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Battle for Oran Scenario#: 13177     Date: 11/09/1942     Location: Oran, Algeria On the morning of November 8th,1942, Allied troops landed in French North Africa, with the hope that the French wouldn’t fight. But in the Oran area, French troops fought against the US Center Task Force of General Fredendall... Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Scorpions vs. Folgore Scenario#: 22561     Date: 10/24/1942     Location: Deir el Munassib, Egypt In the evening of October 23rd,1942, General Montgomery launched Operation Lightfoot in the north of El Alamein. To the south, a diversion operation planned to engage the Axis mobile units deployed in this sector (21.Panzer Division and Division… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Strong defense at Vinovka Scenario#: 24282     Date: 08/23/1942     Location: Vinovka, Russia On the 23rd of August 1942, the 16.Panzer-Division, head of the XIV.Panzer-Korps, crossed the Don River and advanced toward the Volga River until they reached Rynok, north of Stalingrad, that evening. General Hube, commander of the division, received… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Stalingrad: 1st assault Scenario#: 12721     Date: 09/14/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia When German troops arrived in front of Stalingrad in early September 1942, they noticed that the long, straight city hugging the Volga River did not allow them to use their usual tactic, the pincer movement. They would have to make a frontal… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Operation Undertone Scenario#: 24368     Date: March 08, 1945     Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Operation Undertone, also known as the Saar-Palatinate Offensive, was a large assault by the U.S. Seventh, Third and French First Armies of the U.S. Sixth and Twelfth Army Groups as a part of the Allied invasion of Germany in March … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Reichswald Scenario#: 24380     Date: February 09, 1945     Location: Kleve, Germany The Reichswald is the 5-mile gap between the Maas and Rhine and the natural advance route from the German-Dutch border to the Ruhr. After amassing troops to get a numerical advantage near Groesbeek, the allies advanced towards Kleve. The German … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Clearing of the Echternach Bulge Scenario#: 24370     Date: February 06, 1945     Location: Echternach, Germany The battle of the Bulge finished in January 1945. The 417th Infantry Division and the 5th Armored Division had to cross the Sauer between Bollendorf and Echternach to take the first hill mass, not quite a mile beyond the Sauer. … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Saarlautern Bridgehead Scenario#: 24364     Date: December 04, 1944     Location: Saarlautern, Germany After the capture of the main Saarlautern bridge the previous day, the 95th division managed to form a bridgehead on the other side of the river. The main effort of these troops went into pushing forward towards Fraulautern and to … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Hill 400 Scenario#: 24374     Date: December 07, 1944     Location: Bergstein, Germany Hill 400 is the name given by Allied forces during World War II to a 400 metres high hill located east of the centre of Bergstein, a village in the Eifel region of Germany. This small mountain provides a view … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
First battle for Schmidt Scenario#: 24378     Date: October 06, 1944     Location: Germeter, Germany Hürtgen Forest is a rugged area between the Ruhr and Aachen. The German defenders had numerous bunkers in the area, mostly belonging to the deep defences of the Siegfried Line. The dense forest allowed infiltration and flanking attacks, and it … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Voronezh Scenario#: 24171     Date: July 4-13, 1942     Location: Voronezh, Russia At the beginning of Operation Fall Blau, the 4th Panzer Army of General Hoth advanced towards Voronezh to cross the Don River and then turn South to encircle Soviet troops west of the river. The capture of the city was … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Bir Hakeim Scenario#: 8303     Date: June 10. 1942     Location: Bir Hakeim, Libya On the 10th of June 1942, knowing that holding Bir Hakeim was no longer essential for the continuation of the battle, French general Koenig decided to break through the encirclement and escape to the British lines with all the 1st … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Operation Trappenjagd Scenario#: 24416     Date: May 8-10, 1942     Location: Sevastopol, Crimea As part of the drive to relieve the besieged city of Tobruk, the 6th New Zealand Brigade and 8th Royal Tank Regiment assaulted a German position simply known as Point 175. Overconfident by recent success against Italian forces, they were … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
US counter-attack at Bataan Scenario#: 23823     Date: April 7, 1942     Location: Mount Samat, Philippines On the Bataan Peninsula, the Japanese launched what would be the final offensive in April 1942. The 4th Japanee division captured Mount Samat and formed a salient in the Philippines lines. On April 7th, US General King ordered the 45th … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Hill 693 Scenario#: 16624     Date: March 24, 1942     Location: Volkhov, Russia After the Soviet 2nd Shock Army failed to break the siege of Leningrad during the Volkhov battle, German forces encircled them on March 19th, 1942. In a desperate bid to escape, the Soviet troops turned to attack the Axis units … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Landing at Dili Scenario#: 23692     Date: February 19-20 1942     Location: Timor Island During the nights of 19th and 20th of February 1942, units of the 228th Japanese regiment landed at Dili, on Timor island. Allied troops (Sparrow Force), were composed of both Australian units entrenched at Dili airfield and scattered on the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Dorogobuzh Scenario#: 4836     Date: January 8, 1942     Location: Vyazma, Russia In January 1942, the German offensive on the doorstep of Moscow failed. With the help of “General Winter”, Russian forces counter-attacked en masse. German troops lost ground and took refuge in villages and towns. In the wooded area of Viazma, … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Landing on Wake Island Scenario#: 23318     Date: December 23, 1941     Location: Wake Island, Pacific On December 11th, 1941, the Japanese attempted to capture Wake Island but failed and two of their destroyers were sunk. They launched another attack during the night of December 23rd when troops of Special Naval Landing Force landed in the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Defensive Battle at Sasselie Scenario#: 23425     Date: August 15, 1941     Location: Sasselie, Ukraine In August 1941, SS division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler advanced in Ukraine between the cities of Vojnessensk and Nikolaïev. The Reconnaissance Group, under command of Kurt Meyer alias “Panzermeyer”, reached Sasselie, an isolated village located in… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Soviet Raid on Grigorevka Scenario#: 18261     Date: September 22, 1941     Location: Grigorevka, Ukraine September 1941, the city of Odessa was on the front line, surrounded by the Romanian army and under heavy fire from the artillery batteries of the 15th Romanian division positioned near Grigorevka. In order to help the defenders of the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Tula, Road to Moscow Scenario#: 23745     Date: October 29, 1941     Location: Tula, Russia In October 1941, Axis forces launched Operation Typhoon, a large offensive against Moscow. In late October, a German vanguard was nearing the city of Tula, about 200 kilometers south of the Soviet Union capital. With limited armor support, due to … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Relief of Tobruk Scenario#: 23748     Date: November 23, 1941     Location: Tobruk, Libya As part of the drive to relieve the besieged city of Tobruk, the 6th New Zealand Brigade and 8th Royal Tank Regiment assaulted a German position simply known as Point 175. Overconfident by recent success against Italian forces, they were … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Jaws of the 6th Army Scenario#: 21687     Date: December 14, 1944     Location: Limon, Phillipines The Allies start their advance on December 5 from the vicinity of Limon. They encountered very determined resistance from the Japanese south of the Leyte River bridge. The enemy defences around Limon and Hill 1525 consisted of numerous foxholes and … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Battle for the Airstrips Scenario#: 21676     Date: December 05, 1944     Location: Burauen, Phillipines The Japanese high command fears the growing air superiority of the US and comes up with a bold plan. Paratroopers of the 3th and 4th Airborne regiment will be dropped at the Burauen airstrips. During the night they will destroy … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Shoestring Ridge Scenario#: 21689     Date: November 23, 1944     Location: Damulaan, Phillipines The arrival of the 11th Airborne Division on 22 November 1944 allowed Gen. Hodge to move the rest of the 7th Division to the west, in the direction of Ormoc. The Japanese had to stop this advance to secure the … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Breakneck Ridge Scenario#: 21692     Date: November 07, 1944     Location: Ormoc Valley, Phillipines After reaching Carigara through the Leyte valley, Leyte is divided in two. The Japanese army was still able to provide reinforcements via Ormoc, so it was necessary to pierce the mountains as soon as possible to occupy Ormoc. Japanese troops … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Attack on Hill B&C Scenario#: 21690     Date: October 25, 1944     Location: Palo, Phillipines After securing Palo the Americans wanted to advance inland into Leyte Valley along highway 2. But the two hills overlooking highway 2, Hill B and Hill C were firmly in Japanese hands. After an initial skirmish for Hill Nan by … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
X Corps Landing Scenario#: 21688     Date: October 20, 1944     Location: Leyte Beach, Phillipines After four hours of heavy naval gunfire on 20 October, called 'A-day', the X Army Corps landed on the beach on the east coast of Leyte. The X Army Corps took Tacloban and the airport as soon as possible, both … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Belgorod - Kharkov Scenario#: 23908     Date: August 17, 1943     Location: Belgorod, Russia The battle is usually referred to as the Belgorod–Kharkov Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviets and the 4th Battle of Kharkov by the Germans. At the beginning of August the Soviets, delivering powerful sledgehammer blows from the North and… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021
Kutuzov Scenario#: 23904     Date: July 12, 1943     Location: Bolkhov, Russia After the successful counterattack near Prokhorovka, to the south of Kursk, the Soviet troops also attacked north of Kursk. The aim of this operation was to encircle and destroy the troops around Orel. The Soviets attacked in three spearheads: the … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021
Counter attack at Prokhorovka Scenario#: 23880     Date: July 12, 1943     Location: Prokhorovka, Russia On 12th of July at 8.30h in the morning the Russian radios "shouted" Stal, Stal, Stal (steel, steel, steel) which was the code for an all-out attack. 500 tanks and self-propelled guns of the 5th Guards Tank Army supported by … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021
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
Attack on Ponyri  Scenario#: 23883     Date: July 07, 1943     Location: Ponyri, Russia In the opening moves of Operation “Zitadelle”, the German 9th Army crashed into the defensive lines of the Soviet 13th Army on the northern face of the Kursk Salient. The advance was barred by a cluster of fortified towns and … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021
Von Manstein's Castling Scenario#: 23903     Date: February 19, 1943     Location: Kharkov, Russia At the start of 1943, the German Wehrmacht faced a crisis. A Soviet attack crossing the Donets River liberated the cities of Kursk, Belgorod and Kharkov. It threatened to cut off the entire German Army Group South. Erich von Manstein … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021
Counterattack at Karatin Scenario#: 20533     Date: 7/15/1941     Location: Karatin, Ukraine After the Battle of Brody (June 23-30, 1941) in Western Ukraine, which was one of the biggest and most destructive armored conflicts during Operation Barbarossa, the Soviet army was withdrawing. In an attempt to slow the German advance and buy … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Battle of Keren, Part 2 Scenario#: 23071     Date: 3/24/1941     Location: Keren, Ethiopia After intense fighting, the British Commonwealth forces finally captured Fort Dologorodoc. On March 24th, the battle of Keren entered its final stage with a massive artillery bombardment and armor support as British Engineers worked to secure the… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Battle of Keren, Part 1 Scenario#: 22884     Date: 2/5/1941     Location: Keren, Ethiopia At the start of the East African Campaign, British troops liberated the Sudanese border from the Italians and pushed them back into Eritrea. In February the Allies launched their offensive against the key town of Keren but met determined Resistance … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
The Failed Offensive of Cavallero Scenario#: 22831     Date: 1/25/1941     Location: Kerhes, Albania Italy has been bogged down in a war against Greece since October 1940. Although it's a war Mussolini himself started, it hasn't been the decisive campaign he was hoping for. It is now a matter of honor for the Italian … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Mechili Scenario#: 20958     Date: 6/6/1941     Location: Mechili, Libya In February 1941 the new formed Axis Afrika Korps under Command of General Rommel begun there offensive . Rommel ordered his 15nd Armour Division in 3 waves to engage the Allies around the old Spanish Fort of Mechili. The Fort … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
Halfaya Pass Scenario#: 20957     Date: 6/15/1941     Location: Halfaya Pass, Egypt Rommel has dug in at the Halfaya pass and Italian forces are defending Hill 206 and Fort Capuzzo. In reserve there was the German 15nd Panzer division and the Italian Ariete Armour Division. The Allied forces come up with 3 … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
Ruweisat Ridge Scenario#: 20956     Date: 7/14/1942     Location: El Alamein, Egypt Operation Crusader, July 14th 1942: As the Axis forces dug in, Auchinleck planned to attack the Italian Pavia and Brescia Divisions in the centre of the front at the Ruweisat ridge. His policy "to hit the Italians wherever possible in … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
Dash for the Wire Scenario#: 20955     Date: 11/24/1941     Location: Salloum, Libya After the battle of Sidi Rezegh near Tobruk, British forces were greatly reduced and they retreated to regroup. Rommel used this by making an flanking attack to hit the British in their rear. "The wire", an old Italian barrier … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
Green Devils at Vierville Scenario#: 20923     Date: 6/7/1944     Location: Vierville, France The US paratroopers of the 501st PIR (101st Airborne Division) liberated Vierville on June 6. The next day, at 1000 hours, the Green Devils (German paratroopers of the 1st Battalion/6.Fallschirmjäger Regiment) counterattacked from Basse-Addeville and… Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus
El Alamein Scenario#: 20915     Date: 10/23/1942     Location: El Alamein, Egypt 2nd Battle of El Alamein. The stabilized frontline gave both parties the opportunity to prepare. Rommel, short on troops and supplies, prepared his defence and created "devils garden" an area with 500.000 mines and barbwire. Montgomery build up… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
Ras El Madauar Scenario#: 20913     Date: 5/1/1941     Location: Tobruk, Libya Germans passed Tobruk during their advance and the Australian 9th division was left behind to defend the city and it's defensive perimeter. As Rommel is in desperate need to shorten it's supply lines he needs the seaport of Tobruk. Both … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
Daimler and Sole Scenario#: 20889     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Ouistreham, France The German strongpoint Wn12 (named "Daimler" by the Allies) was an artillery battery with 155mm French guns. The Wn14 (named "Sole" by the Allies) was defended by a grenadier company. On June 6, 1944, after a landing on Queen Red … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus
Strongpoint Wn21 Trout Scenario#: 20868     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Lion-sur-Mer, France On the coastal city of Lion-sur-Mer, Germans had built the strongpoint Wn21 with a company of the 716. ID (9/736). Named "Trout" by the Allies, this strongpoint had to be neutralized by two groups of the 41st Royal Marines Commando. … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus
Battle of Arundel - Act II Scenario#: 20849     Date: 9/19/1943     Location: Arundel, Salomon Islands After the failure of their attack in the night of 14-15 September, Japanese command decided to evacuate their troops from Arundel Island, in the Solomon Islands, under the protection of a well entrenched rear guard near Stima Lagoon. On the … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus
Le Dézert - Act II Scenario#: 20663     Date: 7/11/1944     Location: Le Dézert, France During the German counter-attack towards Saint-Jean-de-Daye, the 1st battalion of the Panzer-Grenadier Lehr Regiment 901 attacked the village of Le Dézert held by infantrymen of the 9th US Infantry Division. Despite their Resistance, the Allied… Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus
Le Dézert - Act I Scenario#: 20641     Date: 7/8/1944     Location: Le Dézert, France On its advance along road number 8, the 120th Infantry Regiment (30th US Infantry Division) reached the village of Le Dézert. The American soldiers captured the village despite the fierce Resistance of the 2.SS Panzer Division "Das Reich". On July … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus