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Battle for OranScenario#: 13177 Date: 11/09/1942 Location: Oran, AlgeriaOn the morning of November 8th,1942, Allied troops landed in French North Africa, with the hope that the French wouldn’t fight. But in the Oran area, French troops fought against the US Center Task Force of General Fredendall... Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Scorpions vs. FolgoreScenario#: 22561 Date: 10/24/1942 Location: Deir el Munassib, EgyptIn the evening of October 23rd,1942, General Montgomery launched Operation Lightfoot in the north of El Alamein. To the south, a diversion operation planned to engage the Axis mobile units deployed in this sector (21.Panzer Division and Division… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Strong defense at VinovkaScenario#: 24282 Date: 08/23/1942 Location: Vinovka, RussiaOn the 23rd of August 1942, the 16.Panzer-Division, head of the XIV.Panzer-Korps, crossed the Don River and advanced toward the Volga River until they reached Rynok, north of Stalingrad, that evening. General Hube, commander of the division, received… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Stalingrad: 1st assaultScenario#: 12721 Date: 09/14/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaWhen German troops arrived in front of Stalingrad in early September 1942, they noticed that the long, straight city hugging the Volga River did not allow them to use their usual tactic, the pincer movement. They would have to make a frontal… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Operation UndertoneScenario#: 24368 Date: March 08, 1945 Location: Kaiserslautern, GermanyOperation Undertone, also known as the Saar-Palatinate Offensive, was a large assault by the U.S. Seventh, Third and French First Armies of the U.S. Sixth and Twelfth Army Groups as a part of the Allied invasion of Germany in March … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022 |
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ReichswaldScenario#: 24380 Date: February 09, 1945 Location: Kleve, GermanyThe Reichswald is the 5-mile gap between the Maas and Rhine and the natural advance route from the German-Dutch border to the Ruhr. After amassing troops to get a numerical advantage near Groesbeek, the allies advanced towards Kleve. The German … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022 |
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Clearing of the Echternach BulgeScenario#: 24370 Date: February 06, 1945 Location: Echternach, GermanyThe battle of the Bulge finished in January 1945. The 417th Infantry Division and the 5th Armored Division had to cross the Sauer between Bollendorf and Echternach to take the first hill mass, not quite a mile beyond the Sauer. … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022 |
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Saarlautern BridgeheadScenario#: 24364 Date: December 04, 1944 Location: Saarlautern, GermanyAfter the capture of the main Saarlautern bridge the previous day, the 95th division managed to form a bridgehead on the other side of the river. The main effort of these troops went into pushing forward towards Fraulautern and to … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022 |
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Hill 400Scenario#: 24374 Date: December 07, 1944 Location: Bergstein, GermanyHill 400 is the name given by Allied forces during World War II to a 400 metres high hill located east of the centre of Bergstein, a village in the Eifel region of Germany. This small mountain provides a view … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022 |
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First battle for SchmidtScenario#: 24378 Date: October 06, 1944 Location: Germeter, GermanyHürtgen Forest is a rugged area between the Ruhr and Aachen. The German defenders had numerous bunkers in the area, mostly belonging to the deep defences of the Siegfried Line. The dense forest allowed infiltration and flanking attacks, and it … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022 |
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VoronezhScenario#: 24171 Date: July 4-13, 1942 Location: Voronezh, RussiaAt the beginning of Operation Fall Blau, the 4th Panzer Army of General Hoth advanced towards Voronezh to cross the Don River and then turn South to encircle Soviet troops west of the river. The capture of the city was … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Bir HakeimScenario#: 8303 Date: June 10. 1942 Location: Bir Hakeim, LibyaOn the 10th of June 1942, knowing that holding Bir Hakeim was no longer essential for the continuation of the battle, French general Koenig decided to break through the encirclement and escape to the British lines with all the 1st … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Operation TrappenjagdScenario#: 24416 Date: May 8-10, 1942 Location: Sevastopol, CrimeaAs part of the drive to relieve the besieged city of Tobruk, the 6th New Zealand Brigade and 8th Royal Tank Regiment assaulted a German position simply known as Point 175. Overconfident by recent success against Italian forces, they were … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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US counter-attack at BataanScenario#: 23823 Date: April 7, 1942 Location: Mount Samat, PhilippinesOn the Bataan Peninsula, the Japanese launched what would be the final offensive in April 1942. The 4th Japanee division captured Mount Samat and formed a salient in the Philippines lines. On April 7th, US General King ordered the 45th … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Hill 693Scenario#: 16624 Date: March 24, 1942 Location: Volkhov, RussiaAfter the Soviet 2nd Shock Army failed to break the siege of Leningrad during the Volkhov battle, German forces encircled them on March 19th, 1942. In a desperate bid to escape, the Soviet troops turned to attack the Axis units … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Landing at DiliScenario#: 23692 Date: February 19-20 1942 Location: Timor IslandDuring the nights of 19th and 20th of February 1942, units of the 228th Japanese regiment landed at Dili, on Timor island. Allied troops (Sparrow Force), were composed of both Australian units entrenched at Dili airfield and scattered on the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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DorogobuzhScenario#: 4836 Date: January 8, 1942 Location: Vyazma, RussiaIn January 1942, the German offensive on the doorstep of Moscow failed. With the help of “General Winter”, Russian forces counter-attacked en masse. German troops lost ground and took refuge in villages and towns. In the wooded area of Viazma, … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Landing on Wake IslandScenario#: 23318 Date: December 23, 1941 Location: Wake Island, PacificOn December 11th, 1941, the Japanese attempted to capture Wake Island but failed and two of their destroyers were sunk. They launched another attack during the night of December 23rd when troops of Special Naval Landing Force landed in the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Defensive Battle at SasselieScenario#: 23425 Date: August 15, 1941 Location: Sasselie, UkraineIn August 1941, SS division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler advanced in Ukraine between the cities of Vojnessensk and Nikolaïev. The Reconnaissance Group, under command of Kurt Meyer alias “Panzermeyer”, reached Sasselie, an isolated village located in… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Soviet Raid on GrigorevkaScenario#: 18261 Date: September 22, 1941 Location: Grigorevka, UkraineSeptember 1941, the city of Odessa was on the front line, surrounded by the Romanian army and under heavy fire from the artillery batteries of the 15th Romanian division positioned near Grigorevka. In order to help the defenders of the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Tula, Road to MoscowScenario#: 23745 Date: October 29, 1941 Location: Tula, RussiaIn October 1941, Axis forces launched Operation Typhoon, a large offensive against Moscow. In late October, a German vanguard was nearing the city of Tula, about 200 kilometers south of the Soviet Union capital. With limited armor support, due to … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Relief of TobrukScenario#: 23748 Date: November 23, 1941 Location: Tobruk, LibyaAs part of the drive to relieve the besieged city of Tobruk, the 6th New Zealand Brigade and 8th Royal Tank Regiment assaulted a German position simply known as Point 175. Overconfident by recent success against Italian forces, they were … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Jaws of the 6th ArmyScenario#: 21687 Date: December 14, 1944 Location: Limon, PhillipinesThe Allies start their advance on December 5 from the vicinity of Limon. They encountered very determined resistance from the Japanese south of the Leyte River bridge. The enemy defences around Limon and Hill 1525 consisted of numerous foxholes and … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020 |
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Battle for the AirstripsScenario#: 21676 Date: December 05, 1944 Location: Burauen, PhillipinesThe Japanese high command fears the growing air superiority of the US and comes up with a bold plan. Paratroopers of the 3th and 4th Airborne regiment will be dropped at the Burauen airstrips. During the night they will destroy … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020 |
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Shoestring RidgeScenario#: 21689 Date: November 23, 1944 Location: Damulaan, PhillipinesThe arrival of the 11th Airborne Division on 22 November 1944 allowed Gen. Hodge to move the rest of the 7th Division to the west, in the direction of Ormoc. The Japanese had to stop this advance to secure the … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020 |
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Breakneck RidgeScenario#: 21692 Date: November 07, 1944 Location: Ormoc Valley, PhillipinesAfter reaching Carigara through the Leyte valley, Leyte is divided in two. The Japanese army was still able to provide reinforcements via Ormoc, so it was necessary to pierce the mountains as soon as possible to occupy Ormoc. Japanese troops … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020 |
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Attack on Hill B&CScenario#: 21690 Date: October 25, 1944 Location: Palo, PhillipinesAfter securing Palo the Americans wanted to advance inland into Leyte Valley along highway 2. But the two hills overlooking highway 2, Hill B and Hill C were firmly in Japanese hands. After an initial skirmish for Hill Nan by … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020 |
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X Corps LandingScenario#: 21688 Date: October 20, 1944 Location: Leyte Beach, PhillipinesAfter four hours of heavy naval gunfire on 20 October, called 'A-day', the X Army Corps landed on the beach on the east coast of Leyte. The X Army Corps took Tacloban and the airport as soon as possible, both … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020 |
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Belgorod - KharkovScenario#: 23908 Date: August 17, 1943 Location: Belgorod, RussiaThe battle is usually referred to as the Belgorod–Kharkov Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviets and the 4th Battle of Kharkov by the Germans. At the beginning of August the Soviets, delivering powerful sledgehammer blows from the North and… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021 |
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KutuzovScenario#: 23904 Date: July 12, 1943 Location: Bolkhov, RussiaAfter the successful counterattack near Prokhorovka, to the south of Kursk, the Soviet troops also attacked north of Kursk. The aim of this operation was to encircle and destroy the troops around Orel. The Soviets attacked in three spearheads: the … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021 |
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Counter attack at ProkhorovkaScenario#: 23880 Date: July 12, 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, RussiaOn 12th of July at 8.30h in the morning the Russian radios "shouted" Stal, Stal, Stal (steel, steel, steel) which was the code for an all-out attack. 500 tanks and self-propelled guns of the 5th Guards Tank Army supported by … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021 |
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Advance on OboyanScenario#: 23882 Date: July 05, 1943 Location: Oboyan, RussiaTthe German attack commenced with a preliminary bombardment. The main attack was delivered by General Hoth's 4th SS Panzer Army. Opposing was the Soviet 6th Guards Army. The Soviets had constructed some fortified defensive belts called the Voronezh… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021 |
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Attack on PonyriScenario#: 23883 Date: July 07, 1943 Location: Ponyri, RussiaIn the opening moves of Operation “Zitadelle”, the German 9th Army crashed into the defensive lines of the Soviet 13th Army on the northern face of the Kursk Salient. The advance was barred by a cluster of fortified towns and … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021 |
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Von Manstein's CastlingScenario#: 23903 Date: February 19, 1943 Location: Kharkov, RussiaAt the start of 1943, the German Wehrmacht faced a crisis. A Soviet attack crossing the Donets River liberated the cities of Kursk, Belgorod and Kharkov. It threatened to cut off the entire German Army Group South. Erich von Manstein … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021 |
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Counterattack at KaratinScenario#: 20533 Date: 7/15/1941 Location: Karatin, UkraineAfter the Battle of Brody (June 23-30, 1941) in Western Ukraine, which was one of the biggest and most destructive armored conflicts during Operation Barbarossa, the Soviet army was withdrawing. In an attempt to slow the German advance and buy … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Battle of Keren, Part 2Scenario#: 23071 Date: 3/24/1941 Location: Keren, EthiopiaAfter intense fighting, the British Commonwealth forces finally captured Fort Dologorodoc. On March 24th, the battle of Keren entered its final stage with a massive artillery bombardment and armor support as British Engineers worked to secure the… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Battle of Keren, Part 1Scenario#: 22884 Date: 2/5/1941 Location: Keren, EthiopiaAt the start of the East African Campaign, British troops liberated the Sudanese border from the Italians and pushed them back into Eritrea. In February the Allies launched their offensive against the key town of Keren but met determined Resistance … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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The Failed Offensive of CavalleroScenario#: 22831 Date: 1/25/1941 Location: Kerhes, AlbaniaItaly has been bogged down in a war against Greece since October 1940. Although it's a war Mussolini himself started, it hasn't been the decisive campaign he was hoping for. It is now a matter of honor for the Italian … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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MechiliScenario#: 20958 Date: 6/6/1941 Location: Mechili, LibyaIn February 1941 the new formed Axis Afrika Korps under Command of General Rommel begun there offensive . Rommel ordered his 15nd Armour Division in 3 waves to engage the Allies around the old Spanish Fort of Mechili. The Fort … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019 |
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Halfaya PassScenario#: 20957 Date: 6/15/1941 Location: Halfaya Pass, EgyptRommel has dug in at the Halfaya pass and Italian forces are defending Hill 206 and Fort Capuzzo. In reserve there was the German 15nd Panzer division and the Italian Ariete Armour Division. The Allied forces come up with 3 … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019 |
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Ruweisat RidgeScenario#: 20956 Date: 7/14/1942 Location: El Alamein, EgyptOperation Crusader, July 14th 1942: As the Axis forces dug in, Auchinleck planned to attack the Italian Pavia and Brescia Divisions in the centre of the front at the Ruweisat ridge. His policy "to hit the Italians wherever possible in … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019 |
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Dash for the WireScenario#: 20955 Date: 11/24/1941 Location: Salloum, LibyaAfter the battle of Sidi Rezegh near Tobruk, British forces were greatly reduced and they retreated to regroup. Rommel used this by making an flanking attack to hit the British in their rear. "The wire", an old Italian barrier … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019 |
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Green Devils at ViervilleScenario#: 20923 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Vierville, FranceThe US paratroopers of the 501st PIR (101st Airborne Division) liberated Vierville on June 6. The next day, at 1000 hours, the Green Devils (German paratroopers of the 1st Battalion/6.Fallschirmjäger Regiment) counterattacked from Basse-Addeville and… Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |
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El AlameinScenario#: 20915 Date: 10/23/1942 Location: El Alamein, Egypt2nd Battle of El Alamein. The stabilized frontline gave both parties the opportunity to prepare. Rommel, short on troops and supplies, prepared his defence and created "devils garden" an area with 500.000 mines and barbwire. Montgomery build up… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019 |
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Ras El MadauarScenario#: 20913 Date: 5/1/1941 Location: Tobruk, LibyaGermans passed Tobruk during their advance and the Australian 9th division was left behind to defend the city and it's defensive perimeter. As Rommel is in desperate need to shorten it's supply lines he needs the seaport of Tobruk. Both … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019 |
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Daimler and SoleScenario#: 20889 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Ouistreham, FranceThe German strongpoint Wn12 (named "Daimler" by the Allies) was an artillery battery with 155mm French guns. The Wn14 (named "Sole" by the Allies) was defended by a grenadier company. On June 6, 1944, after a landing on Queen Red … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |
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Strongpoint Wn21 TroutScenario#: 20868 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Lion-sur-Mer, FranceOn the coastal city of Lion-sur-Mer, Germans had built the strongpoint Wn21 with a company of the 716. ID (9/736). Named "Trout" by the Allies, this strongpoint had to be neutralized by two groups of the 41st Royal Marines Commando. … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |
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Battle of Arundel - Act IIScenario#: 20849 Date: 9/19/1943 Location: Arundel, Salomon IslandsAfter the failure of their attack in the night of 14-15 September, Japanese command decided to evacuate their troops from Arundel Island, in the Solomon Islands, under the protection of a well entrenched rear guard near Stima Lagoon. On the … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |
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Le Dézert - Act IIScenario#: 20663 Date: 7/11/1944 Location: Le Dézert, FranceDuring the German counter-attack towards Saint-Jean-de-Daye, the 1st battalion of the Panzer-Grenadier Lehr Regiment 901 attacked the village of Le Dézert held by infantrymen of the 9th US Infantry Division. Despite their Resistance, the Allied… Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |
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Le Dézert - Act IScenario#: 20641 Date: 7/8/1944 Location: Le Dézert, FranceOn its advance along road number 8, the 120th Infantry Regiment (30th US Infantry Division) reached the village of Le Dézert. The American soldiers captured the village despite the fierce Resistance of the 2.SS Panzer Division "Das Reich". On July … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |