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Act with the Utmost Vigour Scenario#: 202     Date: December 1, 1941     Location: Derna, Libya In late November 1941, the LRDG had been given orders to "act with the utmost vigor offensively against any enemy targets or communications within reach". Y1 Patrol, under the command of Captan Frank Simms, was instructed to attack … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
And the Anvil Scenario#: NA03     Date: 1941/01/11     Location: Murzuq Airfield, Libya The goal of the LRDG’s attack on the fort at Murzuq was to prevent the Italian garrison from reinforcing the airfield. Although the LRDG sustained casualties, its harassment attacks were successful: after a sustained fight, the Italian garrison… Undaunted — Undaunted: North Africa
Barenton Scenario#: 101     Date: August 7, 1944     Location: Barenton, France When the Battle of Mortaín began on 6 August the US 30th Infantry sent a small force to the town of Barenton, 10 kilometres southeast of Mortain, which served as a key German outpost. In the early morning hours of … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
Behind Enemy Lines Scenario#: N04     Date: 1944/06/17     Location: Vire-et-Taute, France 16 June was followed by a lull for the 30th Infantry Division, while it waited for the arrival of more men and equipment. Over the next three weeks, the division’s activities consisted mostly of vigorous patrolling and active defence. Daylight … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Castle Itter Scenario#: N13     Date: 1945/05/05     Location: Itter, Austria The Battle for Castle Itter was fought near the Austrian village of Itter on 5 May 1945, in the last days of the War in Europe. US soldiers joined forces with Wehrmacht infantrymen, an SS officer, an Austrian Resistance fighter, … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Cooperation in Destruction Scenario#: 203     Date: December, 1941     Location: Sirte, Libya In December 1941, the LRDG worked closely with the Special Air Service to conduct raids on Axis airfields at Sirte, El Agheila, Ajdabiya, Nofaliya, and Tamit. In total, they destroyed … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
Critical Intelligence Scenario#: N10     Date: 1944/08/07     Location: Romagny, France By the early hours of 7 August, the German forces had overrun the key roadblock southeast of Mortain and had advanced as far as the town of Romagny In desperate need of current tactical intelligence, the US forces sent an … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Crossing the Vire Scenario#: N05     Date: 1944/07/07     Location: Vire-et-Taute, France Three weeks after the 50th Infantry Division drove the Germans back behind the protection of the Vire-et-Taute Canal and the River Vire, the division launched its first full-scale offensive, an assault crossing of a defended river line. The days… Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Defence of Mechili Scenario#: 201     Date: April, 1941     Location: Mechili, Libya ln early April, the LRDG heard that the nearby town of Mechili was surrounded by the enemy. Mechili was the last stop before Tobruk, which meant that not only Tobruk and Bardia but also the key towns of Jarabub and … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
Desperate Escape Scenario#: NA05     Date: 1941/01/31     Location: Jebel Sherif, Libya In late January, the LRDG‘ was planning a large operation in Kufra. On the way, one of their patrols was spotted byan Italian reconnaissance aircraft. The trucks scattered and made for the hills, and the plane flew away without attackmg … Undaunted — Undaunted: North Africa
Desperate Withdrawal Scenario#: N06     Date: 1944/07/24     Location: Saint-Lo, France Operation Cobra was the code name for an Allied offensive aimed at breaking out of the hedgerows of Normandy and punching through the German defenses. The Operation was set to begin on the morning of 24 July, when hundreds of … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Hill 314 Scenario#: N11     Date: 1944/08/10     Location: Hill 314, France The Germans launched the first attack against Hill 314 shortly after midnight on 7 August. The initial assault involved flanking maneuvers that allowed for surprise attacks against the widely separated American defenders. Under constant attack,… Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
L'Abbaye Blanche Scenario#: 102     Date: August 7, 1944     Location: L'Abbaye Blanche, France On the afternoon of 7 August, the 120th Regiment's commander received reinforcements that would allow him to drive into the town of Mortain and try to re-establish communications with his forces that had been cut off on Hill 314. Elements … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
La Huberderie Scenario#: N07     Date: 1944/07/25     Location: La Huberderie, France After a one-day postponement due to the bombing errors, Operation Cobra got underway on the morning of 25 July. However, Allied bombing once again resulted in friendly casualties. After order was restored, the 50th Infantry Division began the… Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
La Raye Scenario#: N01     Date: 1944/06/15     Location: La Raye, France The 30th Infantry Division’s first action was on the morning of 15 June. While over half the division was still afloat or moving through the assembly areas on Omaha Beach, an initial attack was made by an improvised combat team. … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Landing Group 7 Scenario#: NA01     Date: 1940/09/17     Location: Jalo-Kufra Rd, Libya The LRP, which was the predecessor to the LRDG, performed its first major action in September 1940. The patrol identified an Italian landing ground along the road between Jalo and Kufra in eastern Libya. The LRP destroyed the fuel dump … Undaunted — Undaunted: North Africa
Libyan Taxi Service Scenario#: NA07     Date: 1941/06/11     Location: Kambut, Libya While based in Kufra, the LRDG conducted deep reconnaissance missions and reported on the activities of Rommel’s forces. It was during this time that the LRDG was nicknamed the Libyan Taxi Service, as they helped to ferry equipment and personnel, … Undaunted — Undaunted: North Africa
Montmartin-En-Graignes Scenario#: N02     Date: 1944/06/15     Location: Montmartin-En-Graignes, France he the 30th Infantry Division moved south of the railway, it encountered German machine-gun nests in the tiny settlement of L’Enauderie. After a forty-minute battle, they cleared the area. By the end of the morning, the US forces had inched … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Mortain Scenario#: N12     Date: 1944/08/12     Location: Mortain, France Following the Germans’ successful seizure of Mortain on the morning of 7 August, battles raged through the streets all around the city. The Americans and Germans were locked in a stalemate until 11 August, when the chief of staff of … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Night Owls Scenario#: N14     Date: July, 1944     Location: St. Lo, France Late in the evening a squad of US soldiers on a reconnaissance mission deep in the Normandy countryside are cornered by an enemy patrol and pinned down inside a small farmhouse. Under sustained fire, the unit has taken multiple casualties, … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Operation Caravan Scenario#: NA10     Date: 1942/09/14     Location: Barce, Libya Operation Caravan was part of Operation Agreement, which included four simultaneous raids on important Axis lines of communication. The operations were against Tobruk, Benghazi, Jalo, and Barce. The attack on Barce, code—named Operation Caravan, was… Undaunted — Undaunted: North Africa
Operation Nicety Scenario#: 204     Date: September 15, 1942     Location: Northeast, Libya Operation Nicety was part of Operation Agreement, which included four simultaneous raids on important Axis lines of communication. The operations were against Tobruk, Benghazi, Jalo, and Barce. The objective of … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
Raid Across the Canal Scenario#: N03     Date: 1944/06/16     Location: Vire-et-Taute, France On 16 June, the 50th Infantry Division finished clearing the area north of the Viraet-Taute Canal. That night they dug in along the gentle slope leading down to the bare and watery no man’s land along the canal. The Germans … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Reinforcements Scenario#: N09     Date: 1944/08/07     Location: Mortain, France In the early hours of 7 August, Germany launched a counterattack to eliminate the gains made by the US forces during Operation Cobra and to cut off the units that had advanced into Brittany. One of the first key targets … Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
Romagny Scenario#: 103     Date: August 9, 1944     Location: Romagny, France On the afternoon of 9 August, the small town of Romagny, just west of Mortain, was still held by German forces. The 119th Regiment's first battalion joined forces with tanks from the 743rd's B Company and approached the town along … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements