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Audacity! Scenario#: 238     Date: 5/28/1940     Location: Ankenes, Norway By the end of May 1940, the catastrophic unfolding of the battle for France caused the Allies to evacuate Norway. Nevertheless, it was decided to take Narvik in order to close the campaign on a victory and lessen the earlier humiliations. On the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The Last Roadblock Scenario#: 240     Date: 5/28/1940     Location: Orneset, Norway On 24 May, faced with the deteriorating situation in France, the Allies decided to evacuate Norway. However, before the evacuation, the Anglo-French commanders wanted to retake Narvik. For that operation, the main attack would come from the north and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Grebbe End Scenario#: 143     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Grebbe Hill, Holland The 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)
Charging Chaumont Scenario#: DASL32     Date: 12/23/1944     Location: Chaumont, Belgium By the third day of Patton’s drive to relieve Bastogne, stubborn resistance was being encountered. After a stiff engagement with the Fallschirmjager-Division 5, Combat Command B of the 4th Armored Division, consisting of the 10th Armored Infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader
Cobra Kings Scenario#: DASL33     Date: 12/25/1944     Location: Assenois, Belgium By Christmas day, the Ardennes offensive was stalling near Celles. Bastogne was still encircled, but Millikin’s III Corps was moving up to try to break the siege. As the assault of the 15th Panzergrenadier Division had been thrown back at Champs, and… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader
The Road To St. Lô Scenario#: DASL30     Date: 7/16/1944     Location: Martinville Ridge, France Between the Normandy invasion on D-Day and the Breakout from the hedgerow country during Operation Cobra, there occurred a hard, slow fight moving from hedgerow to hedgerow and from town to town. One of the major objectives of this battle was St. Lo.… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader
Mopping Up Scenario#: S059     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: St. Laurent, France For the 115th Infantry Regiment, their D-Day plan was to land in a subsequent wave, move inland several miles, and defend against the expected German counterattack. All plans change at the first shot, however, and the 115th was now to “mop up” the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 2nd Edition
Sink's Encouragement Scenario#: S041     Date: 6/8/1944     Location: St. Côme du Mont, France Colonel Robert Sink and his unit, the five-oh-sinks, were trying to break the German hold on the town of St. Côme du Mont bewteen Carentan and St. Mere Eglise. To do this he manuevered several units into a line east of the town including the 1st… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #1
One More Hedgerow Scenario#: S042     Date: 6/13/1944     Location: Couvains, France The 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division struggled across the Elle River and having to fight through many fields surrounded by the boucage. Orders have come down to take the village of Covains which is defended by elements… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #1
Clearing Carentan Scenario#: S043     Date: 6/12/1944     Location: Carentan, France The key to the initial assaults on the Cotentin Peninsula was the town of Carentan. Control of this vital town of approximately 4000 people would allow Utah and Omaha beach to be securely joined. At approximately 0530 on 12 June, elements of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #1
Cooks, Clerks, and Bazookas Scenario#: S049     Date: 9/1/1944     Location: Meximieux, France As the German 19th Army retreated up the Rhone River Valley towards Lyon, the leading elements of the American 45th Infantry Division bypassed the Germans on the east and came abreast of Lyon on August 29th. Units of the 45th captured two bridges… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1
N-463 Scenario#: S050     Date: 11/21/1944     Location: Seppois, France On November 20th, the German XIX Army launched a counterattack intended to push the Free French back from the city of Belfort and cut off the Free French forces in the Belfort gap and at the Rhine River. For the counterattack, the German commanders… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1
Enter the Young Scenario#: S051     Date: 11/29/1944     Location: Merode, Germany By the end of November, Major General Clarence Huebner's "Big Red One" had fought all the way through the Huertgen Forest and into the towns along the edge of the Roer river plane. Hopeful for the end of fighting in the Huertgen "Death Factory", the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1
Last Act in Lorraine Scenario#: AD02     Date: 12/6/1944     Location: Singling, France For nearly a month the U.S. 4th Armored Division had been fighting in difficult terrain to clear Lorraine. On December 6th in an attempt to take Bining and Rohrbach and reach the River Sarre and the German border, Lt. Colonel Creighton Abrams’ tank… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89
Buchholz Station Scenario#: 191     Date: 12/16/1944     Location: Buchholz, Belgium The original German opening for the Battle of the Bulge was somewhat subdued. German infantry, with little armor support, was to seize key road junctions early so the armored formations could quickly pass through and exploit a breakthrough. One such… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
The Bitche Salient Scenario#: J     Date: 1/14/1945     Location: Bitche, Germany Elements of the 29th Infantry Division had been ordered to continue closing the ring around German forces trapped near Bitche. However, due to poor radio security, the Germans were quite aware of this latest development and had planned a flanking… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
Rocket's Red Glare Scenario#: 195     Date: 12/22/1944     Location: Cheneux, Belgium Colonel Reuben Tucker personally appealed to General Gavin to allow his 504th Regiment to attack Cheneux. Friendly civilians had reported a large column of German vehicles, including tanks, encamped there. Normally an American infantry regiment would… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Hitdorf on the Rhine Scenario#: 202     Date: 4/6/1945     Location: Hitdorf, Germany As the Third Reich collapsed, many American leaders became bold to the point of recklessness. Often, a daring stroke by a small group of GIs yielded a vast gaggle of demoralized German prisoners. But sometimes the Americans pushed their luck to far… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Devil's Hill Scenario#: 189     Date: 9/19/1944     Location: Nijmegen, Holland Although the airborne portion of the “Market-Garden” Operation centered around the seizure of vital bridges, heavy fighting also occurred over control of the highway leading to the bridges as well. While parts of the 82nd Airborne fought to gain… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
The Attempt to Relieve Peiper Scenario#: 194     Date: 12/21/1944     Location: Trois Ponts, Belgium During the German Ardennes offensive, Colonel Peiper’s kampfgruppe from the 1st SS Panzer Division had quick victories which had taken them close to the Meuse River bridges but they had completely run out of fuel. The remaining assault elements of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Hunters from the Sky Scenario#: 201     Date: 3/24/1945     Location: Hamminkeln, Germany “Operation Varsity”, the airborne phase of the Allies’ northern Rhine crossing, was to be the last airborne assault of the war. The 17th Airborne Division’s first regiment to drop had little problem from ground fire, arriving so close behind the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Strayer's Strays Scenario#: 182     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Hiesville, France By dawn of D-Day, Lt. Colonel Robert Strayer had pieced together a unit comprised of scattered men from three Parachute Regiments. Radio communication with HQ didn’t exist. All Strayer knew for certain was that his objective was to clear the southern… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
A Day By the Shore Scenario#: 103     Date: 6/7/1944     Location: Franceville-Plage, France The heavily defended gun battery at Merville had been attacked by paratroops, but one gun was still firing and, in the confusion, two groups of Number 3 Commando were sent to finish the job. 45 (RM) Commando was reassigned to secure the coastal town… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Parker's Crossroads Scenario#: 197     Date: 12/23/1944     Location: Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium Major Arthur C. Parker, withdrawing with remnants of his 598th Artillery Battalion, including only three guns, realized the strategic value of the crossroads he was approaching. The center of the US XVIII Airborne Corps sector would be at risk. With… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Morgan's Stand Scenario#: 187     Date: 9/11/1944     Location: Bar-le-Duc, France Lt. Allen Morgan's 2nd Platoon had orders to hold an important crossroads west of the Moselle River. On September 10th the Germans counterattacked the junction, but were repulsed in a furious fight, falling back to the village of Bar-de-Duc with Lt.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Shoot-N-Scoot Scenario#: 192     Date: 12/18/1944     Location: Rocherath, Belgium In the opening moves of the Ardennes offensive it would be imperative for Dietrich's 6th SS Panzer Armee to make big gains early. Unfortunately, this would mean driving the 1st SS and 12th SS Panzer Divisions and the 277 Volksgrenadiers Division… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Chance d'une Affaire Scenario#: 232     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Chéhéry, France On the morning of the 14th, a French counterattack was ordered against the breach at Sedan in an effort to contain General Guderian's bridgehead on the river Meuse. The attack was to be comprised of two tank battalions, each supported by an infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Smoke The Kents! Scenario#: DASL20     Date: 5/20/1940     Location: Albert, France The Battle for France was going badly for the Allies as the armor of von Kleist, Rommel and Guderian forged its way through Allied positions toward the Channel ports. The German objective was to drive a wedge through the center of the defenders'… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader
Point of the Sword Scenario#: 102     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Langrune-Sur-Mer, France The Allied landings at Normandy were quickly followed by advances into the villages that lined the coast. A detachment of the 4th Brigade Commandos pushed into the sleepy village of Langrune-sur-Mer from Sword Beach and met stiff resistance from the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Hill of Death Scenario#: 104     Date: 7/11/1944     Location: Hill 112, France Hill 112 had a commanding view over the area south of Caen and attracted the best units of both combatants. On July 10th, a British combined tank and infantry force had wrested the hill from its SS defenders. That same evening, the hill was subjected… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Going To Church Scenario#: 105     Date: 8/1/1944     Location: Saint Martin-de-Fontenay, France In the days following Operation Spring, the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division conducted several short but sharp engagements to improve their positions. One such position was the adjoining villages of St. Andre-sur-Orne and St. Martin-de-Fontenay. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Kangaroo Hop Scenario#: 106     Date: 9/17/1944     Location: Mont Lambert, France Mount Lambert offered a vantage point over the key French port of Boulogne and was critical to its defense. After an aerial and artillery bombardment, the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division's 9th Brigade, following tanks of the 10th Armoured Regiment,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Abandon Ship! Scenario#: 193     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Wardin, Belgium In an effort to determine the strength and location of the Germans before Bastogne, Company I of the 501st Parachute Infantry was ordered into the town of Wardin. Upon reaching the village a roadblock was found, astride the Wardin-Bastogne road. A… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Triumph atop Taraldsvikfjell Scenario#: 241     Date: 5/28/1940     Location: Taraldsvikfjell, Norway Despite an incredible number of command mistakes, a series of flanking attacks had put the Allies in position to cut off and destroy the isolated Germans who had captured Narvik. The defending German force was a mixed batch of excellent Gebirgsjager… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Fighting at World's Edge Scenario#: 239     Date: 5/28/1940     Location: Taraldsvikfjell, Norway With the disastrous situation around Dunkerque entering its final stages, the Allied High Command decided that the operation around Narvik would have to be halted, though the city itself was taken in order to cover the evacuation and to ensure… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The French Perimeter Scenario#: 243     Date: 6/2/1940     Location: Spyckar, France As the last days and hours of the Dunkirk defense passed and the perimeter shrank to within four miles of the city, the British turned their remaining positions over to the French forces. On the western side of the perimeter the Grossdeutschland… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Failure to Communicate Scenario#: 233     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Onhaye, Belgium In the early hours of May 13, Rommel pushed units of his Panzer-Division 7 across the Meuse River in the vicinity of Dinant, where they clung to a shaky foothold. While infantry were able to cross on boats, Rommel's tanks would have to cross on a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Defiance on Hill 30 Scenario#: 11     Date: 6/8/1944     Location: Pont l'Abbe, France An ad hoc group of roughly two parachute companies under Lt. Colonel Shanley were stopped cold on their drive toward the bridge at Pont L’Abbe. They fell back to high ground overlooking the Chef-Du-Pont crossing. The key element of the position was a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Confusion Reigns Scenario#: 12     Date: 6/7/1944     Location: Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France General von Schlieben was determined to retake Ste. Mere-Eglise and committed all forces to that end. During the night of D-Day, they succeeded in getting a foothold at the northern edge of town. The Americans were ordered to repulse them at first… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Le Manoir Scenario#: 13     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: La Fiere, France The bridge at La Fiere carried the road from Ste. Mere-Eglise across the Merderet River and was the main objective of the 101st Airborne’s 1st Battalion, 505th Regiment. After a successful drop, they set off for their objective a mere 1,000 yards… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Silence that Gun Scenario#: 14     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Foucarville, France Foucarville was just one of several small villages behind Utah Beach which were occupied to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the beach. At dawn on June 6th, American paratroopers entered the village and the Germans withdrew to a fortified… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Trapped! Scenario#: 15     Date: 6/8/1944     Location: Saint-Come-du-Mont, France German paratroops and grenadiers had held St. Come-du-Mont against constant pressure from American paratroops for two days but the Americans were already getting relief from the beaches. And then the Americans cut the road to Carentan from the south… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
No Better Spot to Die Scenario#: 16     Date: 6/7/1944     Location: La Fière, France Ste. Mere-Eglise was under strong attack from the north so the 507th Parachute Regiment was shifted into a supporting position SW of the town, leaving only the 1st Battalion of the 505th Parachute Regiment facing the Germans at La Fiere. The obsolete… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Lost Opportunities Scenario#: 17     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Sainte-Mère-Eglise, France Ste. Mere-Eglise was a junction for five roads and was recognized by Germans and Americans alike as the key to defeating the airborne invasion. Shortly after midnight the village’s garrison had massacred in mid-air two sticks of paratroopers who had… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
The Roadblock Scenario#: 18     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Neuville-au-Plain, France In the confusion of the scattered air drop of the 101st Airborne, Lt. Colonel Vandervoort was ordered to turn his 2nd Battalion towards the already-taken village of Ste. Mere-Eglise and abandon his initial objective – a blocking position astride… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper
Backs to the Sea Scenario#: 19     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, France American Rangers had scaled the cliffs at Pointe-du-Hoc only to find the coastal battery guns there gone from their casemates. But once atop the cliff, there was no returning to the sea. The Rangers set up a perimeter to await their relief at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks
Among the Ruins Scenario#: 21     Date: 10/17/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany Aachen was isolated, but prying the first German city away from the Reich would prove no easy task. Hoping to avoid the nightmare of house-to-house fighting, two battalions were ordered to drive through the heart of Aachen towards the three hills… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks
Kurhaus Clash Scenario#: 22     Date: 10/18/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany Americans were close to assaulting the Quellenhof, headquarters of the Aachen commandant. By midday they had captured Farwick Park’s outbuildings, the shattered greenhouses. and the famous Kurhaus beerhall. But suddenly the teenage veterans of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks
Under the Noel Trees Scenario#: 23     Date: 12/25/1944     Location: Champs, Belgium Christmas Day found the American garrison at Bastogne surrounded. The Germans marked the holiday with an assault on the hitherto quite northwestern perimeter – with Bastogne as the goal. Kampfgruppe Maucke split up at dawn, with the smaller element… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks
The Mad Minute Scenario#: 24     Date: 1/3/1945     Location: Longchamps, Belgium Dug into the snow along the edge of the village of Longchamps, weary Americans watched as an armored force deployed from Compogne in the fields to the north. Orders went out to the gun crews to engage the armor as soon as it was in range. Within… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks