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Scenario#: 21     Date: 8-Aug-43     Location: Northern Sicily, Sicily

While elements of the 15th and 30th Infantry Regiments of the US 9th Division seized a key hill along the San Fratello Line, Lt. Col. Lyle Bernard led a reinforced Battalion in an amphibious landing at Sant' Agata, a few …

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Scenario#: 22     Date: 17-Feb-45     Location: South of Goch, Holland

Operation Veritable, Montgomery’s push to the Rhine, was encountering fanatic German Resistance for every square mile of Holland. Having just about secured the town of Goch, the 1st Gordon Highlanders were ordered to continue the advance south and…

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Scenario#: 23     Date: 11-Aug-42     Location: El Alamein, Egypt

Unaware of the preparations being made by Rommel's Afrika Korps for an attack later in the month, life in the Italian trenches along the Alam Haifa Line was hot, dusty and boring, and punctuated by timely British artillery attacks every …

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Scenario#: 24     Date: 12-Aug-40     Location: Tug Argan Pass, Somaliland

On August 11, Italian General de Simone’s assaults on three of the six hills overlooking Tug Argan Pass had been less than spectacular. Only one hill was taken before the attacks were called off for the night. Eager to reach …

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Scenario#: A     Date: 7-May-45     Location: Mindanao Island, Philippines

After capturing Libby Airfield with the aid of Filipino guerrillas, the US 24th Infantry Division found the assault toward Davao becoming exceedingly slow and ponderous. Exacerbating the issue was the preponderance of hemp fields in the area, now…

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Scenario#: B     Date: 28-Jun-44     Location: Moguang, Burma

Over the course of three weeks in June, Michael ”Mad Mike” Calvert's 77th (Chindit) Brigade took Mogaung in support of the US advance down the Hukawng Valley. They suffered 50% casualties. Fearing they would then be ordered to join in …

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Scenario#: C     Date: 21-Aug-42     Location: Ilu River, Guadalcanal

Japanese HO dispatched the lchiki Detachment from Truk to displace what was mistakenly thought of as a minor US presence on Guadalcanal. During what is known as the Battle of Tenaru River, by 0030, Colonel lchiki had maneuvered his force …

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Scenario#: D     Date: 1-Nov-43     Location: Empress August Bay, Bougainville

On this date the US 3rd Marine Division landed at Cape Torokina. Naval forces assisting the Marines included 4 cruisers and 8 destroyers. Empress Augusta Bay had been chosen because it was within range of allied land—based fighter bases and …

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Scenario#: E     Date: 2-Nov-43     Location: Butaritari, Gilbert Islands

The Gilbert Islands became one of the first stepping stones in the large scale movement by the US to take back Japanese-held territory. A Japanese seaplane base guarded by a citadel of defenses was the key target on Butaritari, a …

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Scenario#: F     Date: 20-Sep-44     Location: Peleliu, Palau

The Japanese unveiled a new defensive approach on Peleliu using well-entrenched positions, extensive caves, and natural barriers across the island. This was developed by Colonel Nakagawa, commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the 14th Infantry…

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Scenario#: G     Date: 22-Oct-42     Location: Eora Creek, Papua, New Guinea

After nearly succeeding in pushing the Australians back upon Port Moresby, the Japanese had neither supply chain nor time enough to hold their gains along the Kokoda Trail and so reverted to the defensive. In a series of grim battles, …

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Scenario#: H     Date: 27-Feb-45     Location: Hill 382, Iwo Jima, Japan

Eight days after the initial landing on the island and four days after the American flag had been raised on Mount Suribachi, the 3rd Marine Division found itself dug in on the barren stone plateau north of the airfields. The …

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Scenario#: I     Date: 13-Sep-42     Location: Edson's Ridge, Guadalcanal

In the second major attempt at dislodging the enemy position, the Japanese maneuvered deep in the jungle to the south of the American perimeter expecting that it would be less defended. General Kawaguchi employed a complicated plan using battalions…

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Scenario#: J     Date: 26-Oct-42     Location: Saddle Ridge, Guadalcanal

After the failure of the September attacks, Japanese HO sent as many ground forces as could be spared to build up for another multi- pronged attack. During what is known as the Battle of Henderson Field, between 0300 and 0500 …

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Scenario#: K     Date: 18-Dec-42     Location: Buna, New Guinea

Combined Australian and American forces surrounded the desperate Japanese defenses at Buna during December 1942. After an opening barrage starting at 0530, various companies of 2/9th Battalion (Australian 16th Brigade) crossed the start line promptly…

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Scenario#: L     Date: 4-Sep-42     Location: Kokoda Trail, New Guinea

The 2/16th Battalion (Australian 21st Brigade) had fallen back from Templeton's Crossing and finally reached the positions of the battered 2/14th Battalion, which in turn dropped back to the mountain village of Myola. Meanwhile, the Koiwai Battalion…

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Scenario#: 62     Date: Apr-44     Location: Bessarabia, Romania

Set in a German rear area as Soviet forces press German forces back into the Carpathian Mountains.

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Scenario#: 63     Date: 30-Aug-44     Location: Rouen, France

Set in Rouen France with FFI partisans moving quickly and elusively to attack elements of the German 2nd SS Panzer Division looking for a place to rest.

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Scenario#: 64     Date: 27-Jun-43     Location: Leskovik, Albania

Outside Lekovic, Albania, with ELAS partisans in a prepared ambush against elements of the German 1st Gebirgsjäger Division, whose commander suspecting a ruse changed his attack plans.

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Scenario#: 65     Date: 8-Jun-44     Location: Cressensac, France

Cressensac, southern France, with FFI partisan forces ambushing the German 4th SS Panzergrenadier Regimental HQ.

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Scenario#: 66     Date: 8-Jun-42     Location: Bryansk Forest, Belarus

Bryansk Forest in Byelorussia, with Soviet partisans of the Orlov Regiment preparing a trap for elements of the German 707th Security Division during Operation Vogelsang.

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Scenario#: 67     Date: 25-Nov-42     Location: Lamia, Greece

The south end of the Gorgopotamos Bridge near Lamia, Greece, with ELAS partisans seeking to suppress the Italian Garrison while British Demolition commandos prepare to blow the bridge during Operation Harling.

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Scenario#: 68     Date: 28-Feb-43     Location: Neretva River, Hercegovina

Jablanica, Hercegovina, at the railroad bridge crossing of the Neretva River, with Partisans attempting to seize the bridgehead and destroy the Chetnik forces blocking the Partisan escape from German forces.

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Scenario#: 69     Date: 18-Jul-44     Location: Caen, France

Set at night in the Vaucelles neighborhood of Caen just before the Orne River.

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Scenario#: 70     Date: 26-Jun-43     Location: Daliki, Belarus

In a remote village south of Lepel, Byelorussia, with Soviet partisans of an important Operative Center suddenly trapped by a well-executed German rear-area clearing operation.

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Scenario#: 71     Date: 14-May-43     Location: Sutjeska River, Bosnia

Outside the village of Tjentište, Eastern Bosnia, at the Sutjeska River, where trapped Partisan units fought their way through a weak point in the German-Croatian lines, escaping once again although at great cost.

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Scenario#: 72     Date: 23-Dec-43     Location: Island of Korcula, Croatia

On the island of Korčula on the Croatian Adriatic coast, with Partisans of the Dalmatian Brigade attempting to buy enough time for their comrades to evacuate from surrounding German units of the 118th Jäger Division.

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Scenario#: 73     Date: 25-May-44     Location: Drvar, Bosnia

At the town cemetery outside Drvar, Western Bosnia, with Partisans of the Lika Division in a ferocious showdown with elements of the 500th SS Fallschirmjäger Battalion after a spectacular but failed attempt to seize Tito in his country HQ.

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Scenario#: 11     Date: August 1943     Location: Kharkov, Ukraine

Bloodied in action the against the German Panzergrenadier Division 'Grossdeutschland' during the decisive Kursk offensive, the Soviet 3rd Mechanized Corps remained an element of the Soviet 1st Tank Army. When that unit the assumed the offensive…

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Scenario#: 12     Date: 9 July 1943     Location: Kursk, Russia

In a critical battle of the Soviet Central Front, the German 9th Army dashed with the Soviet 2nd Tank Army at the junction of the Northern Kursk Salient. Elements of the German 9th Panzer Division, along with attached Elefants and …

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Scenario#: 13     Date: Early 1945     Location: Silesia, Poland

As the war was drawing to a close the Soviet Army raced to the gates of Berlin before the approaching Western Forces could snatch that prize from their grasp. The German Army, now nothing more than a paper force, threw …

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Scenario#: 14     Date: 10 July 1943     Location: Kursk, Russia

By the close of the day on 9 July, the German 4th Panzer Army's XLVIII Panzer Corps reached the northernmost point of the offensive in the southern of the Kursk Salient. The next day found the German 3rd Panzer Division …

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Scenario#: 15     Date: Late 1943     Location: Poltava, Ukraine

After the German defeat at Kursk, the focus shifted south to the Dnepr River. There, the Germans constructed a fortified line dubbed the "Eastern Rampart". Boasting the Dnepr would flow backwards before the Soviets could overcome this position, the…

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Scenario#: 16     Date: 12 July 1943     Location: Kursk, Russia

As the mist cleared in the early morning Of 12 July, the 600 tanks and assault guns of the II SS Panzer Corps jumped off into what would become the largest tank battle of the war. The three SS Divisions …

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Scenario#: 17     Date: March 1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary

In the final months of the war, the battlefield became the "Land of the Giants" as King Tigers and IS-2S & 3s traded shots as the smaller prey fled for the cover of the small towns and villages. Unfortunately for …

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Scenario#: 18     Date: 12 July 1943     Location: Kursk, Russia

After rolling over the Soviet 6th Tank Corps, the 3rd Panzer Division moved into a defensive position on the western flank of the Grossdeutsch/and Panzergrenadier Division. At the same time, the Soviet 1st Tank and 6th Guards Armies were advancing …

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Scenario#: 19     Date: June 1941     Location: Brody, Russia

Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Over 4.5 million troops) invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 along a front over 2,900 km long. It marked the greatest invasion in the history …

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Scenario#: 20     Date: June 1941     Location: Brody, Russia

This continues the action between Panzer Group 1 and the Soviet 5th and 6th Armies at Brody. After passing through the first line of Soviet Forces, the Germans are attempting to secure a key bridgehead.

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Scenario#: 21     Date: 5 July 1943     Location: Kursk, Russia

As the German 9th Army's XXIII Corps' 78th and 216th Infantry Divisions launched a diversionary attack along the eastern flank, at 0530 hours both the XLI and XLVII Panzer Corps moved forward with the main attack in the Podolyan-Alexandrovka sectors…

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Scenario#: 22     Date: June 1944     Location: Vitebsk, Russia

As part of Operation Bagration the elimination Of the Vitebsk salient was one of the key objectives. There forces of the German 3rd Panzer Army and the Soviet 5th Army clashed over the fortress city of Vitebsk During the battle, …

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Scenario#: 23     Date: Late 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia

Urban warfare was the bane of all mechanized forces. The idea of slugging it out in close combat among the tight and twisting roads, rubble and endless buildings struck fear in hearts of all soldiers. Yet, it was critical as …

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Scenario#: 24     Date: October 1941     Location: Bryansk, Russia

Moscow was one of Germany's primary military objects in their invasion of the Soviet Union. It was probably driven more by a political imperative than the strategic measures it offered. Operation Typhoon was Germany's offensive to capture Moscow.…

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Scenario#: 25     Date: August 1944     Location: Mortain, France

The dense hedgerow terrain throughout the Mortain area played havoc with force deployment and resulted in a number of unexpected clashes as units from the German 7th Army and the US VII Corps both maneuvered for advantage. The twisting network …

Panzer (GMT)Exp. #3 Operations For The Drive To The Rhine - The Second Front
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Scenario#: 26     Date: June 1944     Location: Caen, France

The French city Of Caen was a vital objective of the Normandy landings on D-Day. Located in the British and Canadian sector, the plan was for the British 3rd Infantry Division to push through the German defenders and capture city …

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Scenario#: 27     Date: 6 June 1944     Location: Caen, France

Operation Tonga was the codename assigned to the British 6th Airborne Division's actions as part of Operation Overlord. Tasked with a number of objectives, the division's paratroop and glider brigades all participated in the operation landing on the…

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Scenario#: 28     Date: 6 December 1944     Location: Singling, France

The Battle Of Singling remains to this day a case study in the challenges faced when an understrength force conducts an impromptu attack against a strongpoint while possessing only limited situational intelligence. In early December 1944. Task Force…

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Scenario#: 29     Date: 26 July 1944     Location: St. Giles, France

During the initial stages of Operation Cobra, the panzer Lehr Division was effectively taken out of action after seeing its forces shrink by nearly 40% following massive damage from both medium and heavy bombers and tactical strikes from P47 fighter…

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Scenario#: 30     Date: 7 August 1944     Location: Mortain, France

After the success of Operation Cobra. Patton's Third Army blew a hole through the German lines from Vire to Avranches. In predictable fashion, Hitler ordered a massive counterattack to cut off the lead American divisions along a 20 mile front. …

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Scenario#: 31     Date: 13 June 1944     Location: Villers-Bocage, France

As the Allies expanded their bridgehead from Normandy, a combined British and US force thrust inland to secure the area in and around Caen. The US 1st Infantry Division gained ground against the beleaguered German 352nd Infantry Division thereby…

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Scenario#: 32     Date: 13 June 1944     Location: Villers-Bocage, France

Following SS Pz. Abt. IOI's decisive action against Point 213 and Villers-Bocage additional troops from 22nd Armoured Brigade arrived in Villers-Bocage. The 1/7th Queen's Royal Regiment, a lorry borne infantry battalion, took up defensive positions…

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