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Saint-Martin and Bull Bridge Scenario#: 4272     Date: 7/31/1944     Location: Saint-Martin, France Operation Bluecoat was supposed to begin with a massive aerial bombardment, but poor weather made the Allies miss entirely. Nonetheless, the British forces pushed forward, where they came under artillery and mortar bombardment amidst highly uneven… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Mont Pinçon Scenario#: 4258     Date: 8/6/1944     Location: Mont Pinçon, France The Battle of Mont Pinçon took place over the course of several days, the culmination of Operation Bluecoat. On August 6th, the British XXX Corps attacked about five miles south of Aunay-Sur-Odon. The Axis repelled the initial assault by the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Sidi Rezegh Airfield Scenario#: 4246     Date: 11/22/1941     Location: Sidi Rezegh, Libya Operation Crusader, the third and ultimately successful British attempt to try and break Rommel's stranglehold on Tobruk, began in a horrendous rainstorm on November 18, 1941. While one British corps was taking up position near Halfaya Pass, the… Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Hellfire Pass Scenario#: 4245     Date: 6/15/1941     Location: Halfaya Pass, Egypt 2 miles inland, on the Egyptian-Libyan border, Halfaya Pass carves a natural route through the 600 foot high escarpment that extends southeast toward Sollum. In World War II, whoever controlled the pass held the main westward access into Libya and … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Escape via the Coastal Road Scenario#: 4241     Date: 6/14/1942     Location: El Adem, Libya Building up their forces through the now opened supply lines, Rommel's Afrikakorps eventually broke out of the cauldron, seizing Bir Hakeim but only capturing about 500 wounded Frenchmen . On June 13 "Black Sunday", 21st Panzer shreds the 22nd… Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Rommel's Right Hook Scenario#: 4240     Date: 5/27/1942     Location: Gazala, Libya During the battle of Gazala, Rommel sent his 90th Light Division toward El Adem, far to the British rear. If successful, the move would put the British onto the defensive and help protect Rommel's exposed right flank. The Light division … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Disaster at Dieppe
Into the Cauldron Scenario#: 4237     Date: 6/5/1942     Location: Sidi Muftah, Libya Despite their success against the British 7th Armoured, the Panzer divisions had lost their momentum. Rommel's Afrikakorps was now trapped in a region known as "the Cauldron;" with Bir Hakeim to the south and Tobruk to the north still firmly … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
1st Armoured to the rescue Scenario#: 4232     Date: 5/27/1942     Location: Gazala, Libya By late morning, his left flank overrun by the coordinated mass of German Panzers, General Neil Ritchie, commander of the Eighth Army, ordered two armored brigades of Norrie's 1st Armoured Division south to the rescue. Moving in column, the 22nd … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Panzers versus Grants Scenario#: 4231     Date: 5/27/1942     Location: Gazala, Libya The same day as the battle at Bir Hakeim, further on the right, 15th Panzer engaged the rest of the 7th Armoured Division. After sweeping over the 7th Motorized Brigade, the Panzers ran into heavy Resistance from the Grants of … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Flanking Maneuver at Bir Hakeim Scenario#: 4230     Date: 5/27/1942     Location: Bir Hakeim, Libya Following on the success of Operation Crusader, the British Eighth Army had driven Rommel's forces out of Cyrenaica before over-stretching its own supply lines again. Eighth Army had then settled along the "Gazala line" in the desert, west of Tobruk,… Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Italian Diversion at Gazala Scenario#: 4229     Date: 5/26/1942     Location: Gazala, Libya In late 1941, the Eighth Army drove the Axis out of Cyrenaica but British lines got so stretched that, by January '42, Rommel was back on the offensive and pressing towards Tobruk. Concentrating their forces near Gazala, the British : … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus
The Rescue of Mussolini Scenario#: 4211     Date: 9/12/1943     Location: Campo Imperatore, Italy After Italy surrendered to the Allies, Mussolini was arrested and held by the Italians in the hotel Campo Imperatore on the Gran Sasso mountain. After intercepting a coded Italian radio message and reconnoitering the mountain by plane, Otto Skorzeny… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Securing the Flank Scenario#: 4187     Date: 6/25/1944     Location: Fontenay le Pesnel, France In preparation for Montgomery's Operation Epsom, the 49th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Polar Bears because of their arm patch, was ordered to take the town of Fontenay le Pesnel. Their second objective was to secure Raury and the heights that … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Withdrawal from Hill 112 Scenario#: 4186     Date: 6/29/1944     Location: Baron, France On June 29, Operation Epsom entered its fourth day. The British were holding onto a salient that incorporated high ground known as Hill 112 on the far side of the Odon River, near the village of Baron. The British 11th … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Capturing the Crossing Scenario#: 4185     Date: 6/26/1944     Location: Cheux, France The main thrust of Operation Epsom began at 0700 hrs. on June 26th. Early British progress was good, with solid artillery support and even some naval gunfire. It looked like the way was clear. The forward German positions, however, were … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Battle of Nezuet Ghirba Scenario#: 4178     Date: 6/16/1940     Location: Nezuet Ghirba, Egypt Mussolini declared war on France and Britain on June 10, 1940. In Egypt, British frontier forces were immediately ordered to infiltrate the border and attack the Italian forts of Maddalena and Capuzzo. By June 14th, both outposts had fallen. Two … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Martinville Ridge Scenario#: 4172     Date: 7/16/1944     Location: Saint-Lo, France On July 15, the 116th Regiment started a flanking maneuver around Martinville in an effort to outflank the town's defenders. The lead elements made good progress but Allied Command didn't have a clear picture of the situation on the ground … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Kamenewo Scenario#: 4156     Date: 10/6/1941     Location: Kamenewo, Russia As part of Operation Typhoon, Kampfgruppe Eberbach of the 4th Panzer Division advanced on the Russian capital. By the evening of October 5th however, Colonel Katukov's newly formed 4th Tank Brigade had deployed near the woodland east of Kamenewo.… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Pruzana Scenario#: 4155     Date: 6/30/1941     Location: Pruzana, Russia On June 30, 1941, German Panzer forces broke through all along the front and in this sector advanced toward the town of Pruzana. However, air reconnaissance reported a Russian infantry detachment from General Oborin's XIV Mechanized Corps had… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Capture of Parry Scenario#: 4154     Date: 2/22/1944     Location: Parry Island, Ralik Group Parry Island, the third largest island in the northwester Ralik Group, was the last major objective scheduled to be taken by Operation Catchpole. BrigGen Watson had initially planned the assault on Parry for February 21, but the capture of other … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Panzer Lehr Counter Attacks Scenario#: 4152     Date: 7/11/1944     Location: Saint-Jean-de-Daye, France On July 11th, the very day XIX Corps was scheduled to extend its attack eastward of the Vire River, the corps' right flank came under the threat of a massive armored counter-attack. The Germans, hell bent on knocking the First … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Pripet Marsh Scenario#: 4149     Date: 7/16/1941     Location: Pripet Marsh, Russia Operation Barbarossa in July was well under way. Such was the success and speed of the German advance that the supply lines were severely overstretched. Many of the previously bypassed Soviet units began to coordinate limited counter-attacks on Axis… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Tikhvin Scenario#: 4116     Date: 12/1/1941     Location: Tikhvin, Russia As the final assault on Leningrad ground to a halt, Army Group North made one last bid to link up with the Finns who were advancing to the east of Lake Ladoga. Because of the difficult campaign they had been … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Staraya Russa Scenario#: 4113     Date: 9/1/1941     Location: Staraya, Russia The Northwest Front, under the energetic Chief of Staff Vatutin, decided to attack the Axis forces south of Staraya Russa. It was hoped that this would divert Army Group North's energies away from Leningrad. Indeed, von Leeb over-reacted to the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Baltic Islands Scenario#: 4108     Date: 9/1/1941     Location: Muhu Island, Baltic Islands With the advance on Leningrad stalled, the German 18th Army had little to do following the capture of Tallinn. It was during this lull that Unternehmen Beowulf was conceived by German High Command: a sub-operation of Barbarossa designed to eliminate… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Kiev Scenario#: 4102     Date: 9/1/1941     Location: Kiev, Russia The Panzers of Army Group South captured thousands of prisoners and large amounts of artillery and tanks in the great "Kessel" (pocket) battle of Uman. The Soviet armies in Kiev, and to the east, found themselves facing the same fate … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Ivanovskoye Bridgehead Scenario#: 4100     Date: 7/1/1941     Location: Ivanovskoye, Russia The town of Muravina and its bridge over the Luga River were captured by Kampfgruppe Raus of the 6th Panzer Division on July 11th as they continued to push toward Leningrad. The Kampfgruppe then advanced another 5 km through the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Closing the Gap Scenario#: 4090     Date: 8/19/1944     Location: Falaise, France Against the advice of his commanders, Hitler ordered a massed counter-attack on the American forces in Normandy (Operation Luttich), which drew his forces further into France. As the Americans made a sweeping move south, Allied command saw an… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Night Withdrawal Scenario#: 4089     Date: 7/8/1944     Location: Caen, France Charnwood was the operational codename given to the mission of taking Caen, the elusive D-Day objective that the Germans still held on July 7. The Allied plan progressed at a slower pace than expected, but was forcing the German command … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Pushing through Caen Scenario#: 4088     Date: 7/18/1944     Location: Colombelles, France Caen proved a tougher challenge than the Allies had expected and German forces tenaciously defended every piece of it. After withdrawing across the Orne River to the south, the Germans set up a hasty defense in the part of Caen … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Drive on Caen Scenario#: 4087     Date: 7/8/1944     Location: Caen, France The city of Caen was an objective for Allied forces on D-Day. Determined German Resistance continued to frustrate Allied command and kept the objective out of their hands. Caen was of great strategic importance and both sides knew it. The … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Opportunity at Falaise Scenario#: 4086     Date: 8/14/1944     Location: Falaise, France Although it made some headway in Operation Totalize, the Canadian II Corps fell short of its ultimate objective of Falaise and only reached Hill 195, directly north of the town. General Simonds quickly put together another plan to capture Falaise … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Wittmanns Final Battle Scenario#: 4085     Date: 8/7/1944     Location: Potigny, France To prevent the Germans from making an orderly withdrawal in the face of the American advance, the Allied land commander, General Montgomery, ordered the Canadian army to break through south of Caen and advance on Falaise in what they called … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Ingermanland Scenario#: 4083     Date: 7/13/1941     Location: Ostrov, Russia Outrunning its air cover, Kampfgruppe Raus pressed north from the newly captured town of Ostrov into the woods and swamps between the lakes Peipus and Il'men. Remnants of the Red Army and partisans in the woods, by now short of … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Luga Bridges Scenario#: 4081     Date: 7/1/1941     Location: Ivanovskoye, Russia After crossing the Velikaya river, the forests and marshes ahead of Army Group North became ever more dense. Kampfgruppe Raus pushed ahead of the 6th Panzer Division to capture a bridge over the Luga river at the town of Ivanovskoye. … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Velikaya Bridgehead Scenario#: 4078     Date: 7/1/1941     Location: Pskov, Russia After capture of Raseiniai, Army Group North's Panzers under Hoepner rapidly advanced to bridgeheads over the Dvina. Leningrad was virtually defenseless, but von Leeb was overly cautious and halted Hoepner for six days. By the time the offensive… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Raseiniai Scenario#: 4073     Date: 6/23/1941     Location: Raseiniai, Russia The Northwest Soviet Front under Colonel-General Kuznetsov fell back on Barbarossatag (the first day of Unternehmen Barbarossa) before the onslaught of Army Group North under von Leeb. The Germans interpreted this as a general retreat, but Kutznesov… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Brody Scenario#: 4024     Date: 6/28/1941     Location: Dubno, Russia Early in Barbarossa the 1st Panzer Army of Army Group South threatened to encircle a huge pocket of Soviet troops around Uman. The Red Army mounted a massive counter-attack, aiming to cut off the Axis armored spearhead in a pincer … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
The Tatsinskaya Raid Scenario#: 4000     Date: 12/24/1942     Location: Tatsinskaya, Russia Paulus' 6th Army has been stuck in the Stalingrad pocket since November 27. Soviet Operation ?Little Saturn?, launched December 16, smashes through the front lines of Italian 8th Army, letting several Soviet armored divisions roll through. At the… Memoir '44 — Breakthrough
Defense of Le Cateau Scenario#: 3954     Date: 5/19/1940     Location: Catillon, France On May 15, the 7th Panzer Division of General Rommel crossed the border between Belgium and France, and his troops reached Avesnes-sur-Helpe. Its next objective was Cambrai but on May 17, Rommel found the French 9th Motorized Infantry Division, just… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Battle of the Bridgehead Scenario#: 3741     Date: 6/9/1944     Location: Carpiquet, France On D-Day +1 the Canadians still sought to achieve their D-Day objectives and push through to the airfields at Carpiquet. Elements of the 9th Brigade, consisting of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and armour provided by the Sherbrooke Fusiliers,… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Po Valley Scenario#: 3740     Date: 4/18/1945     Location: Mount Montello, Italy In the last months of the war, between February and April 1945, the Wehrmacht built a fortified defensive system, along the Gothic Line's last limit ("The Green Line II"), near Montese. It was organized around Mount Montello (919 meters over … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Kasserine Pass Scenario#: 3739     Date: 2/22/1943     Location: Kasserine Pass, Tunisia After the Anglo-American landings in North Africa on November 8, 1942, the Americans remained optimistic about their ability to fight an opponent like Rommel and the Afrika Korps. Although in headlong retreat after the Battle of El Alamein, Rommel… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Clearing Matanikau River Scenario#: 3738     Date: 1/13/1943     Location: Matanikau River, Guadalcanal At the start of the new year, General Patch ordered the 2nd and 8th Marines to drive westward and clear the Japanese Resistance from the hills overlooking the coast near Point Cruz. On January 13th, Marines assaulted the Japanese positions … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Bloody Ridge Scenario#: 3737     Date: 9/14/1942     Location: Henderson Field, Guadalcanal Bloody Ridge consisted of a series of grassy ridges south of Henderson Field where Colonel "Red Mike" Edson had positioned his troops. The Japanese attack began with a bombardment, followed by a powerful thrust that pushed back the Marine companies … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Tenaru Scenario#: 3736     Date: 8/21/1942     Location: Alligator Creek, Guadalcanal During the night of August 20-21, Marine scouts on the east bank of Alligator Creek detected the movement of a large body of Japanese troops. Col. Kiyonao Ichiki ordered his infantry troops forward, using "human wave" tactics, but the 2nd … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Mabatang Scenario#: 3735     Date: 1/11/1942     Location: Mabatang, Phillipines The first major battle of the "Fighting Retreat" occurred south of Calaguiman River. Supported by artillery, the 57th Infantry, set up a line of defense extending from Manila Bay through Mabatang across open ground. The Japanese 65th Brigade and 9th… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Sea of Azov Scenario#: 3734     Date: 10/7/1941     Location: Melitopol, Russia On September 26, 1941, Soviet units from the 9th and 18th Army attack the northern flank of the German 11th Army. The 1st Mountain Division and the "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" Motorized Division are rushed into position to bolster the … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Lipovec Scenario#: 3733     Date: 7/22/1941     Location: Lipovec, Ukraine Operating in central Ukraine as part of the 17th German Army, a Slovakian motorized brigade, named after its commander, Brigadier General Rudolf Pilfousek, was ordered on July 22nd to capture the town of Lipovec. Made up of mechanized armor, infantry… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Russian Breakout Scenario#: 3732     Date: 7/31/1941     Location: Monastyryshche, Russia By late July the Russian 6th and 12th Armies are in full retreat, trying desperately to avoid encirclement by the German Seventeenth Army. General Tyulenev, the southern front commander, orders Musychenenko (6th Army) and Ponedelin (12th Army) to… Memoir '44 — Air Pack