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Hill 400 Scenario#: 24374     Date: December 07, 1944     Location: Bergstein, Germany Hill 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
Hill 170 Scenario#: 20553     Date: 1/31/1945     Location: Kangaw, Burma During Operation Talon, a British offensive in the Arakan area of Burma, the 3rd Commando Brigade landed on January 22, 1945 on the banks of the Daingbon Chaung. Their objective was to capture the village of Kangaw and to cut … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan
Hill 112 Scenario#: 1558     Date: 7/11/1944     Location: Maltot, France Montgomery began a frontal assault on the city of Caen on July 7. At the same time, he renewed attacks west of the city to capture the high ground between the rivers Odon and Orne. Part of this high ground … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
High Stakes at Bruyères Scenario#: 10937     Date: 10/17/1944     Location: Bruyeres, France In the heavily wooded valleys of the Vosges Mountains, a bitter battle pitched the US 36th and 45th Infantry Divisions against the German 338th Volksgrenadier and 198th Infantry Divisions, in October 1944. The Allies had been ordered to move forward… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Heroic Defense on the Metaxas Line Scenario#: 17433     Date: 4-6-1941     Location: Fort Roupel, Greece After another failed Italian offensive in Albania against Greece in March 1941 (Operation Primavera), The Greco-Italian War reached a stalemate. Germany had little choice but to come and assist its ally. On April 6th, German troops crossed the… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
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
Hel Scenario#: 6998     Date: 9/9/1939     Location: Hel Peninsula, Poland The Hel Peninsula, including a Polish military port, was one of the longest-defended pockets of Resistance in Operation Fall Weiss. Approximately 3000 Polish defenders held out for almost a month against German ground, air, and naval forces. During… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Hedgerow Hell Scenario#: 4659     Date: 7/12/1944     Location: La Luzerne, France After a month of heavy fighting, the Germans finally lost Hill 192 the previous night (See "Attack on Hill 192", scenario WF14 on p. 30 of the Memoir '44 Air Pack). For the first time since June they no longer … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Hedgerow Hell
Hatter Harassment Scenario#: 17431     Date: 10/5/1944     Location: Hattert, Germany Hattert Harassment On the 5th of October the American general Hasbrouck tries a different approach. American troops taken an easterly route around the forest and are to approach and tare to capture Overloon from the other side. Again the Americans … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2015
Hatten & Rittershoffen Scenario#: 16303     Date: 1/16/1945     Location: Rittershoffen, Germany Unternehmen Nordwind (Northwind), the drive to Strasbourg, was the last major German offensive on the Western Front. Launched on January 1, 1945, it was initially successful as the Axis forces broke through the thinly stretched U.S. 7th Army line and… Memoir '44 — VE-Day
Halfaya Pass Scenario#: 20957     Date: 6/15/1941     Location: Halfaya Pass, Egypt Rommel 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
Gurun Scenario#: 6068     Date: 12/14/1941     Location: Gurun, Malaysia The severely depleted and desperately tired men of the 11th Indian Division of III Indian Corps under Major-General David Murray-Lyon were retreating in disorder from Jitra. They stopped in the gap between the heavily forested Kedah Peak and the… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Guam Landings Scenario#: 3728     Date: 7/21/1944     Location: Asan, Guam On July 21st, the first wave to hit the northern landing beaches off the island of Guam in the Marianas, were amphibious tank units. Most of the Japanese infantry had pulled back from their beach defenses during the heavy naval … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Guam Landings Scenario#: 1487     Date: 7/21/1944     Location: Asan, Guam On July 21st, the first wave to hit the northern landing beaches off the island of Guam in the Marianas, were amphibious tank units. Most of the Japanese infantry had pulled back from their beach defenses during the heavy naval … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater
Guam - Landing on Yellow Beach Scenario#: 5735     Date: 7/21/1944     Location: Agat, Guam On July 21, 1944, the Marines set foot on Guam, as part of Operation Forager. The 3rd Marine Division lands on Asan Beach, north of the Orote peninsula, while the 1st Marine Division lands south, opposite the town of Agat. … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2010
Guadalcanal Scenario#: 19384     Date: 9/12/1942     Location: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Japanese commander Kawaguchi planned to retake Henderson Field by moving his main force through the jungle and advancing from the south. But Col. "Red Mike” Edson had received reports of Kawaguchi's movement and positioned his troops in the jungle… Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Through Jungle and Desert
Groesbeek Heights Scenario#: 1296     Date: 9/18/1944     Location: Groesbeek Heights, Holland By September 17th, during Operation Market Garden, the 82nd Airborne had secured most of its objectives, except for the Nijmegen bridges. Late that day, reports were received at General Gavin's headquarters that German troops, namely battlegroups,… Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan
Green Devils at Vierville Scenario#: 20923     Date: 6/7/1944     Location: Vierville, France The 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
Gorlovka Scenario#: 17176     Date: 11/2/1941     Location: Gorlovka, Ukraine In early November 1941, the Italian troops of the CSIR (Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia) had reached the Donbass. Regiments 79 and 80 of the Infantry Division Pasubio were ordered to capture the industrial city of Gorlovka. On … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2016
Gold Beach Scenario#: 3682     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Gold Beach, France The German defenses at Gold consisted of two battalions of the 726th Regiment supported by inland batteries. Barbed wire and a few anti-tank hedgehog obstacles protected the entire stretch of beach. The British planners had divided Gold beach into… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Gold Beach Scenario#: 41     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Gold Beach, France The German defenses at Gold consisted of two battalions of the 726th Regiment supported by inland batteries. Barbed wire and a few anti-tank hedgehog obstacles protected the entire stretch of beach. The British planners had divided Gold beach into… Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules
German strong point Osteck Scenario#: 19223     Date: 6/27/1944     Location: Cherbourg, France At the end of June 1944, the battle for the capture of "Festung" Cherbourg was under way. On the east flank, the German strong point called "Osteck", under the command of Major Küppers, was facing the 4th US Infantry Division … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2018
Gemencheh Bridge Scenario#: 6049     Date: 1/14/1942     Location: Gemas, Malaysia The 8th Australian Division's commander, Major-General Gordon Bennett, was given command of all forces in the west of Malaya (Westforce). Bennett brought 8th Australian Division with him to relieve the broken 11th Indian Division, and believed that… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Gela Landing Scenario#: 18494     Date: 7/10/1943     Location: Gela, Sicily The landing at Gela was the opening engagement of the US portion of the Allied Invasion of Sicily. US troops landed along the eastern end of the south coast of Sicily. They withstood attacks by Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica aircraft … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017
Gates of Moscow Scenario#: 3716     Date: 10/18/1941     Location: Moscow, Russia In October, the German High Command launched the final offensive of 1941 - Unternehmen Taifun (Operation Typhoon). The initial German success on the Eastern Front had put them deep into the Soviet Union on all fronts, but the advance slowed … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Gates of Moscow Scenario#: 1325     Date: 10/18/1941     Location: Moscow, Russia In October, the German High Command launched the final offensive of 1941 - Operation Typhoon. The initial German success on the Eastern Front had put them deep into the Soviet Union on all fronts, but the advance slowed before they … Memoir '44 — Eastern Front
Gap at Antelat Scenario#: 5522     Date: 1/23/1942     Location: Saùnnu, Libya During the second battle for Cyrenaica, Rommel's AfrikaKorps attacks and soon manages to cut off the 1st British Armoured Division from its rear with the help from Kampfgruppe Marcks' advance toward Saunnu. But on January 23, Kampfgruppe Marcks… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2009
Gambut Scenario#: 20366     Date: 6/17/1942     Location: Gambut, Libya Before the attack of Tobruk, Rommel decided to capture the airfields around Gambut in order to annihilate the RAF and to protect the "Stukas" which were necessary for the air support of the attack. At the same time, on the … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan
Gallabat-Metemma Scenario#: 3704     Date: 11/6/1940     Location: Metemma, Ethiopia Gallabat-Metemma was Britain's first land offensive of the East Africa campaign. On November 6th, 1940, Brigadier J.W. Slim led the British assault. Under his command were the 10th Indian Infantry Brigade, 12 tanks from the 4th Royal Tank Regiment… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Gallabat & Metemma Scenario#: 1289     Date: 11/6/1940     Location: Metemma, Ethiopia Gallabat-Metemma was Britain's first land offensive of the East Africa campaign. On November 6th, 1940 Brigadier J.W. Slim led the British assault. Under his command were; the 10th Indian Brigade, 12 tanks from the 4th Royal Tank Regiment and some … Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules
Galatos Scenario#: 7620     Date: 5/25/1941     Location: Galatos, Crete By May 24th the Germans had formed a cohesive front; they began advancing east toward Chania. On the 25th, they ran into the bulk of the Allied forces and launched a general attack. Surprised to discover the Germans had artillery, … Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete
French Stand near Arras Scenario#: 10921     Date: 5/20/1940     Location: Arras, France During the fall of the Dunkirk pocket, several French and British launched desperate attacks to slow the German advance, allowing the B.E.F. to evacuate by sea. On May 20, near Arras, the French 3rd DLI (Light Motorized Division), placed under … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus
Fort Eben-Emaël Scenario#: 3376     Date: 5/10/1940     Location: Eben-Emaël, Belgium In the early dawn of May 10, 1940, nine DFS-230 gliders landed on the superstructure of the fort at Eben-Emaël, which protected the bridges across the Meuse in Maastricht. German sappers rushed out of the gliders and immediately attacked their … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Fort Capuzzo Scenario#: 20601     Date: 6/16/1941     Location: Capuzzo, Libya After heavy fighting on June 15 by the British 4th Armor and 22nd Guard Brigade, they succeeded in capturing Fort Capuzzo and also quickly established a defensive position. A strong counter-attack by the 8th Panzer division, attempted in the early … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan
Forêt dEcouves Scenario#: 7045     Date: 8/12/1944     Location: Alencon, France After the capture of Alençon on 12 August 1944 in the morning, the 2nd French Armored Division under General Leclerc continued its offensive toward Argentan. The French were informed that the 9th Panzer Division was ambushed in Ecouves forest. … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
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
First Days Scenario#: 20102     Date: 8/1/1944     Location: Warsaw, Poland The first days of the Warsaw Uprising were crucial in establishing the battlefield for the rest of the fight. During the first four days, there was an intense battle for the districts in Warsaw. Under-equipped Resistance forces were prepared and … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018
First battle for Schmidt Scenario#: 24378     Date: October 06, 1944     Location: Germeter, Germany Hürtgen 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
Firefight in Neffe Scenario#: 6780     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Neffe, Belgium Lt Col. Ewell's column advanced along the frozen stream toward Neffe, when his column was suddenly fired on by a machine gun breaking the silence of the early morning fog of December 19, 1944. The first burst did little damage … Memoir '44 — Online Only
Fire action at Singling Scenario#: 10924     Date: 12/6/1944     Location: Singling, France The US 4th Armor Division, under the direction of Col. Creighton Abrams, had been broken into two Combat teams. On December 6, 1944, its lead elements came under heavy fire in the Lorraine Sector, when approaching the village of Singling. … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Final Push Scenario#: 17490     Date: 3/2/1940     Location: Viipuri, Finland The Finnish military situation on the Karelian 1sthmus was dire as troops were experiencing heavy casualties. In addition, artillery ammunition supplies were exhausted and weapons were wearing out. After failing to halt the Russians at Honkaniemi the… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016
Fall of Gondar Scenario#: 17150     Date: 11/27/1941     Location: Gondar, Abyssinia In November 1941, during the last stage of the East Africa campaign, the British army attacked the mountainous area of Amhara defended by troops of Italian General Nasi. After the surrender of Uolchefit and Culquaber Pass garrisons, the Commonwealth… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2016
Escoville Scenario#: 13550     Date: 6/7/1944     Location: Escoville, France The landing of the gliders of the 6th Airlanding Brigade in the evening of D-Day reinforced the British bridgehead east of the Orne river. On the 07th of June at 15h00, Kampfgruppe Von Luck, composed with a panzer company, the … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014
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
Escape along Salmchâteau Scenario#: 6777     Date: 12/23/1944     Location: Salmchâteau, Belgium On December 23, Kampfgruppe 'Krag" was already in control of the village of Salmchâteau when Task Force 'Jones' approached along the steep-sided Salm valley. The column of American tanks and infantry were spread out along the road when Krag unleashed… Memoir '44 — Winter Wars
Engebi Landings Scenario#: 3591     Date: 2/18/1944     Location: Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands Eniwetok Atoll lies 330 miles northwest of Kwajalein and is the most western island in the Marshalls. The Japanese occupied the 3 principal islands there: Engebi, Parry and Eniwetok. The quick capture of Kwajalein allowed the US command to advance … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Elst Scenario#: 1303     Date: 9/21/1944     Location: Elst, Holland The British XXX Corps took the Nijmegen bridge then waited for nineteen hours to move toward Arnhem. This delay enabled the Germans to transform what had been a weak defensive line into a strong blocking force around the town of … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan
El Alamein Scenario#: 20915     Date: 10/23/1942     Location: El Alamein, Egypt 2nd 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
Dunkirk Scenario#: 4525     Date: 5/27/1940     Location: Dunkirk, France Operation Dynamo was an evacuation of Allied troops from the port town of Dunkirk from 27 May to 4 June, 1940. The operation's name came from the evacuation that was planned in the dynamo (generator) room of Dover Castle. Over … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Dug-in behind the Dyle Scenario#: 3459     Date: 5/15/1940     Location: Louvain La Neuve, Belgium In the morning of May 15, as part of the "Dyle" Plan, General Dame's 2nd DINA (North African Infantry Division) was deployed behind the railroad and the west bank of the river Dyle. Starting at 7.45 am, the men of … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1