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- Date is exactly "1944-06-08"
Defiance on Hill 30Scenario#: 11 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Pont l'Abbe, FranceAn 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 |
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Trapped!Scenario#: 15 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Saint-Come-du-Mont, FranceGerman 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 |
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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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The Price of ImpatienceScenario#: A006 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Cressensac, FranceAt dawn, under orders that brooked no delay, the vehicles of the 2nd SS-Panzer Division lurched forward, beginning the eventful trek north towards the Allied beachheads at Normandy. At Montauban, the 4th SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment was to meet up… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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L'Ecole NormaleScenario#: AD01 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Tulle, FranceWith the arrival of the Allies in Normandy, many in France believed their liberation would follow within weeks if not days. The Communist FTP partisans believed that they would now have to take matters into their own hands or see their power in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Sink's EncouragementScenario#: S041 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: St. Côme du Mont, FranceColonel 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 |
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Ewell's ChargeScenario#: BOH11 Date: 06/08/1944 Location: St. Come Du Mont, FranceCarentan was the key to preventing a linkup between American forces from Utah and Omaha Beach. Taking Carentan, however, meant that St. Come du Mont and the road leading southfrom the causeway to the town would have to be won. … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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The Call of DutyScenario#: BOH12 Date: 06/08/1944 Location: E Of St Come Du Mont, FranceDuring the day of June 8th, the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division assisted in the attack on St. Come du Mont. Their job was to destroy the four bridges that linked Carentan to the geninsula. It … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Encircled at Hill 30Scenario#: 34 Date: 8-Jun-44 Location: Hill 30, Caponnet, FranceElements of the 2nd Bn, 508th PIR under Lt. Col. Thomas Shanley were one of the few groups of troopers that landed west of the Merderet River. In constant enemy contact and short of supplies, Shanley decided to withdraw to … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers |
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Deeds Not WordsScenario#: 53 Date: 8-Jun-44 Location: Utah Beach Vicinity, Normandy, FranceFire from the 210mm guns of the Crisbecq Coastal Artillery Battery, commanded by Lt. Walter Ohmsen, constantly harassed and prohibited the unloading of supplies and reinforcements on Utah Beach. On June 7 the 1 Bn, 22nd lnfantry was tasked with … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy |
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Road TripScenario#: 65 Date: 8-Jun-44 Location: Cressensac, FranceCressensac, southern France, with FFI partisan forces ambushing the German 4th SS Panzergrenadier Regimental HQ. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance |
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Buying The FarmScenario#: DASL14 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: LaCambe, FranceThe U.S. 175th Infantry Regiment was to spearhead the 29th Infantry Division's advance on Isigny; and Company A was to lead the 175th. Lieutenant John Allsup was not at all pleased with his company's role, and he was barely encouraged by the… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader |
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Ewell's ChargeScenario#: HoN19 Date: 1944-06-08 Location: St. Come Du Mont, FranceCarentan was the key to preventing a linkup between American forces from Utah and Omaha Beach. Taking Carentan, however, meant that St. Come du Mont and the road leading southfrom the causeway to the town would have to be won. The fight started on… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy |
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The Call of DutyScenario#: HoN20 Date: 1944-06-08 Location: E Of St Come Du Mont, FranceDuring the day of June 8th, the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division assisted in the attack on St. Come du Mont. Their job was to destroy the four bridges that linked Carentan to the geninsula. It was one of their first… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy |
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Cloaks Of ConfusionScenario#: N05 Date: 8 June, 1944 Location: Near Cauquigny, FranceLanding on 7 June, the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment spent much of the day mai'ching and counter-marching. Late in the day, 1st Battalion was despatched across the ‘secret ford’ through the marshes to bolster Colonel Timmes’ 2/507th in their orchard… Combat! — Normandy |
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Beneath The Castle WallsScenario#: N14 Date: 8 June, 1944 Location: North Of Amfreville, FranceLt Col. Timmes’ night patrols paid off. Lieutenant John Marr and Private Norman Carter stumbled upon the secret ford, and crossed to rendezvous with General Ridgeway at the Division CP. The General’s staff called on the 1st Battalion of the … Combat! — Normandy |
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The SeigeScenario#: N15 Date: 8 June, 1944 Location: Les Heutes, FranceBy D+2, Timmes had the enormous psychological boost of a telephone line across the marsh to the far shore. He had also the shaken glidermen who had fallen back to the orchard after the confusion of the night. As dawn … Combat! — Normandy |
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A Ridge Too FarScenario#: S017 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Amfreville, FranceOn D-Day, the 1st Special Service Brigade landed under fire on Sword Beach at H+90 and made the long trek to cross the Orne River Bridge (Pegasus Bridge) at Benouville and establish a defensive perimeter against counterattack on the far eastern flank… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #48 |
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Omaha LifelineScenario#: P06 Date: 8 June, 1944 Location: Pointe Du Hoc, FranceAfter reaching St-Pierre-du-Moni before noon, the relief column planned to push along the coastal highway to the junction of the exit road from Pointe du Hoc. Company A of the 2nd Rangers, fonning the column’s point, got to a hamlet … Combat! — Rangers |
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Cat's KillScenario#: G21 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Bretteville L'Orgueilleuse, FranceOn June 8th, SS-Obersturmfuhrer Rudolf von Ribbentrop arrived in Normandy with his Panzer Abteilung as part of the ttempt to bolster the German defenses. Ribbentrop's troops were immediately ordered into a night assault to relieve the 1st Battalion… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.4 |
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V.3, #9 June 8 -15, 1944The War Fronts: France, Italy, Pacific, Eastern Front, Balkans Back: Germany and adjacent areasWWII News |
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Normandy - Omaha Beachhead - Action at Grandcamp 8 June 1944World War II - Western Front |
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Normandy - Utah Beach - Attack on St. Come-Du-Mont 8 June 1944World War II - Western Front |
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Day 3US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1944-06-08, US troops capture St. Mére-Eglise.World War II - Western Front |
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