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Art NouveauScenario#: 88 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Mont-Le-Ban, BelgiumRommel’s 7th Panzer Division on a bypass bumped into units protecting the Belgian southern flank. This lightly-held part of the Belgian defense was occupied by units of the 10th Motorcycle Company, which had been scattered into three different… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions |
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Indeed!Scenario#: J039 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Hemnesberget, NorwayOn 10 May, south of Mosjoen, two platoons from the 5th Independent Company along with Norwegian soldiers laid a deadly ambush for a German motorcycle vanguard. The Allies then retreated to the Hemnesberget area with the aim of delaying the Germans… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Vogt's RitterkreuzScenario#: OA26 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Hatert, HollandAs Operation Yellow opened, the recon battalion of the SS Verfugungs Truppen (or “V Division”) was detailed to Kampfgruppe Grave. This battle group was assigned the task of seizing bridges across the Waal River at Nijmegen, Neersbosch, Hatert, Malden… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2 |
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Operation NIWIScenario#: S060 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Bodange, BelgiumAs part of the opening German offensive in the west called FALL GELB, the 400 men of Bataillon II, Infanterie-Regiment "Gorssdeutschland" were selected to land by 98 Fieseler Storch planes in the area of Nives and Witry, near the Belgain fort at… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7 |
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Bring up the GunsScenario#: G07 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Coevorden, HollandThe German 1st Cavalry Division had taken up positions along the frontier of eastern Holland. The regimental commander, Lt.-Col. Wachsen, was determined to crack through the 20-kilometer deep Dutch defensive belt at Coevorden, an important frontier… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.3 |
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Resistance at ChabrehezScenario#: U17 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: The Ardennes, BelgiumThe Chasseurs Ardennais were involved in notable actions on the Tenth of May, 1940. The first, at Chabrehez, by a company of the 3rd Regiment, against the advanced guard of Rommel’s 7th Panzer Division. The Chasseurs, under Lieutenant Lejeune and his… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide |
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Poker Trick in MartelangeScenario#: HB09 Date: 05/10/1940 Location: Martelange, BelgiumIn the morning, the 1st Panzer Division crossed Luxembourg, and its advanced guards were ready to enter Belgium as soon as possible. On the border, in Martelange, the Chasseurs Ardennais were ready to fight, and hosted their defenses. Bridges had … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg |
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Where are all the Others?Scenario#: HB12 Date: 05/10/1940 Location: Bodange, BelgiumThe 1st Panzer Division entered Belgium without difficulty. The Germans hoped to take Neufcháteau on the same day and then rush to the west. but most of the bridges over the Sure River had been destroyed and, at first, only … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg |
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Sunrise at YpenburgScenario#: DD01 Date: 05/10/1940 Location: Ypenburg, HollandTo open the Battle of the Netherlands, the Germans had planned a grand endeavor to capture not just The Hague, and the main Dutch military headquarters there, but the Dutch Royal Family and the Cabinet. Crucial to this effort was … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance |
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Fallschirmjäger BridgeheadScenario#: DD02 Date: 05/10/1940 Location: Dordrecht, HollandAs the Blitzkrieg in Holland began, the Germans had to capture the traffic bridge in Dordrecht intact in order to allow the flow of forces from the border to reach Rotterdam and The Hague. A platoon from the 3rd Company, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance |
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Sunrise at YpenburgScenario#: HiD03 Date: 1940-05-10 Location: Ypenburg, HollandTo open the Battle of the Netherlands, the Germans had planned a grand endeavor to capture not just The Hague, and the main Dutch military headquarters there, but the Dutch Royal Family and the Cabinet. Crucial to this effort was … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |
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Fallschirmjäger BridgeheadScenario#: HiD04 Date: 1940-05-10 Location: Dordrecht, HollandAs the Blitzkrieg in Holland began, the Germans had to capture the traffic bridge in Dordrecht intact in order to allow the flow of forces from the border to reach Rotterdam and The Hague. A platoon from the 3rd Company, … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |
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Poker Trick in MartelangeScenario#: HiD05 Date: 1940-05-10 Location: Martelange, BelgiumIn the morning, the 1st Panzer Division crossed Luxembourg, and its advanced guards were ready to enter Belgium as soon as possible. On the border, in Martelange, the Chasseurs Ardennais were ready to fight, and hosted their defenses. Bridges had … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |
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Where are all the Others?Scenario#: HiD06 Date: 1940-05-10 Location: Bodange, BelgiumThe 1st Panzer Division entered Belgium without difficulty. The Germans hoped to take Neufcháteau on the same day and then rush to the west. but most of the bridges over the Sure River had been destroyed and, at first, only … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |
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Northwestern Europe - Campaign in the West - Situation May 16 and Operations since 10 May 1940World War II - Western Front |
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Battle of France May 1940World War II - Western Front |
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Assault on a QueenScenario#: 26 Date: 11-May-40 Location: The Hague, NetherlandFollowing the parachute drop on Holland, it was feared that the Germans would attempt a secret raid to seize Queen Wilhelmina, infant crown princess Beatrix, and other members of the Dutch Royal Family. Fearing the Germans would strike at any … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom |
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Birds of PreyScenario#: 46 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Briedgen, BelgiumIn a furious assault in the villages of Veldwezelt and Briedgen, 114 German fallschirmjagers capture two bridges across the Albert Canal and destroyed the detonator wiring. Still under desultory fire, engineers removed the explosives. Lt. Altman,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah |
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Prelude: ChabrehezScenario#: DN01 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Chabrehez, BelgiumAs the leading elements of Panzer-Division 7 moved through the valley east of Chabrehea at 1800 on 10 May, they encountered two platoons of Belgian Chasseurs d'Ardennais dug in on the slopes in front of the town. The Germans hastily deployed the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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Might Makes RightScenario#: J040 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Finneid, NorwayThe German operation codenamed “Wildente” used surprise to catch the Anglo-Norwegian units off-guard by barring their way south of Ranfjord. A steamer sailed up the fjord and landed 300 men and two guns in the small port of Hemnesberget. They could… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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By OurselvesScenario#: J041 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Finneid, NorwayIn 1940, the Norwegian army was a force completely unable to resist the Nazi war machine. Its equipment and training were mediocre. Furthermore, the German aggression took its High Command by complete surprise; such was the case of Colonel Sundlo,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Assault on a QueenScenario#: U18 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: The Hague, HollandFollowing the spectacular success of the parachute drop on the fortress of Eben Emael, it was feared the Germans would attempt a similar raid to seize Queen Wilhelmina, infant crown Princess Beatrix, and other members of the Dutch Royal Family.… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide |
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Oranje CrushScenario#: DD03 Date: 05/11/1940 Location: W Of Wageningen, HollandOn the morning of May 11th German stormtroopers of the SS Standarte der Fuhrer attacked central Holland. The Grebheline was an outer Dutch defensive position extending from the Ijsselmeer, an artificial lake in the north, south to the rehbeberg, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance |
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Oranje CrushScenario#: HiD07 Date: 1940-05-11 Location: W Of Wageningen, HollandOn the morning of May 11th German stormtroopers of the SS Standarte der Fuhrer attacked central Holland. The Grebheline was an outer Dutch defensive position extending from the Ijsselmeer, an artificial lake in the north, south to the rehbeberg, … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |
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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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Belgium: The Clash of ArmorScenario#: 21 Location: Northern BelgiumMeeting engagement of Prioux's Cavulry Corps and Hoepner's XVI Panzer Corps in Northern Belgium. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader 1940 |
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Tank Battle at Crehen, Pt.1Scenario#: 35 Date: 12 May 1940 Location: Crehen, BelgiumThe German advance in Belgium at the Gembloux Gap was aimed at deceiving the Allies into believing this was the main thrust of the German invasion of France, thereby forcing the French to commit their armored forces far from the … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #4 The German Invasion Of France, 1940 |
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Tank Battle at Crehen, Pt.2Scenario#: 36 Date: 12 May 1940 Location: Crehen, BelgiumThe German advance in Belgium at the Gembloux Gap was aimed at deceiving the Allies into believing this was the main thrust of the German invasion of France, thereby forcing the French to commit their armored forces far from the … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #4 The German Invasion Of France, 1940 |
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Tank Battle at Crehen SoloScenario#: S36 Date: 12 May 1940 Location: Crehen, BelgiumThe German advance in Belgium at the Gembloux Gap was aimed at deceiving the Allies into believing this was the main thrust of the German invasion of France, thereby forcing the French to commit their armored forces far from the … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #4 The German Invasion Of France, 1940 |
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Chasseurs at YvoirScenario#: DN02 Date: 5/12/1940 Location: Yvoir, BelgiumAs the German blitzkrieg moved through the Ardennes, the Belgian Chasseurs d'Arrdgennais fought a series of delaying actions. They were pressured from every side, until they finally reached the Meuse. There they were forced to move northward to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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Kampfgruppe EberbackScenario#: HB14 Date: 05/12/1940 Location: Thisne, BelgiumHannut, Belgium, saw WWII's first tank battle. On the second day of the battle, the French began to retreat into positions flanking the 4th Panzer Division. Though the Germans wanted to press their advance, they didn't want to risk becoming … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg |
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Kampfgruppe EberbackScenario#: HiD08 Date: 1940-05-12 Location: Thisne, BelgiumHannut, Belgium, saw WWII's first tank battle. On the second day of the battle, the French began to retreat into positions flanking the 4th Panzer Division. Though the Germans wanted to press their advance, they didn't want to risk becoming … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |
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Normandie and JulienScenario#: HiD09 Date: 1940-05-12 Location: Normandy, FranceLock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |
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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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Dinant: Meuse River AssaultScenario#: 42 Date: May 13, 1940 Location: Dinant, FranceRommel forces a crossing of the Meuse River near Dinant and Leffe attacking elements of the French 18th Infantry and 1st Cavalry Divisions. Panzer (AH/MMP) — The General #22.3 |
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Rommel Crosses the MeuseScenario#: 38 Date: 13 May 1940 Location: Bouvignes, BelgiumAt 0600 hours on 13 May 1940 Generalmajor Erwin Rommel ordered Schfilzen Regiment 7 ((mot) Infantry Regiment) to cross the Meuse using rubber boats at Bouvlgnes, near Dinant. They were halted by French machine guns and mortars from 66e … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #4 The German Invasion Of France, 1940 |
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The Dinant BridgeheadScenario#: 27 Date: 13-May-40 Location: Houx, BelgiumThe Meuse River was the last major obstacle preventing a major armored breakout from the Ardennes. It was imperative that the Germans establish a number of viable crossings before the Allies could regroup. One of three such crossings on the … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom |
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Assault at WadelincourtScenario#: W91 Date: 13-May-40 Location: Wadelincourt, BelgiumThe northernmost of the three crossing attempts of the Meuse took place late in the day as advance elements of the German 2nd Panzer Division approached the river in the face of fierce crossfire from the western bank. As a … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2 |
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The Mailed FistScenario#: DASL19 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Jandrain, BelgiumOne of the Western Allies’ plans in the event of a German attack, Plan “D” – based upon the belief that the Germans would push through the lowlands of Belgium as they had in the previous war – called for the BEF and various French divisions to rush… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader |
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Grebbe EndScenario#: 143 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Grebbe Hill, HollandThe Grebbe Line was the principal defensive position into Fortress Holland from the east. Following a preparatory bombardment, the outpost line was attacked at sunrise on 11 May and the defenders slowly fell back to the trenches on the hill. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition) |
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Strangers in a Strange LandScenario#: 75 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Elvegardsmoen, NorwayIn the arctic twilight, the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion and five Hotchkiss tanks were successfully put ashore by British landing craft northeast of Narvik. One legion battalion and two tanks were sent to retake the supply center of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre |
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Rommel at the MeuseScenario#: DN03 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumAfter fighting its way through the Ardennes, Panzer-Division 7 found itself on the banks of the Meuse. The towering cliffs provided a majestic and frightening back drop for the job of crossing the river. The questions on every trooper's mind were:… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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Chateau de MeezScenario#: DN04 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Chateau de Meez, BelgiumAfter the initial crossings of the Meuse, Panzer-Division 7 began to expand the bridgehead west of the river. Darkness approached, and Rommel ordered a company to begin scaling the cliffs and move through the woods surrounding the Chateau de Meez.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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Grande Ferme de MeezScenario#: DN05 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Ferme de Meez, BelgiumAs more and more Germans crossed the river near Bouvignes, they pushed hard against the scattered French troops who were falling back into the northern reentrant -- the gap between the cliffs. Fighting escalated as the gap narrowed, and soon the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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Clearing the HeightsScenario#: DN06 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumAs evening fell, the German crossing began to accelerate. Rommel's direction was the added impetus needed to ensure success. The immediate task was to clear the French from atop the cliffs overlooking the river, where they had artillery spotters… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |