Browse Items (17 total)
- Date is exactly "1940-05-28"
Battle of AbbevilleScenario#: 4643 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Abbeville, FranceFrance, May 1940 - The Allied High Command has already ordered several counter-attacks against the German bridgehead on the Somme river to the south of Abbeville; alas they have all failed. After the defeat of the British 1st Armoured Division, … Memoir '44 — Breakthrough |
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Lille: Rommel AttackedScenario#: 46 Date: May 28, 1940 Location: Lille, FranceSeattered elements of the French 1st Army attempt to break out of the encírclement at Lille by attacking the blocking positions of the 7th Panzer. Panzer (AH/MMP) — The General #22.3 |
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Closing the TrapScenario#: 44 Date: 28 May 1940 Location: Lille, FranceThe situation for the French and the British was desperate during the last days of May. Their remaining units were crowded in at Dunkirk on the French coast, while the Germans moved to squeeze the pocket closed around them. 7th … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #4 The German Invasion Of France, 1940 |
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Fighting At The World's EdgeScenario#: 206 Date: 28-May-40 Location: Taraldsvikfjell, NorwayWith 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 to be taken in order to cover the evacuation and … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon) |
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Audacity!Scenario#: 238 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Ankenes, NorwayBy 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) |
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The Last RoadblockScenario#: 240 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Orneset, NorwayOn 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) |
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Triumph atop TaraldsvikfjellScenario#: 241 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Taraldsvikfjell, NorwayDespite 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) |
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Fighting at World's EdgeScenario#: 239 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Taraldsvikfjell, NorwayWith 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) |
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The Marketplace at WormhoudtScenario#: J114 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Wormhoudt, FranceAs the brief reprieve the Allies received when Hitler ordered the Panzers to halt at the Channel coast ended, the Leibstandarte was ordered to support the 20th Infanterie (Mot.) Division in the general offensive to crack the Dunkirk perimeter. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8 |
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Ugly FacesScenario#: J126 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Nieuport, BelgiumThe Belgian town of Nieuport was to anchor the east end of a perimeter to keep the Germans from Dunkirk for as long as possible. Belgian forces had been expected to contribute to the defense,, but King Leopold, without consulting the allies,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9 |
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The Abbeville BridgeheadScenario#: BOF03 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Abbeville, FranceThe Germans had crossed the Somme and established three bridge-heads on the western shore at Abbeville, Amiens and Péronn. As these posed a mortal threat to the French forces, they had no alternative but to counterattack. At Abbeville, the recently… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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En Route to AbbevilleScenario#: HB04 Date: 05/28/1940 Location: Huppy, FranceOn May 21st the Germans created a bridgehead over the Somme at Abbeville. General De Gaulle and his brand new 4th OCR (Armored Division) was ordered to stop the enemy advance. The Germans had fortified an area adjacent to the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg |
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The Price of ArroganceScenario#: DD11 Date: 05/28/1940 Location: Wormhout, FranceThe noose was tightening on the beleaguered allied forces. Curiously,Hitler had ordered a halt to the blitzkrieg. Sepp Deitrich, Commander SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, on his own initiative, decided to push the attack. British troops were assigned… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance |
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Bring on the NightScenario#: DD12 Date: 05/28/1940 Location: Woesten, BelgiumAs the British 3rd Infanty Division attempted to withdraw to prepared positions at dusk, the Germans attacked the remaining rear-guard elements. Hand-to-hand fighting broke out as the Irishmen of the Royal Ulster Rifies made a desperate stand to… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance |
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En Route to AbbevilleScenario#: HiD23 Date: 1940-05-28 Location: Huppy, FranceOn May 21st the Germans created a bridgehead over the Somme at Abbeville. General De Gaulle and his brand new 4th OCR (Armored Division) was ordered to stop the enemy advance. The Germans had fortified an area adjacent to the … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |
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The Price of ArroganceScenario#: HiD24 Date: 1940-05-28 Location: Wormhout, FranceThe noose was tightening on the beleaguered allied forces. Curiously,Hitler had ordered a halt to the blitzkrieg. Sepp Deitrich, Commander SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, on his own initiative, decided to push the attack. British troops were assigned… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |
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Bring on the NightScenario#: HiD25 Date: 1940-05-28 Location: Woesten, BelgiumAs the British 3rd Infanty Division attempted to withdraw to prepared positions at dusk, the Germans attacked the remaining rear-guard elements. Hand-to-hand fighting broke out as the Irishmen of the Royal Ulster Rifies made a desperate stand to… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance |