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The Khalkhin-Gol SparkScenario#: 17866 Date: 5/28/1939 Location: Khalkh River, MongoliaThe Khalkhin-Gol battle started with minor fights that ended up escalating in fierce battles. After a number of small cavalry skirmish in the disputed area in early May, Japanese lt. Col. Yaozo Azuma led the 23rd Reconnaissance Division against the … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol |
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Kawatama BridgeScenario#: 17868 Date: 7/1/1939 Location: Khalkh River, MongoliaAfter a wet June with little action by either side, Japan unleashed a major two-pronged offensive on July 1. The southern force was to take the Kawatama bridge, while the northern attack would cut off the resulting Soviet retreat. lt. … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol |
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Bain Tsagan heightsScenario#: 17871 Date: 7/5/1939 Location: Khalkh River, MongoliaA strong Japanese infantry force crossed the Halha River during the night of July 2 and occupied the Bain Tsagan Heights. Zhukov quickly organized a counter attack using the 11th Soviet Tank Brigade, supported by the 7th Armored Brigade. The … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol |
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Soviet InfiltrationScenario#: 17872 Date: 7/7/1939 Location: Khalkh River, MongoliaAs the Japanese recovered from their failed offensive from early July, Zhukov planned a Soviet infiltration. A Soviet faint would hold the enemy in position in the south while his real plan unfolded. On July 7th a combined force of … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol |
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The Halha River shellingScenario#: 17873 Date: 7/23/1939 Location: Khalkh River, MongoliaUndaunted by previous failures and unable to force the Soviets back across the Halha River, the Japanese brought up artillery from the Home Islands with plans to launch another attack on July 23. The Soviets, however, enjoyed a range advantage … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol |
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Down in the dumpsScenario#: 17874 Date: 8/8/1939 Location: Khalkh River, MongoliaAfter the failed attack in the end of July. the Japanese were facing a serious supply problem. Zuhkov, always looking to add to the enemy's confusion, ordered another Soviet infiltration aimed at the supply dumps south of the Holsten River. … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol |
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Attack on the Soviet outpostScenario#: 17875 Date: 8/18/1939 Location: Khalkh River, MongoliaIn preparation for an August 24 offensive, the Japanese launched a probing attack in the southern sector of the Soviet lines. Hoping to discover a weak point they ran into a strong Soviet defensive position instead. Lacking the resources to … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol |
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The Khalkhin-Gol encirclementScenario#: 17876 Date: 8/20/1939 Location: Khalkh River, MongoliaAfter weathering the Japanese attacks, General Zhukov was ready to launch his own offensive. Reinforcements and supplies were built up and on August 20th he was ready to put his double envelopment plan into motion. Both the left and right … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol |
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Tightening the nooseScenario#: 17884 Date: 8/20/1939 Location: Khalkh River, MongoliaGeneral Zhukov's plan had worked to perfection and the Japanese forces were completely cut off. On August 24th and 25th, Japanese forces made repeated efforts to rescue their trapped comrades, but a hammer blow by the Soviet 6th Tank Brigade … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol |
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Tuchola ForestScenario#: 7003 Date: 9/1/1939 Location: Chojnice, PolandThe German 2nd Army and 19th Panzer Corps pushed into Poland as part of Unternehmen Fall Weiss. What seemed like good defensive terrain to the Poles had actually been part of the German Army's training area during World War … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Battle of WarsawScenario#: 1545 Date: 9/8/1939 Location: Warsaw, PolandOn September 1, 1939 the invasion of Poland - codenamed Fall Wei or "Case White" by the German high command - marked the first military campaign of the war. In a week, the German forces were able to overwhelm … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Bzura RiverScenario#: 6997 Date: 9/9/1939 Location: Bzura, PolandStarting on 9 September, the Battle of Bzura was the largest battle of Unternehmen Fall Weiss. It was also one of the last battles that involved a significant cavalry contingent. After losing contact with Polish high command, General … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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HelScenario#: 