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Too Little, Too LateScenario#: 52 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Parma, ItalyLate on 8 September, the same day the armistice between Italy and the Allies was announced, elements of the 433rd Medium Tank Battalion in Fidenza were ordered to move east to Parma. There, in an attempt to keep the Germans from occupying key… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition) |
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A High Price to PayScenario#: 53 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Syracuse, SicilyUnder the codename Operation Ladbroke, the British 1st Airlanding Brigade was to capture the Ponte Grande bridge spanning the Anapo River in eastern Sicily to allow for a quick march on Syracuse by the 5th Infantry Division. 144 gliders set off from… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition) |
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Bridge to NowhereScenario#: 54 Date: 8/12/1941 Location: Yasnaya Polyana, UkraineIn July 1941 Mussolini sent the 62,000-strong CSIR (Italian Expeditionary Corps) to the Eastern Front. Its three divisions and attached troops linked up with the Wehrmacht in Romania, where the corps vehicular transport was pooled in order to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition) |
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RetributionScenario#: 55 Date: 7/11/1943 Location: Palma di Montechiaro, SicilyEarly on the morning of 11 July, Lt.Col. John Heintges’ 3rd Battalion of the 7th Infantry Regiment crossed the Palma River and advanced westward along Highway 115. As the GIs approached Palma di Montechiaro where Italian forces were know to be, white… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition) |
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Half a ChanceScenario#: 56 Date: 11/19/1941 Location: Bir el Gubi, LibyaThe Italian 132nd “Ariete” Armored Division, positioned 37 miles south of Tobruk, received intelligence that an assault was imminent and prepared its defenses behind areas of low-lying ground turned boggy by heavy rains. Skillfully camouflaged, its… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition) |
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The Battle for RomeScenario#: 57 Date: 9/10/1943 Location: Rome, ItalyDays after the armistice with Italy was signed, the German 2nd Parachute Division advanced toward Rome from the south. Several Italian formations, including the elite 21st “Grenadiers of Sardinia” Division, set up blocking positions and attempted to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition) |
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Ci ArrendiamoScenario#: 58 Date: 2/7/1941 Location: Agedabia, Libya"We Surrender" - In an attempt to halt the Italian 10th Army which was retreating south from Benghazi, Combeforce – a motor infantry battalion reinforced with artillery and armored cars – was dispatched ahead of the pursuing British 7th Armored… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition) |
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The RingScenario#: AP001 Date: 4/20/1945 Location: Niesky, GermanyWith the final Soviet offensive pushing into the German capital, the war in the east was drawing to its conclusion. Soviet attacks in other sectors along the front were designed to keep German units pinned down, preventing them from reinforcing the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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Storm of SteelScenario#: AP002 Date: 7/5/1943 Location: Maloarkhangelsk, RussiaThe opening of Operation Citadel came as no surprise since both sides had been building up their forces for weeks. The first task facing the German assault was to break through the heavily defended Soviet lines. The Soviet positions, containing six… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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Invisible FoesScenario#: AP005 Date: 5/4/1945 Location: Davo City, PhilippinesAs the Okinawa campaign was in full swing, the Philippine campaign was winding down.Only the southern islands remained to be retaken from the Japanese. Mindanaowas the largest of these, and it was defended by the Japanese 100th and 30thDivisions. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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Savannah RainScenario#: AP006 Date: 7/11/1943 Location: Gela, SicilyOn July 10th, the Allies landed in Sicily — theAmerican VII Corps in the Licata and Gela area and the British at Pozzalo, eastof Syracuse. In Gela, Darby’s Rangers successfully fought off a counterattack by the 10-ton French tanks of Gruppo Mobile… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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Directive Number ThreeScenario#: AP007 Date: 6/27/1941 Location: Dubno, RussiaOn June 22nd, “Barbarossa” struck the Soviet Union. Unlike the other Army Groups, Army Group South would have to fight through solid defenses held by troops skillfully led and determined to fight. By the 23rd, a breach of the front between the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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A Bloody HarvestScenario#: AP008 Date: 9/7/1939 Location: Pabianice District, PolandFrom the very beginning of the invasion, Polish defenses had proven to be woefully unprepared for the German onslaught. The blitzkrieg tactics employed by the German armored columns allowed great territorial gains in just a few short days. As the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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Best Think AgainScenario#: AP093 Date: 6/24/1941 Location: Saudininkai, LithuaniaThe first encounter with Soviet heavy tanks proved to be a shock for German panzer crews, whose rounds simply bounced off the Soviet behemoths. Even the Germans’ high-density AP rounds were of little use against the KV tanks. To break out of their… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Show of ForceScenario#: AP094 Date: 3/12/1943 Location: Graiworon, RussiaFollowing the disastrous loss of Stalingrad, German High Command faced another threat in northern Russia. After Russian breakthroughs at several points on the Don River, the Germans were in danger of losing three Heeresgruppes – in total, more men… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Operation KutuzovScenario#: AP095 Date: 7/19/1943 Location: Otrada, RussiaAlthough Soviet counterblows after CITADEL were both swift and potent, they had not come as much of a surprise to the Germans. Feldmarschall Walter Model had kept all of Panzer-Armee 2 in reserve to help protect the operation’s northern pincer. On… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Food FightScenario#: AP096 Date: 4/29/1944 Location: Hrabivka, UkraineThroughout most of the Second World War, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was engaged in partisan warfare, first against the Germans, then against the Soviets. The UPA tended to avoid conflict with the Soviet Army, instead focusing their efforts on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Strike Up the BandScenario#: AP097 Date: 8/9/1944 Location: Lesquern, FranceBy mid-summer, Third Army’s drive across northern France was moving so quickly that it outran its supply sources, and not enough trucks were available to transport supplies to every front line unit. On Patton’s orders, supplies were dumped at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Last LaurelsScenario#: AP098 Date: 10/12/1944 Location: Mihaly, HungaryAfter a week of constant pressure, the German 6th and Hungarian 2nd Army defenses around Debrecen began to crack. With so many factors in his favor, General Andrei Kravchenko pressed home the assault on Hungary’s “second city”. He wanted to take… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Bare Foot BeatingScenario#: AP099 Date: 11/10/1944 Location: Momauk, BurmaThe Chinese 38th Division, tasked with capturing Bhamo, advanced its three regiments south towards the Taping River. The 113th Regiment brushed aside Japanese patrols along its north bank, but found the south to be more heavily defended. 38th… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Coal in Their StockingsScenario#: AP100 Date: 12/25/1944 Location: Foy-Notre-Dame, BelgiumBy Christmas Eve, PanzerArmee 5’s attack had lost steam. Christmas morning dawned clear and bright, and ensuing Allied air activity restricted German ability to reinforce units that had made the deepest penetrations toward the Meuse River.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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When I Call RollScenario#: AP101 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Vierville-Sur-Mer, FranceThe “Great Crusade” was underway, but even the lowliest private on Omaha Beach at H-Hour could tell all had not gone according to plan. The Germans manning the Atlantic Wall were not the espected second rate troops, and there were many more of them… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Better Late Than NeverScenario#: AP102 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, FranceCompanies D, E and F of the 2nd Rangers Battalion – having scaled the cliffs and accomplished their D-Day goals – were under heavy attack. That night, expected German attacks knocked the Rangers out of their forward positions along the coastal road,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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That Damn BridgeScenario#: AP103 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Grandcamp-Les-Bains, FranceImmediately after the relief of Pointe-du-Hoc, Col. Canham, C.O. of the 116th Infantry Regiment, turned his attention to Grandcamp-les-Bains and its small but important harbor. 5th Rangers were ordered down the coastal road over a small, flooded… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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LinkupScenario#: AP104 Date: 6/9/1944 Location: Auville-Sur-La-Vey, FranceThe 175th Infantry Regiment landed on June 7 and, aided by the 747th Tank Battalion, spent all the next day and into the night fighting through Ost Bataillon 621 into a rubbled Isigny to secure its bridge over the Aure. As 9 June dawned, most of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Cota's Last Stand?Scenario#: AP105 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Montmartin-en-Graignes, FranceWith the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne fully engaged outside Carentan, the 29th was ordered to conduct a reconnaissance in force west of the Vire to test the German forces and to capture two important bridges. At the last moment, General Norman… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Helluva Patrol LeaderScenario#: AP106 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Montmartin-en-Graignes, FranceBrigadier General Norman Cota had decided to tag along on a mission to capture two bridges that the Germans might use to sever the tie between US forces in Carentan and Omaha Beach. After crossing the Vire River, the two companies encountered heavy… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Better Fields Of FireScenario#: AP107 Date: 9/8/1944 Location: Brest, FranceIn addition to breaking into the stronghold at Kerrognant, US forces also needed to capture Fort Penfield – an old five-sided fort constructed of thick earthen embankments encase in masonry wall and very typical of the numerous pre-twentieth century… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Yes Sir!Scenario#: AP108 Date: 9/8/1944 Location: Brest, FranceThe 29th Infantry Division was fighting on the Brittany peninsula with orders to crack the German fortress of Brest, home to U-boat pens that housed returning German submarines and – potentially – a massive supply point for the Allies if captured… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Not Bad For A Lone CrocScenario#: AP109 Date: 9/14/1944 Location: Fort Montbarey, FranceThe 29th Infantry Division cuold feel that the campaign for Brest was reaching a climax but there was still a significant amount of frustration at divisional headquarters with the slow progress and general attrition of trained fighting men from… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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Display Of EnthusiasmScenario#: AP110 Date: 10/4/1944 Location: Breberen, GermanyThe overstretched 175th Infantry Regiment had finally crossed Saeffler Creek and was being relieved by the 113th Cavalry Squadron when the Germans, in Major General Charles Gerhardt’s peculiar vernacular, started to display “a little enthusiasm” in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go! |
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The Katanas Come Out at NightScenario#: AP111 Date: 7/31/1938 Location: Changkufeng Hill, RussiaThe Soviet, Chinese and Japanese governments had a long running disagreement over the KoreanSoviet/Chinese border. The dispute was pushed to the brink when the Soviets occupied the heights of Changkufeng Hill which overlooked the Korean port of Rajin… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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First AllyScenario#: AP112 Date: 9/5/1939 Location: Zabrzez, PolandIn return for territory that was disputed over with Poland, Slovakia agreed to aid Germany in the invasion of Poland. The deployment of the 1st Slovakian Infantry Division was the most advanced, and thus it was most ready for immediate action. On 2… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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Maintaining the BoxScenario#: AP113 Date: 2/15/1944 Location: Sinzweya, BurmaColonel Tanahashi's 112th Infantry Regiment had moved into an encircling position around the “Administration Box” pressuring the beleaguered Commonwealth forces late on the 14th. During the morning of the 15th, the Japanese attacked “C Company Hill”… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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A Lion in the FieldScenario#: AP114 Date: 6/29/1944 Location: Gavrus, FranceOn June 28, as part of the battle in the Scottish Corridor, the 2nd Argylls of the 15th Scottish Division were ordered to cross the Ordon River. Since there were Germans to the front and rear, the battalion had to be stretched out over the entire… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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Bats Outta HellScenario#: AP115 Date: 9/15/1944 Location: Peleliu, Palau IslandsThe Palau operation called for the invasion of Peleliu on 15 September. The 1st Battalion of the 5th Marine Regiment landed on Orange Beach 1 at 0832 hours, where it met only scattered resistance upon landnig and as it moved inland. Instead of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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Mook PointScenario#: AP116 Date: 9/25/1944 Location: Mook, HollandBy the time the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment landed on 23 September, the British Airborne in Arnhem had already been overrun. South of the Groesbeek Heights, the 82nd Airborne Division held on to the Kiekberg Woods, allowing the 319th Glider Field… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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Second CityScenario#: AP117 Date: 10/11/1944 Location: Debrecen, HungaryThe Soviet attack had reached the edge of Debrecen and was closing in on the city itself. In typical fashion, the Cavalry-Mechanized Group would hit a weak point – usually the Hungarian lines – and try to force a rout. With the outskirts of Hungary's… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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Wise's WarScenario#: AP118 Date: 10/13/1944 Location: Aachen, GermanyThe main assault on Aachen began with a pounding barrage by aircraft and artillery. Early on 13 October, Lt. Col. John Corley's 3rd Battalion of the 26th Infantry Regiment was ordered to push northwest, while Lt. Col. Derrill Daniel's 2nd Battalion… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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Konev CrossScenario#: AP119 Date: 4/27/1945 Location: Berlin, GermanyOn the evening of 25 April, General Chuikov's scouts discovered units of General Konev's front in the suburbs of Berlin. The glory of capturing the Reichstag had been promised to Chuikov's commander, Marshal Zhukov. Zhukov ordered Chuikov to cross… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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Kingston of the HillScenario#: AP120 Date: 4/22/1951 Location: Hwachon Reservoir, South KoreaJoe Kingston's “King” Company, reinforced by a weapons platoon from “Mike” Company, the regimental recon platoon, and a platoon of 4.2” mortars, was responsible for defending 3,400 meters of the Hill 902 ridge despite being short of ammunition. As… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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Along the VistulaScenario#: AP121 Date: 9/15/1939 Location: Warsaw, PolandA rupture in the Polish lines enabled elements of the German 10th Army to race to the outskirts of Warsaw on 7 September. However, attacks on the city petered out and Panzer-Division 4 was recalled westward to deal with the Bzura counterattack. When… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |
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Mechanized SacrificeScenario#: AP122 Date: 6/24/1941 Location: Lutsk, UkraineAt the end of the first day of the war, General Kiponos was ordered to counterattack toward Vladimir-Volynski, destroying all German forces in his path. As unrealistic as this was, Kirponos had no choice but to obey. The five mechanized corps… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |
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Busting in BaltaScenario#: AP123 Date: 8/3/1941 Location: Balta, UkraineBalta was to be bypassed by the main German force as the attack towards Odessa continued. However, Pioneer-Regiment 744 was ordered to capture Balta to protect the flank of the main attack. At 0840, Kompanie C attacked from the southeast. After an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |
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Lunch in LugaScenario#: AP124 Date: 8/24/1941 Location: Luga, RussiaIn order to complete the encirclement of Leningrad, the so-called “Luga Line” had to be broken first. The Germans began their assault on 22 August with Infanterie-Division 269 fighting its way slowly to the west from Luga into the river bend to the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |
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Ambush on South KnobScenario#: AP125 Date: 3/10/1944 Location: Bougainville Island, New GuineaThe Muda unit, comprised of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 13th Infantry Regiment was tasked with capturing Hill 260 and its observation posts as part of the major (and unrealistic) Japanese counterattack to drive the Allies into the sea. As G… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |
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Maryuma's StrongholdScenario#: AP126 Date: 5/18/1944 Location: Myitkyina, BurmaAfter the capture of Myitkyina Airfield, General Frank Merrill established his headquarters there. An attack on the city itself was ordered using the disengaged portion of H Force. To this purpose the city would be attacked by two battalions of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |
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The First VirtueScenario#: AP127 Date: 6/17/1944 Location: Elba, ItalyOn 12 June, the German commander in Italy was informed that “Elba must be defended to the last man and the last cartridge”. On 14 June, German reinforcements began to arrive on Elba from Pianosa. The decision to reinforce Elba was not known to the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |
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Flight of FancyScenario#: AP128 Date: 7/8/1944 Location: Herouville, FranceAfter waiting a month for the Allied attack at Calais, Generalmajor Karl Seivers' Feld-Fivision 16 (Luftwaffe) began its move to Normandy into the front lines around Caen, protecting the flanks of SS-Panzer-Division 12 and Panzer-Division 21. After… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |
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A Polish BattlefieldScenario#: AP129 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: Hill 262, FranceTo help close the gap in the Falaise Pocket, the Polish 1st Armored Division occupied Hill 262, which the Poles called Maczuga (the Mace). The Mace overlooked the Chambois-to-Vimoutiers road which was the Germans' only hope of escape. Occupying a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |