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Palestine - Operations Fall of 1917 - Third Battle of Gaza and Capture of Jerusalem World War I
Hotel Bellevue Scenario#: 24 Date: 1917-10-26 Location: Passchendaele, Belgium The 43rd Battalion was assigned the objective of capturing Bellevue Spur, an adjoining hill with a trench system considered a main line of defence at Passchendaele Ridge. At first they made good progress with their advance but were soon caught … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Northeastern Italy 1915-1917 - Battle of Caporetto - Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo - Situation 24 October and Operations to 12 November 1917 World War I
Battle of Malmaison (Fort Malmaison) Scenario#: 262 Date: 23 October 1917 Location: Fort Malmaison, France The Montparnasse Quarry sustained continued attacks by the 1st Chasseur Battalion until the garrison finally surrendered at mid-morning. The 1st Chasseur Battalion then joined the 38th Division, and together they advanced on Chavignon and Fort de la… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Battle of Malmaison (Vaudesson) Scenario#: 261 Date: 23 October 1917 Location: Vaudesson, France The French 13th, 43rd and 38th Divisions simultaneously advanced forward towards their objectives. The 13th attacked Vaudesson village and the Belle Croix woods. The 38th entered the Garenne woods and drove the Germans from Orme Farm, while to the… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Battle of Malmaison (Laffaux Salient) Scenario#: 260 Date: 23 October 1917 Location: Laffaux Salient, France The 21st and 20th Chasseur Battalions of XXI Corps met little opposition as they advanced. Vaurains Farm was captured with tank support and the eastern end of Lizard and Lady trenches were occupied by early morning. Once the 31st Chasseur … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Battle of Malmaison (Guillain Farm) Scenario#: 259 Date: 23 October 1917 Location: la Malmaison, France The French overall plan of attack for the battle, although fought over some of the same area as the Nivelle Offensive, this time called for limited and more reasonable objectives. The 140th Regiment was assigned to attack St. Guillain wood … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Baltic Russia - Hutier's Offensive at Riga - 1-5 September 1917 - German Amphibious Operations Baltic Islands 10-20 October 1917 World War I
Operation Hush Scenario#: 40 Date: 1917-08-30 Location: Middelkerke Bans, Belgium Operation Hush was a British plan to make amphibious landings on the Belgian coast in 1917. supported by an attack from Nieuwpoort and the Yser bridgehead. It was intended to begin when the main offensive at Ypres (Third Battle of Ypres) had gained… Great War Commander — Battle Pack 8
Passchendaele (Fray Bentos) Scenario#: 124 Date: 23 August 1917 Location: Passchendaele, France It sounds like the far fetched plot of a war film, but in fact, this remarkable incident occurred at the Battle of Passchendaele. The Fray Bentos tank’s officer, Captain Donald Richardson, had been a wholesale grocer in Nottingham before the … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Ypres and Vicinity - Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Passchendaele) - Situation 31 July 1917 and Allied Advance to 7 December World War I
Ypres and Vicinity - The Battle of Messines - Situation 7 June 1917 and Operation to 14 June World War I
Messines Ridge Scenario#: 123 Date: 7 June 1917 Location: Messines Ridge, France General Herbert Plumer’s Second Army, on 7 June 1917, attacked Messines Ridge, a natural stronghold southeast of Ypres and a German salient since late 1914. Plumer had begun plans to take the position a year earlier and authorized the laying … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Primera Patrulha Scenario#: 39 Date: 1917-06-02 Location: Richebourg, France The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (Corpo Expedicionario Poruigues, CEP), over 50,000-strong, was the supreme achievement of Portuguese interventionism in World War I. The CEP’s 1st Division, prepared over the course of 1916, set sail for France… Great War Commander — Battle Pack 7
Moulin de Laffaux Scenario#: 9 Date: 1917-05-05 Location: Laffaux, France As part of the Nivelle Offensive, VI French Army launches its assault on the Chemin des Dames at 04:45. Here Saint Chamond tanks enter action for the first time in the war. Their orders are to support infantry assaults by … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Nivelle Offensive (Moulin-de-Laffaux) Scenario#: 258 Date: 5 May 1917 Location: Moulin-de-Laffaux, France As the Nivelle Offensive drew to a close, the French command focused on the taking of limited objectives. On 5 May, the windmill at Laffaux, being used by the German artillery spotter, became the objective. The 4th, 9th and 11th … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Iron Ladies Scenario#: 8 Date: 1917-04-16 Location: Berry-Au-Bac, France Following extensive development tests, French tanks finally enter the battlefield. There are 128 Schneider tanks from the Groupement Bossut and Groupement Chaubes assigned to the Nivelle offensive on the Chemin des Damos. Hopes run high for a… Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Nivelle Offensive (Berry-au-Bac) Scenario#: 257 Date: 16 April 1917 Location: Berry-au-Bac, France North of Berry-au-Bac, the French tanks succeeded in crossing the first two German trench lines. Advancing on the third line, a direct hit on the group leader’s tank “Dare-devil” did not prevent the remaining Schneiders from pushing onward through a… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Nivelle Offensive (Caronne Afternoon) Scenario#: 256 Date: 16 April 1917 Location: Berry-au-Bac, France On 16 April, waves of French infantry moved against the German trenches. The German front trench line was taken and, when the French tanks arrived, the tanks pushed through the second line. The Germans in the second line, however, did … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Nivelle Offensive (Caronne) Scenario#: 255 Date: 16 April 1917 Location: Berry-au-Bac, France The Nivelle Offensive of 1917 was a Franco-British offensive on the Western Front. Robert Nivelle, recently appointed supreme French commander, hoped that the first Schneider CA tank units could be of some use in his planned offensive. The Germans,… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Vimy Ridge (Bois-en-Hache) Scenario#: 16 Date: 12 April 1917 Location: Bois Soil, France The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought at the northernmost end of the Arras Offensive. An almost forgotten part of the battle was the Canadian attack against the Bois-en-Hache salient on the north side of the Souchez River. Their objective … the Great War (C&C) — the Great War
Vimy Ridge (The Pimple) Scenario#: 15 Date: 12 April 1917 Location: Souchez, France The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought at the northernmost end of the Arras Offensive. Elements of the 4th Canadian Division, on the very northern flank, faced a number of logistic difficulties, which delayed the initial assault on “The Pimple” … the Great War (C&C) — the Great War
Vimy Ridge (Hill 145) Scenario#: 14 Date: 9-10 April 1917 Location: Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought at the northernmost end of the Arras Offensive. At exactly 5:30 am, April 9, 1917, every artillery piece at the disposal of the Canadian Corps fired a synchronized barrage. Then, at predetermined increments, … the Great War (C&C) — the Great War
Vimy Ridge (1st & 2nd Canadian Infantry Divisions) Scenario#: 13 Date: 9 April 1917 Location: Vimy Ridge, France The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought at the northernmost end of the Arras Offensive. After studying the Battle of Verdun, the Canadian plan called for units to leapfrog over one another, as they advanced toward their objectives. The Germans … the Great War (C&C) — the Great War
Nivelle Offensive (La Folie Farm) Scenario#: 254 Date: 4 April 1917 Location: Giffecourt, France During the attack on 4 April, just north of the farm of La Folie, the Germans could not hold and were pushed out of their defensive positions. In their haste to gain safety, a number of German artillery pieces were … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Nivelle Offensive (St. Quentin) Scenario#: 253 Date: 1-4 April 1917 Location: St. Quentin, France The Nivelle Offensive of 1917 was a Franco-British offensive on the Western Front. The offensive opened with the French Third Army’s preliminary attacks on German forward observation points near St. Quentin. The initial French attack was directed… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Egypt and Palestine - Campaign in Egypt and Palestine - Canel Defenses and First Battle of Gaza 26 March 1917 World War I
Lower Mesopotamia - Kut and Vicinity - Second Battle of Kut - Situation 22 February 1917 and British Plan for the Battle World War I
Overview and Timeline of Western Front 1917-1918 WWI World War I
Cental Europe - Operations During 1917 World War I
Northwest Europe - Western Front - General Situation January 1917 - The Battle of Arras and the Second Battle of the Aisne April to May 1917 World War I
The Balkans - The Salonikan Front - Allied Position after the Defeat of Serbia December 1915 and Operations on the Salonikan Front During 1916 World War I
Rumania - Rumanian Campaign - Final Operations - 26 November to 07 January 1917 World War I
Verdun (French Retake Fort Douaumont) Scenario#: 252 Date: 24 October 1916 Location: Fort Douaumont, France With the withdrawal of most of the German artillery to the Somme, the French attack to recapture Fort Douaumont had artillery superiority and was aided by two heavy 400mm rail guns. The fort was evacuated on 23 October after being … the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion
Rumania - Rumanian Campaign - Falkenhayn's Counteroffensive to 25 October 1916 World War I
Combler à Combles Scenario#: T02 Date: 1916-09-29 Location: Combles, France As part of the Battle of the Somme, the combined attack of the 6th French Army and the 4th British Army at the end of September 1916, allowed the reconquest of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeuf. On the morning of the … Great War Commander — Tournaments
Landships Scenario#: 38 Date: 1916-09-15 Location: Courcelette, France The Battle of the Soimne raged for over four months and resulted in over a million casualties to Allied and German troops, The Canadians, originally in the Ypres sector, missed the first months of the fighting, but had been moved to the Somme by… Great War Commander — Battle Pack 6
Somme (Flers and Coucelette) Scenario#: 122 Date: 15 September 1916 Location: Courcelette, France On 15 September, after struggling for almost two months to take High Wood and the Switch Line (a line of trenches that ran between High Woods and Flers), with tanks leading the way, these German positions were finally taken. Haig … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Somme (High Wood) Scenario#: 121 Date: 15 September 1916 Location: Somme, France On 15 September the 47th Division attacked High Woods, along with the four tanks allotted to the Division. Three tanks reached the south end of the wood, but two of them turned east, hoping to find more open ground. One … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Rumania - Rumanian Campaign - Limit of Rumanian Advance into Transylvania 27 August to 18 September 1916 World War I
Delville Wood Scenario#: 23 Date: 1916-07-15 Location: Bois Delville, France Major General Furse ordered the 1st South African Brigade to attack Delville Wood, and to take it at all costs. This advance was to proceed, even if the 26th and 27th Brigades had not captured the north of Lougueval. The … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Somme (Mametz Wood) Scenario#: 12 Date: 7-10 July 1916 Location: Mametz, France In hindsight, Mametz Wood could probably have been taken on July 1, but the 7th Division operational orders did not specify such a forward advance. Regrettably, it was not until July 7, that two British Divisions began a pincer attack … the Great War (C&C) — the Great War
Peronne and Vicinity - Battle of the Somme - Situation 1 July 1916 and Allied Gains Through 19 November 1916 World War I
Better Than The Best Scenario#: 22 Date: 1916-07-01 Location: Beaumont-Hamel, France At 7:30 am, the 86th and the 87th Brigade of the 29th Infantry Division attacked, but failed to clean out and occupy the German lines. The Newfoundland Battalion, as part of 88th Brigade, was ordered to reinforce the effort and … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Rush the Lines Scenario#: 7 Date: 1916-07-01 Location: Somme River, France Fearing for Verdun, the British launched the Somme Offensive early in the morning. French forces south of the river pushed the flank back a few hours later, catching the Germans off guard. It was expected the French would bombard longer, … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Somme (Montauban 18th Division) Scenario#: 18 Date: 1 July 1916 Location: Somme, France The combined French and British preliminary bombardment in the Montauban sector, unlike other sectors along the Somme front, had been highly effective. On the left of the 30th Division, the 18th Division had tunneled to within yards of he … the Great War (C&C) — the Great War
Somme (Montauban 30th Division) Scenario#: 17 Date: 1 July 1916 Location: Somme, France The combined French and British preliminary bombardment in the Montauban sector, unlike other sectors along the Somme front, had been highly effective. The 30th Division with the French XX Corps on their right, around 7:30am, advanced toward the… the Great War (C&C) — the Great War
Somme (Mametz) Scenario#: 11 Date: 1 July 1916 Location: Mametz, France On July 1 1916, the 7th Division was preparing to capture the small village of Mametz, using a large assault force of 5 battalions. From left to right, these were the 2nd Border Regiment, 9th Devonshire Regiment, 2nd Gordon Highlanders, … the Great War (C&C) — the Great War
Somme (Sausage Valley & La Boisselle) Scenario#: 10 Date: 1 July 1916 Location: La Boisselle, France The 8th and 34th British Divisions objective was the town of La Boisselle. The 8th Division attacked from the north, up Mash valley between Ovillers and La Boisselle, while the 34th Division moved up Sausage valley and flanked La Boisselle … the Great War (C&C) — the Great War
Somme (Mash Valley & La Boisselle) Scenario#: 9 Date: 1 July 1916 Location: La Boisselle, France The 8th and 34th British Divisions objective was the town of La Boisselle. The 8th Division attacked from the north, up Mash valley between Ovillers and La Boisselle, while the 34th Division moved up Sausage valley and flanked La Boisselle … the Great War (C&C) — the Great War