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- Battle Name is exactly "Actions in Nordland"
Strangers in a Strange LandScenario#: 75 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Elvegardsmoen, NorwayIn the arctic twilight, the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion and five Hotchkiss tanks were successfully put ashore by British landing craft northeast of Narvik. One legion battalion and two tanks were sent to retake the supply center of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre |
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Sudden DeathScenario#: 237 Date: 5/27/1940 Location: Orneset, NorwayAllies re-took Narvik only to find it largely abandoned by the Germans. The beachhead was still covered by crews from destroyed German naval destroyers. After an intense naval bombardment, these Germans saw French Foreign Legion troops bearing down… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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Audacity!Scenario#: 238 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Ankenes, NorwayBy the end of May 1940, the catastrophic unfolding of the battle for France caused the Allies to evacuate Norway. Nevertheless, it was decided to take Narvik in order to close the campaign on a victory and lessen the earlier humiliations. On the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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The Last RoadblockScenario#: 240 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Orneset, NorwayOn 24 May, faced with the deteriorating situation in France, the Allies decided to evacuate Norway. However, before the evacuation, the Anglo-French commanders wanted to retake Narvik. For that operation, the main attack would come from the north and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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Norwegian EdelweissScenario#: AP150 Date: 5/17/1940 Location: Stein, NorwayOperation Wildente had pushed the Allied troops all the way up to Mo I Rana. Brigadier Fraser was ordered to hold that area for as long as possible. The forces at his disposal were the Scots Guards, five Independent Companies, a few platoons of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers |
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Indeed!Scenario#: J039 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Hemnesberget, NorwayOn 10 May, south of Mosjoen, two platoons from the 5th Independent Company along with Norwegian soldiers laid a deadly ambush for a German motorcycle vanguard. The Allies then retreated to the Hemnesberget area with the aim of delaying the Germans… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Might Makes RightScenario#: J040 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Finneid, NorwayThe German operation codenamed “Wildente” used surprise to catch the Anglo-Norwegian units off-guard by barring their way south of Ranfjord. A steamer sailed up the fjord and landed 300 men and two guns in the small port of Hemnesberget. They could… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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By OurselvesScenario#: J041 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Finneid, NorwayIn 1940, the Norwegian army was a force completely unable to resist the Nazi war machine. Its equipment and training were mediocre. Furthermore, the German aggression took its High Command by complete surprise; such was the case of Colonel Sundlo,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |