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Red October Scenario#: 45 Date: 29 Sept 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia Massive Stuka attacks contributed to the “house-warming" of the Red October factory beginning on the 29th of September, 1942. As the battle for the Red October drifted into October, Chuikov realized that the best hope for defense did not depend … Tide of Iron — Stalingrad
Gully of Death Scenario#: 44 Date: 2 Oct 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia After the fall of the tractor factory, the German forces quickly pressed forward to the Barrikady gun factory. Gurtievs 308th (Siberian) Rifle Division dug in to defend against the next German assault. One regiment was assigned to hold the flank, … Tide of Iron — Stalingrad
Order No. 227 Scenario#: 43 Date: 27 Sept 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia The central district of Stalingrad was known for continuous house-to-house fighting. The most famous action was the defense of “Pavlov's House", a multi-story building overlooking a square with excellent visibility. Multiple machine guns at different… Tide of Iron — Stalingrad
Raming Speed Scenario#: 42 Date: 14 Oct 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia The first day of the assault on the tractor factory, saw heavy fighting as Soviet forces struggled desperately to repel a German advance. Front lines blurred as troopsfrom both sides became isolated. Chaos ensued as tanks crashed through the outer… Tide of Iron — Stalingrad
Terminal Station Scenario#: 41 Date: 14 Sept 1942 Location: Volgograd-Glavny, Russia Although the rail station was in German hands, the Soviets counterattacked daily. In order to eliminate the Soviet forces left behind, the Germans had to commit fresh units to clear the area around the station. Tide of Iron — Stalingrad
Key to the City Scenario#: 40 Date: 13 Sept 1942 Location: Mamayev Kurgan, Russia The German ground onslaught continued with an assault on the burial mound Marnayev Kurgan. This strategic position would offer the Germans an unmatched view of the city and the Volga River if they could install artillery observation posts atop it. … Tide of Iron — Stalingrad
Shot for Shot Scenario#: 39 Date: 23 August 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia The 16th Panzer Division approached the Volga River with little opposition. However, AA guns of the 1077th AA Regiment, manned primarily by young women barely out of high school, depressed their gun barrels in order to fire on the oncoming … Tide of Iron — Stalingrad
Iron Horseman Scenario#: 38 Date: 5 Sept 1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia The reconnaissance elements of the Soviet 10th Replacement Rifle Brigade, 4th Rifle Regiment, are moving through Sadovaya Station along the rail line to establish the location of the Germans, when they encounter lead reconnaissance elements of the… Tide of Iron — Stalingrad
Piercing the Siegfried Line Scenario#: 29 Date: 19 Nov 1944 Location: Julich, Germany After the breakout from Normandy in late July, the 29th Infantry Division participated in the successful siege of the port city of Brest where, by September 19, the 40,000 man German garrison became casualties or prisoners of war. The 29th … Tide of Iron — Normandy
Breakout Through St. Lo Scenario#: 28 Date: 18 July 1944 Location: Saint-Lo, France Six weeks after Dday, the 29th infantry Division was still fighting in the hedgerows of Normandy, apposed by the German 352nd Infantry Division. The vital crossroads town Saint Lo was a key objective to the breakout of Normandy. On … Tide of Iron — Normandy
Battle in the Bocage Scenario#: 27 Date: 13 June 1944 Location: Longueville, France After the American 29th Infantry Division secured a beachhead in Normal-tab), it moved inland where the same German 352nd Infantry Division that opposed it on the coast now awaited it in the infamous bocage, a series of small fields enclosed … Tide of Iron — Normandy
Bloody Omaha Scenario#: 26 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Omaha Beach, France The D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, was the largest sea invasion in history, but overwhelming numbers did not guarantee success. The 116th Regiment of the American 29th Infantry Division landed in the area designated “Omaha Beach” along … Tide of Iron — Normandy
Operation Goodwood Scenario#: 25 Date: 18 July 1944 Location: Vimont, France A month after the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944, the Allied armies were still trying to break out of the Normandy beachhead. Operation Goodwood was conceived to shatter German defenses with a massive air bombardment prior to the ground … Tide of Iron — Normandy
Red Devils at Breville Scenario#: 24 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Breville, France Like their American counterparts, British airborne troops captured key objectives on D-Day June 6, I944. The British “paras ” were immediately counterattacked by. elements of the German 346th Infantry Division, a former static fortress unit upgraded… Tide of Iron — Normandy
Hide and Seek Scenario#: 23 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Pointe du Hoc, France As part of Operation Overlord, the American Ranger battalions attempted to capture gun batteries at Pointe du Hoc after making a cliff assault under enemy fire. However, upon reaching their target, they discovered their information was wrong and were… Tide of Iron — Normandy
Picking up the Pieces Scenario#: 22 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Bénouville, France During the final hours of June 5th, 1944, the British 6th Airborne Division landed behind Sword Beach to secure the eastern flank. Repelling counter-attacks, the 6th Airborne awaited relief from the forthcoming British commandos who stormed Sword… Tide of Iron — Normandy
Breaking the Line Scenario#: 11 Date: 5 November 1943 Location: Mignano, Italy German delaying actions across the whole of Italy stubbornly slowed the 5th and 8th Army advances during late October and early November of 1943. Rain drenched the soldiers of the U.S. 36th Infantry Division as they moved through the night … Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Chain of Command Scenario#: 10 Date: 27 June 1944 Location: Cherbourg, France Cherbourg fell three weeks after the invasion of Normandy, but the destruction of the port meant the Allies would have to find other ways to receive their much-needed supplies. Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Siegfried Assault Scenario#: 9 Date: October 1944 Location: Aachen, Germany In October 1944, the U.S. 1st Army begins its attack on the Siegfried Line north of Aachen. Heavy artillery pounds pillboxes, barbed wire, and mine fields for several days before the assault. The 30th Infantry Division, joined by the 2nd … Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Stavelot Express Scenario#: 8 Date: 17 Dec 1944 Location: Stavelot, Belgium On December 17th, Lt. Col. Jochen Peiper of the 1st SS Panzer Division broke through the American lines and started his race to the Meuse River. By 1600 hours his advance units reached the outskirts of Stavelot. The town was … Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Crossroads Scenario#: 7 Date: 14 Sept 1944 Location: Brandscheid, Germany The American 4th Infantry Division’s 8th and 22nd Regiments, plus supporting armor and engineers, attempt to take the village of Brandscheid, Germany. Opposing them is the 2nd SS Panzer, which has few tanks but a good supply of infantry. Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Uphill Battle Scenario#: 6 Date: 11 Feb 1945 Location: Trier, Germany After sustaining horrible losses while crossing the Sauer River, the 76th Infantry Division adopts more cautious protocols in their attempts to push through the Siegfried Line. On the morning of February 11th, 1945, a 15-minute barrage from an entire… Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Liberation Scenario#: 5 Date: 17 July 1944 Location: Saint-Lo, France In the weeks following D-Day, the Allies continued to advance slowly from their ever-expanding beachhead, the only exception being the village of St.-Lô. Here the 29th Division has been bogged down for over a month, suffering more casualties outside… Tide of Iron — Next Wave
At the Breaking Point Scenario#: 4 Date: 27 July 1944 Location: Mortain, France On July 27th, 1944, the Allies overran the Panzer Lehr Division and began their breakout across France. As General Patton rapidly advances forward, Field Marshal von Kluge is ordered not to retreat but instead to use the 116th Panzer Division … Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Normandy Farm Scenario#: 3 Date: June 1944 Location: Normandy, France A group of Americans approaches a farmhouse and its surrounding buildings. As dusk is fast approaching they are looking for shelter for the night. They are in for a nasty surprise. Apparently a group of German soldiers had the same … Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Clash of Elites Scenario#: 2 Date: 13 June 1944 Location: Carentan, France Carentan, June 13, 1944 – The capture of Carentan is essential to consolidating the Utah and Omaha beachheads into a single defensible position. 6. Fallschrimjäger regiment had evacuated the city on the 12th after running out of ammunition. Now… Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Mons Again Scenario#: 1 Date: 3 Sept 1944 Location: Mons, Belgium The Belgian fortress city of Mons was the site of one of the first battles of WWI. Now, almost exactly thirty years later, the II SS Panzerkorps and the American VII Corps are about to collide. Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Armoured Maelstrom Scenario#: 37 Date: 12 July 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia While the II SS Panzer Corps was still trying to push north at Prokhorovka, the regular army panzer grenadier division “Grossdeutschland" was to join in the final push and break the stalemate at Kursk. Instead, the elite “GD” had to … Tide of Iron — Fury of the Bear
Paradrop at Kanev Scenario#: 36 Date: 25 Sept 1943 Location: Kanev, Russia The Soviet offensive operations that began at Orel-Kursk in the summer of 1943 continued relentlessly through the end of that pivotal year. A bold use of Red Army paratroopers was planned as part of the attempt to form a bridgehead … Tide of Iron — Fury of the Bear
Counterattack at Orel Scenario#: 35 Date: 12 July 1943 Location: Orel, Russia The Soviet victory in their defense of the Kursk salient was the first time a major German offensive was stopped with only minimal gains. But what made the 1943 summer campaign exceptional was the counterattack that the Soviets planned before … Tide of Iron — Fury of the Bear
Tank fight at Prokhorovka Scenario#: 34 Date: 6 July 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia In the spring of 1943, the Germans planned to regain the initiative on their Eastern F ront. A large bulge in the area around the city of Kursk made a tempting target, and the Germans expected their armored spearheads to … Tide of Iron — Fury of the Bear
Prelude to Breakout Scenario#: 33 Date: 28 Jan 1944 Location: Korsun, Russia After Soviet tank armies sealed the pocket at Korsun on 28 January 1944, the Germans immediately began supply operations by air to sustain their troops surrounded in the encirclement. But a counterattack by German panzers to rescue the trapped men … Tide of Iron — Fury of the Bear
Creating the Korsun Pocket Scenario#: 32 Date: 25 Jan 1944 Location: Cherkassy, Russia After its victory at Kursk in July 1943, the Soviet Red Army relentlessly pushed the Germans back. Although Kiev and a large part of the Ukraine were liberated, six months of constant fighting saw no major breakthroughs. That would change … Tide of Iron — Fury of the Bear
Meat Grinder Scenario#: 31 Date: Feb 1942 Location: Rzhev, Russia In the first quarter of 1942, Soviet forces executed a series of offensives near the Moscow area against the German Rzhev salient. While the Soviet objectives were not ultimately accomplished, these battles drew German attention away from reinforcing… Tide of Iron — Fury of the Bear
Shock and Awe Scenario#: 30 Date: 1 Feb 1942 Location: Toropets, Russia In the winter of I942, Soviet forces mounted the Toropets-Kholm offensive south of Lake Ilmen. Soviet forces, although ill-equipped, were able to surprise two forward German regiments, as the regiments were spread to such a degree that they couldn ’t… Tide of Iron — Fury of the Bear
The Road to Oosterbeek Scenario#: 65 Date: 22 Sept 1944 Location: Oosterbeek, Holland Day six of the battle at Arnhem, would become known as “Black Friday” for the British paratroopers of the 1st Airborne Division. The survivors of the failed attempt to take the vital bridge across the Rhine River at Arnhem had retreated into a pocket… Tide of Iron — Designer Series
Crisis at Kasserine Scenario#: 64 Date: 19 Feb 1943 Location: Kasserine, Tunisia On February 19, 1943, German reconnaissance and the elite assault infantry troops of Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps attacked Kasserine Pass, attempting to rush through the pass to the main Allied supply dump at Tebessa. To stay on schedule, the German … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
To Save Bastonge Scenario#: 63 Date: 18 Dec 1944 Location: Bastogne, Belgium The U.S. 9th Armored Division had never experienced a major battle, but the German offensive of December 16, 1944, saw it suddenly engaged with the veteran troops of two elite panzer divisions. By December 18, desperate American commanders deployed… Tide of Iron — Designer Series
The Bridge at Chambois Scenario#: 62 Date: 20 Aug 1944 Location: Chambois, France On August 20, 1944, a hodgepodge of retreating German forces, including heavy Tiger tanks, medium Panzer IV models, and hordes of demoralized but desperate Nazi soldiers, attacked the U.S. 359th Infantry Regiment at the town of Chambois in order to … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
Ring Around Aachen Scenario#: 61 Date: 2 Oct 1944 Location: Wurselen, Germany Having broken through the Siegfried Line. fortifications by the end of the first week in October 1944. the American 30th Infantry Division wheeled south to link up with the “Big Red One" (1st Infantry Division) at Wurselen to encircle the … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
The Neck of the Gap Scenario#: 60 Date: 18 Aug 1944 Location: Mayenne, France After Operation Cobra shattered the German armies trying to hold back the Normandy invasion, Allied forces raced to envelop and capture enemy troops in the Falaise Pocket. Colonel Harry D. McHugh’s U.S. 318th Infantry Regiment, supported by elements… Tide of Iron — Designer Series
Gela Beachhead Scenario#: 59 Date: 11 July 1943 Location: Gela, Sicily Elements of the American 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division are holding a perimeter for the beachhead on Sicily near Gela created by parts of the U.S. Army’s 16th Regiment (1st Infantry Division) and 180th Regiment … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
New Mission Scenario#: 58 Date: 7 November 1944 Location: Vir-sur-Seille, France During the maiden combat mission of the 761st Tank Battalion, the Black Panthers, the American forces seek to secure a river crossing by occupying the town of Vic-sur-Seille. They must also clear the nearby mountains to stop the murderous … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
2 on 2, Round One Scenario#: 57 Date: 28 July 1944 Location: Saint-Denis-le-Gast, France In late July 1944, the German and Allied armies were still locked in close combat in the hedgerows and small towns of Normandy. On July 28 a German attack led by elements of the 2nd Panzer Division smashed into the … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
Fire and Brimstone Scenario#: 56 Date: 25 July 1944 Location: Saint-Lo, France Late July 1944. After Operation Cobra's successful bombing of the area outside of Saint Lo, most German survivors fled. Even so, intense fighting continued as the Americans attempted to crack the now thin German front so that their armoured divisions… Tide of Iron — Designer Series
Smoking Cobras Scenario#: 55 Date: 18 Feb 1945 Location: Monte Castello, Italy In February 1945, after a static defense for nine weeks due to lack of ammunition, bad weather, and heavy losses - Brazil 's FEB would get another chance to prove their worth as assault troops in Italy. “Operation Encore”, a … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
Night Drop Scenario#: 54 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Sainte Mere-Eglise, France On June 6, 1944, D-Day began with pre-dawn night parachute drops by the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions behind Utah Beach. The 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) of the 82nd Airborne Division were given … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
So Near and Yet so Far Scenario#: 53 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: La Fiere, France German doctrine emphasized immediate counterattacks when the enemy was relatively weak and had not yet consolidated the positions they had just seized. During the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the American airborne forces had the mission to prevent or… Tide of Iron — Designer Series
Totensonntag Scenario#: 52 Date: 23 Nov 1941 Location: Sidi Rezegh, Libya In North Africa, there was far more desert than there were troops and equipment available to hold the terrain, so the opposing “lines” were often a series of loosely connected outposts, fortified camps, and bands of vehicles that formed defensive … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
Hell Week Scenario#: 51 Date: 7 Aug 1944 Location: Mortain, France By the end of July 1944, the Americans had successfully broken out of Normandy and into the open countryside to the south and southeast. The town of Mortain was taken by American forces at the beginning of August. This small … Tide of Iron — Designer Series