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In Rommel's Wake Scenario#: 29     Date: 17-May-40     Location: on the Meuse, France In the confusion following the 7th Panzer Division's breakout, isolated French units still held crossings across the Meuse while the German infantry struggled to catch up. Now elements of the XIV Panzergrenadier Corps, on the basis of Fieseler Storch… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom
Ad Hoc at Beaurains Scenario#: 30     Date: 21-May-40     Location: Arras, France Quite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the spearheads of Rommel's breakthrough, catching the initial German units unprepared as they attempted to deploy. The Germans were able to halt the supporting infantry… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom
Chateau de Quesnoy Scenario#: 31     Date: 6-Jun-40     Location: Le Quesnoy, France Northern France had fallen and General Weygand was desperately attempting to form a long along the Somme. Lacking sufficient forces for a continuous front, he decided on a series of combined-arms hedgehogs which he hoped could thwart the German… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom
Rehearsal for Crete Scenario#: 32     Date: 26-Apr-41     Location: Peloponnesus, Greece The issue in Greece was no longer in doubt; the last units of the Greek Army under Alexander Papagos had surrendered the day before. W Force was attempting to withdraw to evacuation points along the south coast of Greece. Columns … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom
A Belated Christmas Scenario#: 33     Date: 27-Dec-44     Location: Bastogne, Belgium The 101st Airborne was isolated, surviving by desperation and courage alone. But even the best troops cannot fight without ammunition, and by Christmas day supplies of all types were dwindling. A desperate plan to attempt resupply of the pocket was … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Climax at Nijmegen Bridge Scenario#: 34     Date: 20-Sep-44     Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands Operation Market Garden was to be characterized by intense fighting for the control of a number of vital bridges. Each was a vital link in the chain leading to Arnhem. The road bridge across the Waal River in Nijmegen was … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
The French Decide to Fight Scenario#: 35     Date: 10-Nov-42     Location: Port-Lyautey, Morocco The first phase of Operation Torch included amphibious landings along the Atlantic coast. Many of the primary objectives included the securing of French airdromes in these areas for use in the second phase: the advance into Tunisia. One such field … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Weissenhof Crossroads Scenario#: 36     Date: 16-Dec-44     Location: Schnee Eifel, Germany As the German Ardennes offensive got underway, the 62nd Yolks Grenadier Division opened its attack by hurling two regiments against the 424th Infantry in an attempt to breakthrough at Winterspelt. The most serious threat developed at the Weissenhof… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Medal of Honor Scenario#: 37     Date: 21-Sep-44     Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands Following a costly assault boat crossing of the Waal River, the 504th Parachute Regiment had finally captured the Nijmegen bridge intact. Over this span would push the British Guards Armored Division toward the planned link with the embattled British… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
The Factory Scenario#: 38     Date: 11-Feb-44     Location: Aprilia Settlement, Italy As the initial expansion of the Allied beachhead at Anzio drew to a halt, the inevitable German counterattacks began. The main attacks concentrated on the Albano-Anzio highway around the village of Carroceto and the Aprilia farm settlement known to… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Sweep For Bordj Toum Bridge Scenario#: 39     Date: 10-Dec-42     Location: Bordj Toum Station, Tunisia As the Allies paused to gather their breath and resources for their attack on Tunis, the Germans struck first. The Fifth Panzer Army in an effort to expand its position around Tunis, sent the 86th Panzer Grenadier Regiment supported by … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
The Dornot Watermark Scenario#: 40     Date: 10-Sep-44     Location: Dornot, Germany With its series of forts and prepared positions, the area around the historic Lorraine city of Metz was to become known as "Fortress Metz" to the U.S. forces fighting in Europe. The first test in the long campaign which was … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Swatting at Tigers Scenario#: 41     Date: 11-Jul-43     Location: Biazzo Ridge, Sicily In the early morning hours of July 10th, Colonel James Gavin and the SOS the Parachute Regiment were scattered over much of southern Sicily. Gavin landed 20 miles east of the selected drop zone, while most of his regiment came … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Bridgehead on the Rhine Scenario#: 42     Date: 24-Mar-45     Location: Speldrop, Germany During the night of March 23rd, the Allied 21st Army Group began the long awaited Rhine crossing. The first division to cross was the British 51 st Highland Division mounted in Buffaloes of the 4th Royal Tanks and Northamptonshire Yeomanry … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Action at Kommerscheidt Scenario#: 43     Date: 4-Nov-44     Location: Kommerscheidt, Germany By October, 1944 the American Army had ripped two large holes in the Siegfried Line at Aachen and Roetgen . The next step called for a limited flanking operation in the Huertgen Forest. The 28th Division was ordered to carry … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Prelude to Breakout Scenario#: 44     Date: 7-Jul-44     Location: Vire et Taute Canal, France The Germans had frustrated the Allied attempt to breakout of the Normandy peninsula, and Eisenhower now tried shifting pressure from the British sector in the east to the Americans on the west. One location where a breakthrough was to be … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Hide and Seek Scenario#: 45     Date: 7-Jun-44     Location: St Come-du-Mont, France After their initial drop into the bocage behind the invasion beaches, the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Regiment discovered that their regimental objective of St Come-du-Mont would not fall as easily as expected. The village was defended by a… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Operation Varsity Scenario#: 46     Date: 24-Mar-45     Location: Hamminkeln, Germany The airborne phase of the Allies' Northern Rhine crossing was to be the last airborne assault of the war. Artillery units and fighter-bombers pounded the German gun positions in the vicinity of the drop zones so severely that the first … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Encircling the Ruhr Scenario#: 47     Date: 30-Mar-45     Location: Ruhr, Germany As the 12th Army wheeled its way north under overcast skies to join the 9th Army in encircling the Ruhr, they drew upon the 3rd Armored Division to lead the way. A task force built around a medium tank battalion … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Blocking Action at Lipki Scenario#: 101     Date: 3-Jul-41     Location: Borisov, Belarus During the opening stages of Barbarossa the first great pincer movement on the Central Front occurred between the cities of Bialystok and Minsk. As a result of the encirclement of four Soviet Armies in the Bialystok-Minsk Pocket, the Soviet Command … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
Slamming of the Door Scenario#: 102     Date: 17-Aug-41     Location: Panikovo forest, Russia In order to improve the flow of supplies to the German troops driving on Leningrad, the need for the great Leningrad Highway became apparent. A key position on the highway was the strongpoint prepared at Luga. To take the Luga … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
Bald Hill Scenario#: 103     Date: 11-Sep-41     Location: Leningrad, Russia During the first weeks of September the final attack on Leningrad, the great objective of the northern campaign was begun. The main German thrust against the center of the Leningrad defenses was in the area known as the Duderhof Hills. … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
The Penetration of Rostov Scenario#: 104     Date: 24-Jul-42     Location: Rostov, Russia With the German summer offensive of'42, " Operation Blue", Hitler hoped to force a decision on the southern front. In an attempt to form a large scale encirclement on the lower Don, the City of Rostov became the natural center … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
Night Battle at Noromatyevka Scenario#: 105     Date: 1-Jan-43     Location: Noromaryevka, Russia In an effort to threaten Rostov from the northwest, the Russian XXV Tanks Corps launched its '42-'43 winter offensive on Army Group Don in an attempt to strike at the rear of Army Detachment "Hollidt." Misled by the slight Resistance … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
Beachhead at Ozereyka Bay Scenario#: 106     Date: 4-Feb-43     Location: Ozereyka, Russia In an effort to cut off the seventh Army's retreat to the laman Peninsula, Stalin developed a plan to use the combined efforts of a land and seaborne operation. The Black Sea Fleet would land a force composed of army … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
Disaster On The Dneiper Loop Scenario#: 107     Date: 24-Sep-43     Location: Bukrin, Russia During late summer of '43 the Russians made an all out effort to force the Dnieper River at Bukrin. Together with ground forces which were to cross the Dnieper River at Balyka, Rzhishchex and near Kanev, a large scale parachute … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
Block Busting in Bokruisk Scenario#: 108     Date: 29-Jun-44     Location: Bokruisk, Russia During the destruction of Army Group Center many of Hitler's "Fortified Localities" were cut off and surrounded by the Russian advance. These moves were an almost perfect copy of the German blitzkrieg. Bokruisk was just such a city. The city … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
Counterattack On The vistula Scenario#: 109     Date: 6-Aug-44     Location: Wola Chodkowska, Poland As the Russian 8th Guards Army was expanding its bridgehead on the vistula, they met with stiff German Resistance. Using the Hermann Goering Division, which had just been brought up from Warsaw as a lead, the Germans mounted a number … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
The Agony of Doom Scenario#: 110     Date: 19-Apr-45     Location: Muncheberg, Germany With the Third Reich in its death throes, the Russian juggernaut began to pickup speed. The German defense line on the Oder had been broken. One town after another fell to the Russian armies as they advanced on Berlin, but … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
Sacrifice Of Polish Armor Scenario#: 201     Date: 1-Sep-39     Location: Novy Targ, Poland Despite the known German troop concentrations at the border, the Polish Army was taken by complete tactical surprise. Many Polish units were in the process of moving to their defensive positions or areas of concentration when the attack commenced.… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
Under Cover Of Darkness Scenario#: 202     Date: 12-Sep-39     Location: Gdynia, Poland As the German attack in the northern Corridor made steady progress to capture the Polish ports, Resistance finally began to stiffen as Polish naval units were committed to a ground combat role. One by one the surrounding ports fell to … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
Bitter Defense At Otta Scenario#: 203     Date: 28-Apr-40     Location: Gudbrandsal valley, Norway As the fight in southern Norway moved into the highlands, the German tactics developed into somewhat of a uniform pattern. Largely restricted by the surrounding terrain and weather conditions any line of advance had to parallel the existing road… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
Chance D'une Affaire Scenario#: 204     Date: 14-May-40     Location: Chehery, France On the morning of May 14th a French counterattack was ordered against the breach at Sedan in an effort to contain Guderian's bridgehead on the Meuse. The attack was to be comprised of two tank battalions, each supported by an … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
Last Defense Line Scenario#: 205     Date: 15-May-40     Location: Bouvellemont, France By dusk of the 14th, the Germans had three bridgeheads across the Meuse River. The 15th brought the next stage, the breaking of the last major elements of Resistance which stood between them and the great plains of France. One … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
Fighting At The World's Edge Scenario#: 206     Date: 28-May-40     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 to be taken in order to cover the evacuation and … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
The French Perimeter Scenario#: 207     Date: 2-Jun-40     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 … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
Road To Kozani Pass Scenario#: 208     Date: 13-Apr-41     Location: Komanos, Greece The Balkan Campaign offered little hope in the way of a clear-cut victory for the Allies. Nevertheless the British often proved themselves equal in fighting ability to their German adversaries and showed remarkable fighting skills against a… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
The Akroiri Peninsula Defense Scenario#: 209     Date: 20-May-41     Location: Profitilias, Crete The German assault on the mountainous island of Crete called for airborne landings in four separate areas. But due to inadequate air transport capacities, two airborne assault waves were needed. One objective for the first wave was the capture of … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
Commando Raid At Dieppe Scenario#: 210     Date: 18-Aug-42     Location: Varengeville, France The large scale raid on Dieppe had a somewhat elaborate plan of attack. It involved assault landings on eight separate beaches. The two flank attacks, located at Berneval and Varengeville, would have the task of destroying the German coastal… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
Trial by Combat Scenario#: 300     Date: 27-Feb-45     Location: Elsdrof, Germany In an attempt to give American armor a fighting chance against heavy German tanks, the Army Ordnance Department developed the T26 Medium tank, better known as the Pershing. Carrying a 90mm gun and heavy frontal armor, the Pershing was rushed … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
The Clearing Scenario#: 301     Date: 10-Oct-44     Location: Huertgen Forest, Germany Day after day of seemingly endless forest. Constant shelling had turned most of the trees to shattered hulks. Advances were truly measured in yards as each step forward increased the threat of yet another sniper or hidden Spandau. Then, near … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Stand Fast Scenario#: 302     Date: 10-Dec-44     Location: Obergeich, Germany As the Americans advanced across the plains of Germany, the badly outnumbered Germans could not hope to hold a continuous line. Rather than expose themselves, the Wehrmacht troops turned each town or clump of buildings into a small strongpoint. Early… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Thrust and Parry Scenario#: 303     Date: 15-Mar-45     Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany Between the Moselle and Rhine rivers, the US Army ground forward on a broad front. The Germans struggled desperately to hold open escape routes to the Rhine. After unsuccessful attempts to slow the American advance, General Hoehne launched two… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Riposte Scenario#: 304     Date: 15-Mar-45     Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany At the same time that the SS mountain troopers were striking one flank of the US 357th Regiment, the Wehrmacht's 159th Division struck the other. Every effort was to be made to prevent the Americans from establishing an artillery OP … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
The Duel Scenario#: 305     Date: 15-Mar-45     Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany German General Hoehne, LXXXIX Corps commander, had to buy time. Every day the way was clear allowed additional isolated units to filter back towards the Rhine. At a time of frightful manpower shortages, he decided to commit two of his … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
The Rag Tag Circus Scenario#: 306     Date: 12-Apr-45     Location: Barby on the Elbe, Germany Gls of the 83rd Infantry Division took particular pride in their use of captured German vehicles. So extensive was their "used car lot" appearance that the news correspondents nicknamed this unit the "Rag Tag Circus". The Americans had a chance … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Point D'Appui Scenario#: 307     Date: 9-Oct-44     Location: Bardenberg, Germany As the majority of the I 19th Infantry Regiment advanced into North Wuerselen, they left behind a reduced company, commanded by Captain R. Simmons, to protect their line of communication. Captain Simmons deployed the bulk of his troops around a … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Han-Sur-Neid Scenario#: 308     Date: 11-Nov-44     Location: Han-sur-Neid, France It will never be known who ordered the charge. Perhaps it was Colonel Burnette, who was mortally wounded as his men neared the 100 foot bridge. Perhaps it was simply the sight of Lt. Edwards' tanks edging across the unblown … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
The Roer Bridgehead Scenario#: 309     Date: 23-Feb-45     Location: Koerrenzig, Germany The Gls had been poised before the Roer for days. German engineers had skillfully blown the upriver dam floodgates so that the Roer had run fierce and wide. Now, with the river still in flood but navigable, the concentrated might … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Operation Marston Scenario#: 1000     Date: 14/15 July 1943     Location: Primosole Bridge, Sicily Operation "Marston", as the attack on the Primosole Bridge over the River Simeto was known, was given to the 1st Parachute Brigade of the 1st British Airborne Division to accomplish. It was planned to the last detail: equipment, weaponry, route, … Squad Leader — The General #20.2