6998 Date: 9/9/1939 Location: Hel Peninsula, PolandThe Hel Peninsula, including a Polish military port, was one of the longest-defended pockets of Resistance in Operation Fall Weiss. Approximately 3000 Polish defenders held out for almost a month against German ground, air, and naval forces. During… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Kepa OksywskaScenario#: 6999 Date: 9/10/1939 Location: Gdynia, PolandThe Polish army occupied the Oksywie Heights outside the city of Gdynia in northern Poland and when the German forces managed to cut off the nearby Hel Peninsula, the region was besieged. The Polish commanders wanted to avoid destroying … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Tomaszów LubelskiScenario#: 7002 Date: 9/17/1939 Location: Tomaszow Lubelski, PolandNear the town of Tomaszow Lubelski, in the far south east of Poland, the Polish Army twice tried to break through the German encirclement and move further south to the Romanian Bridgehead area. The first attempt, by Army Lublin, … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Battle of SzackScenario#: 7006 Date: 9/28/1939 Location: Szack, PolandBy 17 September, 1939, most of the Polish reserves and heavy equipment from the forces defending the eastern border of Poland had been sent west to help against the German invasion. When the Soviet forces poured over the border … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Battle of WytycznoScenario#: 20308 Date: 10/1/1939 Location: Wytyczno, PolandThis was the end of the battle for Poland, Polish troops of the "Korpus Ochrany Pogranicza" (KOP - border defense corps) were withdrawing because of the Soviet invasion in the East of Poland. Near the village of Wytyczno, Polish soldiers … Memoir '44 — Online Only |
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Battle of KockScenario#: 7000 Date: 10/2/1939 Location: Kock, PolandBy October 2, 1939, the battle for Poland was all but over. German command assumed that the Polish defenders were so demoralized that it would only take one German battalion to capture Operational Group Polesie, the only Polish military … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Winter fight at KuhmoScenario#: 10922 Date: 11/30/1939 Location: Kuhmo, FinlandOn November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union broke off diplomatic relations with Finland and attacked by air and land without declaring war. Ordered to repel the Russian 54th Rifle Division in the North, elements of the 13th Finish Reinforced Battalion … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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Taipale riverScenario#: 17300 Date: 11/30/1939 Location: Summa, FinlandBoth the Russians and the Fins know that Summa is the gateway through the Karelian 1sthmus into Finland. This is the most defended place in the Mannerheim line. That’s why Russian troops try to lure Finnish troops away from that … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016 |
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KollaaScenario#: 20149 Date: 12/7/1939 Location: Rumilus, FinlandNorth of the Karelian 1sthmus which received the main initial assault of the Winter War, the Soviet 8th Army, a force of 7 divisions reinforced by armor units, assaulted the 2 divisions of the Finnish 4th Army Corps. After pushing … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016 |
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TolvajarviScenario#: 17759 Date: 12/12/1939 Location: Tolvajarvi, FinlandEarly December Finnish forces where pushed back on every front. Only the Mannerheim line stood firm. Russia seems undefeatable with their superior numbers in men and equipment. The situation was especially critical north of lake Ladoga where Russian… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016 |
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Battle of TolvajarviScenario#: 20285 Date: 12/12/1939 Location: Tolvajarvi, FinlandAt the beginning of the Winter War, north to Ladoga Lake, Soviets had deployed the 139th Rifle Division which advanced along the road to Tolvajarvi. To counter this threat, Finnish Command had formed the Talvela Group with some different units … Memoir '44 — Online Only |
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SuomussalmiScenario#: 1409 Date: 12/16/1939 Location: Suomussalmi, FinlandThe Soviet Army crossed the border into Finland in the last days of November, 1939. On December 8th, they reached the lightly defended village of Suomussalmi. The next day, Colonel Hjalmar Siilasvuo, a veteran of WWI, brought in reinforcements and … Memoir '44 — Eastern Front |
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Destruction of the 44th DivisionScenario#: 20101 Date: 1/5/1940 Location: Raate, FinlandAfter the success at Tolvajarvi, Finnish forces began attacking the Russian invaders with renewed strength. A successful tactic they used quickly became known as Motti tactics. Russian movements were bound to roads. As soon as they got into the… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016 |
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Vetko VillageScenario#: 10923 Date: 1/12/1940 Location: Vetko, FinlandIn January 1940, during the Winter War, Stalin ordered the 2nd Soviet Ski Brigade, under the command of Colonel Konstan Dolin, to relieve the 54th Rifle Division who the Finns had encircled and cut off. Dolin, moved into Finland toward … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus |
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The Battle of HonkaniemiScenario#: 20105 Date: 1/25/1940 Location: Honkaniemi, FinlandOn the night between 25th / 26th of February 1940, the Jaeger company was transferred by trucks to Heponotko (3 km North-East from the Honkaniemi depot) and skied to the starting point, arriving at 0400 hours. The tank company arrived … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016 |
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Final PushScenario#: 17490 Date: 3/2/1940 Location: Viipuri, FinlandThe Finnish military situation on the Karelian 1sthmus was dire as troops were experiencing heavy casualties. In addition, artillery ammunition supplies were exhausted and weapons were wearing out. After failing to halt the Russians at Honkaniemi the… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016 |
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Valkenburg AirfieldScenario#: 3358 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Valkenburg, HollandThe invasion of the Netherlands was launched with a large German airborne operation. Paratroopers of the 7th Flieger Division were tasked with taking several bridges to open the way for motorized units. The plans also called for them to secure … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Moerdijk BridgesScenario#: 3359 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Moerdijk, HollandGerman paratroopers of the 1st Fallschirmjäger Regiment were dropped near Moerdijk and Dordrecht in order to take the bridges that were the gateway to Rotterdam and "Fortress Holland". The operation in Moerdijk was a success as the paratroopers… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Unternehmen NiwiScenario#: 3365 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Nives, BelgiumTo carry out the "Sickle-Cut" plan that would split the Allied forces in half, the Panzers of Gruppe Von Kleist had to cross the Ardennes. The key of the operation was the speed of the assault: for the Panzers, the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Fort Eben-EmaëlScenario#: 3376 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Eben-Emaël, BelgiumIn the early dawn of May 10, 1940, nine DFS-230 gliders landed on the superstructure of the fort at Eben-Emaël, which protected the bridges across the Meuse in Maastricht. German sappers rushed out of the gliders and immediately attacked their … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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BodangeScenario#: 4321 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Bodange, BelgiumAfter they had crossed the Belgian border, German units of the 1st and 2nd Panzer Divisions ran up against the defensive positions of the 1st Division of Chasseurs Ardennais. Commandant Bricart's 5th Company was ordered to resist at all costs … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Driving to SedanScenario#: 3433 Date: 5/12/1940 Location: Bouillon, FranceGeneral Guderian's forward Panzers reached the river Semois before the town of Bouillon on the evening of May 11. French cavalry units of the 5th DLC, after having suffered devastating casualties in the prior two days, had fallen back behind … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Across the MeuseScenario#: 1287 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumIn 1940, the German plan was for Army Group B to overrun Holland and then move more slowly into Belgium to lure the bulk of the Allied armies in the Low Countries. Army Group A would then drive through the … Memoir '44 — Online Only |
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Camouflaged in MontherméScenario#: 3448 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Monthermé, FranceOn May 13 the 6th Panzer Division, under General Kempf, arrived in the "Enveloppe", a forest-covered massif just before the Meuse valley. Soon after arriving, they launched their attack. After an air raid of Stukas and an artillery bombardment, the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Breakthrough to GemblouxScenario#: 3496 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Gembloux, BelgiumHannut, Belgium - May 12, 1940. Adopting the Dyle Plan, the cavalry corps of Gen. Prioux moves into Belgium, ahead of Gen. Blanchard's 1st Army to confront the German invaders. Near Hannut, French scout units find themselves facing incoming fire … Memoir '44 — Campaign Bag |
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Breakout at SedanScenario#: 4320 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Sedan, FranceFrench General Staff thought it was impossible for tanks to cross the massif of the Ardennes. Because of that assumption, French forces were completely surprised when, on the evening of May 12, General Guderian and his Panzer Divisions appeared… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Bouvignes BridgeheadScenario#: 4322 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Bouvignes, FranceGeneral Rommel's 7th Panzer Division arrived at the river Meuse on May 13. On the island of Houx, soldiers of the 7th Motorcycle Battalion discovered locks that the infantry could use to cross the canal. The first bridgehead was set … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Battle of Hannut -MerdorpScenario#: 4472 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Hannut, BelgiumAfter having crossed the Meuse river at Maastricht, the 4th Panzer division arrived in the region of Hannut. Once there, the Germans confronted the French Cavalry Corps of General Prioux, which had moved into Belgium as part of the Dyle … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Resistance in GemblouxScenario#: 3418 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Ernage, BelgiumWhile the "Prioux" cavalry corps fought the Panzer Divisions of the German XVI Motorized Corps in the battle of Hannut, infantry divisions of General Blanchard's 1st Army reached the "LPR" (Ligne Principale de Défense), which was the main line of … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Battle of FlavionScenario#: 3451 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Philippeville, FranceOn the evening of May 14, 1940, the French 1st Reserve Armored Division arrived in the region of Florennes-Flavion. The tanks' arrival was slowed by having to pass through the stream of refugees and soldiers who were fleeing the front. … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Dug-in behind the DyleScenario#: 3459 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Louvain La Neuve, BelgiumIn the morning of May 15, as part of the "Dyle" Plan, General Dame's 2nd DINA (North African Infantry Division) was deployed behind the railroad and the west bank of the river Dyle. Starting at 7.45 am, the men of … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Combats in StonneScenario#: 3494 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Stonne, FranceHeld by the 1st Battalion of the 67th Infantry Regiment and some elements of the 6th Infantry Division Recon Group, the town of Stonne was attacked by German units on May 15 at 6 a.m. The 8th Panzer Regiment suddenly … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Resistance in La HorgneScenario#: 3509 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Bouvellemont, FranceIn an effort to slow down Guderian's Panzers after the French defeat at Sedan, many French units chose to hold their positions instead of retreating. Among those who chose to stay were the 3rd brigade of Spahis in La Horgne, … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Stonne : French counter-attackScenario#: 18509 Date: 5/16/1940 Location: Stonne, FranceAfter the fierce battle of the 15th of May, the struggle for the village of Stonne continued on the 16th. Following an heavy shelling by the French artillery, the 3rd battalion of 51st Infantry Regiment and three companies of B1 … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2017 |
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De Gaulle to the RescueScenario#: 3516 Date: 5/17/1940 Location: Montcornet, FranceForced to cope with the Panzer advance without any reserve troops, General Gamelin decided to create a new army, the 6th, which was tasked with protecting Paris. The new army had to hold the Panzers and give Gamelin time to … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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To Crécy-sur-SerreScenario#: 3521 Date: 5/19/1940 Location: Crécy-sur-Serre, FranceAfter the attack of May 17 against Montcornet, Colonel De Gaulle launched a new drive towards Crécy-sur-Serre. Three armored groups took part in the offensive of the 4th Reserve Armored Division: the 6th Demi-brigade with B1-bis heavy tanks… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Defense of Le CateauScenario#: 3954 Date: 5/19/1940 Location: Catillon, FranceOn May 15, the 7th Panzer Division of General Rommel crossed the border between Belgium and France, and his troops reached Avesnes-sur-Helpe. Its next objective was Cambrai but on May 17, Rommel found the French 9th Motorized Infantry Division, just… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Saint Roche StationScenario#: 4460 Date: 5/20/1940 Location: Saint Roche, FranceFoiiowlng some disastrous fights during the Battle of France. the British Expeditionary Force found itself cut-off from the rest of the French army and surrounded in the port-city of Dunkirk. Remains of the British army engaged in some desperate… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus |