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Tito's Trick 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. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Overrun Scenario#: 14     Date: 18 February 1943     Location: Ljubotin, Ukraine Kharkov had just fallen to rhe Soviets and a realignment of the German defensive line was formed to its south. The Grossdeutschland Division's Fusilier Regiment was given the assignment of defending a section of road leading to the west out … Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Division's Battle for Kharkov
Cut Off Scenario#: 13     Date: 11 February 1943     Location: Kharkov, Ukraine Operation "Star” was underway for the Soviet armies. The 40th Army was to advance to secure Belgorod and then envelope Kharkov from the northwest and west in an effort to try to link up with the 3rd Tank Army. Its … Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Division's Battle for Kharkov
Just In Time Scenario#: 12     Date: 10 February 1943     Location: Veseloye, Ukraine The Soviet Voronezh Front had three armies poised to attack towards Kharkov in early February as part of Operation Star. Their forces had taken the city of Belgorod as this progressed and they were continuing to push southward to achieve … Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Division's Battle for Kharkov
Commando School Scenario#: 10     Date: 4-Feb-43     Location: Novorossiysk, Russia To aid in the success of the Soviet amphibious operation launched against Kleist's Army Group A near Novorossiysk, a Black Sea Fleet commando detachment landed a few miles further down along the Black Sea coast. In order to protect the … Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Wau Me Worry Scenario#: M9     Date: 31-Jan-43     Location: Wau, New Guinea After an arduous trek cutting through the jungle, and harassed along the way by Australian KANGA Force, the exhausted Japanese troops of the 102nd Regiment, Okabu Detachment struggled onto the high ground overlooking their objective—the airfield at… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Bulolo River Bridge Scenario#: M10     Date: 30-Jan-43     Location: Wau, New Guinea A company of the ANZAC 2/5 battalion ordered to intercept elements of the Japanese 51st Division advancing on Wau finds itself bypassed and cut off. The unit attempts to sneak back to friendly lines through the advancing Japanese forces but … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Voronoezh Front Scenario#: 117     Date: 26-Jan-43     Location: Nikolaevka, Russia The stunning successes of the Russian counterattacks, Operations Uranus, Saturn, and Little Saturn, resulted in the shattering of the Axis front lines along the Don River. On the extreme edge of this battlefield stood the units of the Italian Alpine… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #27
Welcome To Kharkov Scenario#: 11     Date: 21 January, 1943     Location: Volokonovka, Ukraine Reports from the Soviet Voronezh Front were that they had broken through the Hungarian army's positions and were advancing into the Novy Oskol area northwest of Kharkov. The Oskol river was being breached and preparations were in progress for further… Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Division's Battle for Kharkov
Galloping Horse Ridge Scenario#: 36     Date: 1943-01-13     Location: Mount Austen, Guadalcanal The soldiers of the US Army’s 25th Infantry Division prepared for their third day of fighting on Galloping Horse Ridge where their objective was to take the final hill and thereby further the American advance to secure the island. Brought in to… Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands
Stalingrad of the North Scenario#: 44     Date: 11-Jan-43     Location: Velikiye Luki, Russia The Soviet Kalinin Front offensive at the beginning of winter 1942 successfully cut off and encircled the key transportation hub of Velikiye Luki. The German 277th lnfantry Regt. under orders from Hitler to hold at all costs resolutely defended the … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Breakout Dance Scenario#: 8     Date: Jan-43     Location: Velikiye Luki, Russia As the Kalinin Front - led by several Soviet Shock Armies, drove westward they were able to completely encircle the German 277th Infantry Regiment at Velikiye-Luki. Outside relief for this surrounded force was not to be had, however, so orders … Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Lyudnikov's Island Scenario#: 43     Date: 22-Dec-42     Location: Barrikady Fuel Tanks, Stalingrad, Russia For six weeks the Germans had surrounded Lyudnikov's 138th Rifle Division, separating it from the rest of the front line. As the Germans attempted to crush Lyudnikov's "island" by pushing it against the Volga River, Soviet Resistance stiffened near… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Closing Outer Camp Scenario#: M8     Date: 18-Dec-42     Location: Buna, New Guinea The Japanese defenses at Buna were extensive and compartmentalized, requiring coordinated Allied operations at various points. Elements of the well-supported 2/9th assaulted the defenders in the area identified by the Japanese as ”Outer Camp". The… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Burning Buna 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… Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
The Cauldron 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 … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #2 The Final Forces On The Eastern Front
The Butcher's Bill Scenario#: M7     Date: 10-Dec-42     Location: Sanananda, New Guinea The Japanese defenses west of the Girua River were anchored on numerous hidden strong points along the Soputa-Sanananda Road. One such strongpoint was flanked and cut off by the men of Coy l, 3rd Bn, 126th IR under the command … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
“Tanks Are Coming Now....” Scenario#: 8     Date: 1 December 1942     Location: Gorowatka, Luchessa Valley, Russia As the vast size and scope of the Russian attack through the Luchessa Valley became apparent, it was realized that the battered GD Infantry Division lay at the focal point of the offensive. The Grenadier Regiment GD (less II Battalion) … Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division
Rumanian Defiance Scenario#: 42     Date: 29-Nov-42     Location: Obliskaya Airfield, Russia During the opening stages of Operation Uranus. Major Gheorghe Rasconescu led the 1Bn, 15th Dorobanti lnfantry Regiment to the relative safety of the Chir River at Obliskaya on November 25th, successfully retreating In the face of overwhelming Soviet… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
The Orient Express 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. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Breakout Scenario#: M6     Date: 11-Nov-42     Location: Gorari, New Guinea The Australians had taken Kokoda and were driving toward the north coast of New Guinea. The Japanese forward defense was centered on Gorari. The Australians managed to find a parallel around the Japanese defense and managed to break it into … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
The Commissar House Scenario#: 41     Date: 11-Nov-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia During the last major attack by the German óth Army to capture Stalingrad, a formidable structure known as the Commissar House (Kommissarhaus) was targeted as one of the key points near the Volga River. With the temperature at minus 25 … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Expanding the Perimeter Scenario#: 38     Date: 1942-11-01     Location: Bougainville Island, New Guinea The 3rd Marine Division and the 37th Infantry Division conducted an amphibious assault on the island of Bougainville at the Cape of Torokina. Fierce jungle fighting defined this island battle as the Americans sought to expand their perimeter on the … Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands
Rubble Rousers Scenario#: 101     Date: 30-Oct-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia As fierce battles raged on for the “Barrikady” ordnance factories to the north and the “Krasny Oktyabr” sector to the south, German forces in between the two had advanced steadily eastwards until they were able to interdict an important ferry … Combat Commander — Online Bonus
Blind Man's Bluff Scenario#: M5     Date: 28-Oct-42     Location: Eora Creek, Papua, New Guinea The Australians had taken the crossings over Eora Creek, but the Kokoda Trail remained blocked by a Japanese strongpoint to the north. B Company 2/1 Battalion was pinned down to the south and subjected to fire from Japanese heavy weapons. … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Dom 31 Scenario#: 37     Date: 27-Oct-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Since October 24 Ivan llyich Svidrov, a 19 year old Sergeant in 650th Rifle Regiment, and his squad of determined soldiers had beaten back repeated morning attacks against the concrete and iron house they were sworn to defend with their … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
The Deadly Trees 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 … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Tanks on Mantanikau! Scenario#: 41     Date: 1942-10-23     Location: Mantanikau, Guadalcanal The morning peace was shattered by the rumble of tanks from the Japanese Independent Tank Company attacking down the coast toward the mouth of the Mantanikau River. Over the next 24 hours, the Japanese would fight fiercely to push the Marine… Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands
Bitter Creek 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, … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Templteton's Crossing Scenario#: M4     Date: 17-Oct-42     Location: Templeton's Crossing, Papua, New Guinea The Japanese advance along the Kokoda trail had reached its high water mark. The Japanese high command decided to focus first on Guadalcanal, and the forces on New Guinea were in retreat, having extended their supply lines. The Australian 25th … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Into the Breach Scenario#: 40     Date: 17-Oct-42     Location: Barrikady Gun Factory, Stalingrad, Russia “Fortress Stalingrad" was living up to its name. On this day, elements of the German 305. lnfanterie-Divísion continued their assault into the ruins of the factory's workshops. The fighting was up close and personal. Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Fortresses of Blood and Iron Scenario#: 39     Date: 1-Oct-42     Location: Stalingrad, Russia As dawn broke on the first day of October the 295th lnfantry Division attacked Rodimtsev's 13th Guards Rifle Division from the front and flank. The 3rd Battalion, 39th lnfantry Regiment bore the brunt of the frontal attack. The German assault … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Not One Step Back Scenario#: 38     Date: 1-Oct-42     Location: Dolgyi Gully, Stalingrad, Russia Elements of the German 295th lnfantry Division had infiltrated the northern flank of the 13th Guards Rifle Division along Krutoy Gully and reached the Volga River. A detachment was sent to secure a wooden bridge spanning a neighboring ravine.… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Operation Herbstwind: Gostischka Lowlands Scenario#: 7     Date: 30 September 1942     Location: West of Boltino, Russia Follows the action on the left flank of the larger Operation Herbstwind: Kampfgruppe Grosser scenario—that is, the battle to consolidate new defensive positions in the lowlands between the town of … Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division
Operation Herbstwind: Garski’s Demise Scenario#: 6     Date: 30 September 1942     Location: Kostanossowo, Russia As always, Oberst Garski led from the front. In order to ensure secure radio communication, he commandeered a Panzer II tank that was fitted with a dummy cannon. When the attack began, Garski accompanied 13th Company/I.R. 2 which was being … Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division
Operation Herbstwind: Kampfgruppe Grosser Scenario#: 5     Date: 30 September 1942     Location: Gostischka River Valley, Russia The main objective of Operation Herbstwind (“Autumn Wind”) was simple: achieve a better defensive line while stripping the enemy’s current defensive line of its strategic strongpoints. In some cases the attacking units only had to cover 400-600… Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division
House of the Soviets Scenario#: C3i4     Date: 30 September 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Prior to the battle of the Tannenburg Line, elements of Ill SS Panzer Corps meet elements of the Soviet 2nd Shock Army. The Germans are scouting defensible positions to cover their retreat westward, while the Soviets are hot on their … Panzer (GMT) — C3I Magazine #28
Stand and Die Scenario#: 45     Date: 27-Sep-42     Location: Mamayev Kurgan, Stalingrad, Russia The fighting over the ground of the Mamayev Kurgan hill mass, a prominent terrain feature of the central city area of Stalingrad, was among the most bitter of the fall and winter of 1942. This is a large hilly area … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
The Expected Counterattack Scenario#: 10     Date: 22-23 September 1942     Location: Cemetary Hill, Russia Following the taking of the so-called ‘cemetery hill,’ III Battalion/I.R. GD 1 was called forward to relieve the two Pionier companies which had carried out the assault. By 1900 hours III Bn began consolidating their new positions in anticipation of… Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division
Operation Max Und Moritz Scenario#: 4     Date: 22 September 1942     Location: East of Tschermassowo, Gostischka Valley, Russia Following painstaking preparations and supported by the infantry and artillery, Sturmpionier Battalion GD was to launch a daring operation against the enemy bunkers of the so-called “cemetery hill” due east of the town of Tschermassowo. This… Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division
The Outpost Scenario#: 33     Date: 1942-09-23     Location: Henderson Field, Guadalcanal In the weeks following the vicious fighting during the Battle of the Tenaru, both sides stayed on constant alert as they attempted to build up their forces. Ultimately, the Japanese felt confident that soon they would be able to attempt another… Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands
Sea Devils Scenario#: 36     Date: 18-Sep-42     Location: Minina Suburb, Stalingrad, Russia During the night of September 17, Lt. Andrey Khozyaynov of the 92nd Marine lnfantry Brigade was ordered to reinforce elements of the 35 Guards lnfantry Division defending the Grain Elevator. This key position anchored the Soviet defenses south of the… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Totsugeki! 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… Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Edson’s Ridge Scenario#: 40     Date: 1942-09-12     Location: Henderson Field, Guadalcanal The Japanese of the 35th Infantry Brigade are bearing down on the American perimeter, which controls the ridge dominating Henderson Airfield, the spot the 2nd Marine Division HQ least expected. Controlling the ridge would enable the Japanese to take… Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands
Slopes of Hell 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… Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Rebuked at Rabi Scenario#: M3     Date: 3-Sep-42     Location: Milne Bay, New Guinea The Japanese attempt to seize the allied airfields in the vicinity of Rabi (Operation Re) encountered unexpected stiff Resistance from the defending Australians of Milne Force. After initial gains the 5th Kure Special Naval Landing Force was driven… Combat Commander — Battle Pack #4: New Guinea
Spartakovka Salient Scenario#: 35     Date: 23-Aug-42     Location: Spartakovka, Russia The Germans were advancing headlong toward Stalingrad. Elements of the Soviet 62nd Army were in disarray from the speed at which the German 6th Army was advancing. The German VIII Fliegerkorps had laid waste to much of the suburbs and … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Ichiki Attacks 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 … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
No. 4 Commando Scenario#: 118     Date: 19-Aug-42     Location: Dieppe, France Lieutenant Colonel Lord Lovat and No. 4 Commando (including six US Army Rangers), to support the Canadian landings at Dieppe, conducted two landings at VarengevilIe-sur-Mer attempting to neutralize a coastal artillery battery of six 150mm guns. The… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #27
The Raid Scenario#: 37     Date: 1942-08-17     Location: Makin Atoll Elite Marine Raiders came ashore on Makin Island having debarked from two submarines for the purposes of taking Japanese prisoners, gathering intelligence, and destroying the enemy radar installation. This was also done to partially distract the… Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands