pont Scenario#: HoN13     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Chef Du Pont, France After attacks by men ofthe 507th and 508th PlR, the German forces defending the bridge at Chef Du Pont withdrew across the bridge and set up defensive positions along the opposite bank. Further American attacks were thwarted by a fierce defense until… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Assault on Vierville Scenario#: HoN14     Date: 1944-06-07     Location: Vierville, France The French village of Vierville straddled the road from Utah Beach to St. Come du Mont, a location key to the Americans and Germans alike. The Yanks captured Vierville on June 6th. 1944. but on June 7th, most of the … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Doggin' Down the Road Scenario#: HoN15     Date: 1944-06-07     Location: Beaumont, France Colonel Bob Sink directed the attack of his 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) against Vierville and Beaumont with the objective of capturing the southern crossroads of St. Come-du—Mont. It was early on June 7th when the two battalions moved… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
The Best Laid Plans Scenario#: HoN16     Date: 1944-06-07     Location: Sainte Honorine, France On the second day of the invasion the British 6th Para Brigade had easily taken its first objective: the town of Longueval. The Brigade commander decided to assault the secondary objective to the southeast: the hamlet of Ste. Honorine. With … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Tameville Breakout Scenario#: HoN17     Date: 1944-06-07     Location: Tameville, France The men of the 6th Fallschirmjager Regiment were based near St Come du Mont en D-Day, and after successfully defending the town, commenced probing for enemy positions in an attempt to link up with other German forces. One patrol from the 2nd… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Expected Company Scenario#: HoN18     Date: 1944-06-07     Location: Le Bas De Ranville, France The 12th battalion had landed earlier in the morning and established defensive positions around the strategically important town Ranville. Here, the countryside was more open, and the 5th Para Brigade allocated their small supply of anti-tank guns… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Ewell's Charge Scenario#: HoN19     Date: 1944-06-08     Location: St. Come Du Mont, France Carentan was the key to preventing a linkup between American forces from Utah and Omaha Beach. Taking Carentan, however, meant that St. Come du Mont and the road leading southfrom the causeway to the town would have to be won. The fight started on… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
The Call of Duty Scenario#: HoN20     Date: 1944-06-08     Location: E Of St Come Du Mont, France During the day of June 8th, the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division assisted in the attack on St. Come du Mont. Their job was to destroy the four bridges that linked Carentan to the geninsula. It was one of their first… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Bob's Farm Scenario#: HoN21     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Normandy, France The 3rd Para Brigade continued to take heavy casualties while aggressively defending the northeastern sector of the invasion bridgehead. The 5th Brigade, who had been placed in reserve after their courageous stand around the canal bridges during the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Carentan Scenario#: HoN22     Date: 1944-06-12     Location: Carentan, France The men of E Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment entered Carentan on the morning ofJune 12th, 1944, Colonel von der Heyte. the Commander of the 6th Fallschirmjager, who were defending Carentan, had pulled all but 50 of his men from the city.… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Coming Through Scenario#: HoN23     Date: 1944-06-13     Location: Jct D223/d971, France The 17th Panzergrenadier Division was tasked with retaking Carentan. On the morning of June 13th they made steady progress toward the city, yet were eventually stopped by elements of the 502nd PIR. The American Airborne troops counterattacked, but… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Roosevelt's Butchers Scenario#: HoN24     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Sw Of Carentan, France The 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, coupled with the remnants of the 6th Fallschirmjager Regiment. attacked on the morning of June 13th. driving the 506th PIR back to within a mile of Carentan. The 2nd Battalion of the 502nd PIR counterattacked in… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Alamo Scenario#: HoN25     Date: 1944-06-13     Location: Ramelle, France After the first days of the battle, Rommel attempted to force his armor across the Merderet River. If successful, he could launch a metal spear into the Yanks flank. The General's plan made any village with a bridge worth its weight in gold, and… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
The Last Gasp Scenario#: HoN26     Date: 1944-08-25     Location: Beuzeville, France While Free-French and American troops were liberating Paris, the fatigued and depleted British 6th Airborne division was still inching its way northeast towards the Seine. The village of Beuzeville lay in the 3 Para Brigade's path. General Gale, the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
To the Bridge Scenario#: HoN27     Date: 1944-09-17     Location: Son, Holland On the first day of Operation Market Garden the 506th Parachute infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division dropped near the Dutch town of Son. 1st Battalion's objective was to secure Son and the bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal south … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
No Time For a Spot of Tea Scenario#: HoN28     Date: 1944-09-17     Location: Arnhem, Holland Unlike the confused response to the Normandy landings, some German commanders quickly and correctly appraised the massive airdrop outside of Arnhem and took immediate action. Captain Sepp Krafft, an instructor at the Waffen SS NCO School, did just… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Under the Claw Scenario#: HoN29     Date: 1944-09-19     Location: Near Arracourt, France In an effort to halt General Patton's Third Army as it charged across France, the German 5th Panzer Army, under the command of General Hasso von Manteuffel, launched a counteroffensive near Arracourt, in the Lorraine. Combat Command Alpha (CCA) of … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Holding Hell's Highway Scenario#: HoN31     Date: 1944-09-20     Location: Veghel, Holland Operation Market Garden; Montgomery's plan to shorten the war by creating an “air bridge" of allied troops to the city of Arnhem, was floundering. The 101st Airborne Division had successfully seized its assigned bridges, but now had to defend them … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Stalingrad of the West Scenario#: HoN30     Date: 1944-09-19     Location: Arnhem, Holland Colonel John Frost's 2"^ Parachute Battalion had orders to take and hold the Arnhem Bridge until relieved. He had taken one end of the bridge and had established a small perimeter with the limited resources at his disposal. Now, with mounting German… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy