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Lost HighwayScenario#: AP081 Date: 6/5/1944 Location: Rome, ItalyThe race to be the first to enter Rome was on. Equally urgent was the German race to evacuate the Eternal City. Hitler's order of an open city was not extended to the approaches to Rome where small groups of Fallschirmjagers, landsers, and panzers… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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Beyond the Blue BeachScenario#: A004 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Paestum, ItalyAt one minute past midnight, loud speakers on the Allied transports called the boat teams to their stations. Before them lay the beaches of Salerno. The 141st and 142nd Infantry regiments of the U.S. 36th Division would be first ashore, in six waves… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Holding the RearScenario#: A005 Date: 9/11/1943 Location: Naro, ItalyTo accompany the 142nd's push to Altaville, the U.S. 179th Regimental Combat Team had been ordered to advance to Ponte Sele up the corridor of the Serre Valley. All night their drive continued and dawn saw the weary GIs of the 1st and 3rd Battalions… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Midnight MassacreScenario#: A009 Date: 9/15/1944 Location: Uttfeld, GermanyCompany F of the 110th Infantry Regiment cleared out a small grouping of Siegfried Line pillboxes in the late afternoon of September 14th. The weary men settled down around the pitted and scarred pillboxes, hoping to spend a quiet night. But just… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Able at CesaroScenario#: A013 Date: 8/8/1943 Location: Cesaro, SicilyAt first light, 2nd Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment stepped off to seize the next group of hills and, if possible, the village of Cesaro itself. Pushing through the scrub and low hills northwest of Cesaro, Company A quickly reached the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Sbeitla ProbeScenario#: A018 Date: 2/17/1943 Location: Sbeitla, TunisiaDuring the night of February 16th, as battered elements of the 1st Armored Division fell back westward under the onslaught of Operation Fruehlingswind, they met with reinforcements and set up a temporary defensive line in the olive groves and wadis… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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Counterattack at Sidi Bou ZidScenario#: A020 Date: 2/15/1943 Location: Sidi Bou Zid, TunisiaKampfgruppe Schütte and Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff of the 21st Panzer Division had secured the Maizila Pass to the south and Kampfgruppe Schütte headed north to engage two battalions of the 168th RCT on Djebel Ksaira while Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff headed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90 |
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King's CastleScenario#: A027 Date: 11/26/1944 Location: Weisweiler, GermanyPenetrating the outskirts of Weisweiler, the GIs of "King" Company suddenly encountered devastating fire from the feudal castle which dominated the "old town". Frenzenberg Castle, a landmark of the region, was being held by the young troops of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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A Meeting of PatrolsScenario#: A029 Date: 12/26/1944 Location: Monschau, BelgiumDuring the Battle of the Bulge, the U.S. 47th Infantry Regiment was trucked to the vicinity of Eupen and assigned the role of preventing an enemy penetration past the lines held by the 38th Cavalry Squadron. Defensive positions were established along… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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Oy VeghelScenario#: A036 Date: 9/22/1944 Location: Uden, HollandOn the morning of 22 September, the U.S. 327th Glider Regiment’s 3rd Battalion was just moving into Veghel. Behind them came in the 1st Battalion Anti-Tank Platoon. Colonel Joseph Harper gave both his formations orders to push up the highway toward… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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Gruppo MobileScenario#: AD08 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Gela, SicilyBy dawn of D-Day, Force X consisting of the 1st and 4th Ranger Battalions along with attached combat engineers, were were fighting for possession of Gela. By 0830 hours they had taken the burning town, along with some 200 Italian prisoners, and were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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Chakila SunriseScenario#: A045 Date: 7/13/1944 Location: Chakila, New GuineaMajor Iwataro Hoshino’s ad hoc Coastal Attack Force had crossed the Driniumor River during the night of 11-12 July, bringing 70mm and 75mm guns up to support the advance by the 237th Infantry. When contact with the 237th was lost, however, the major… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92 |
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First BanzaiScenario#: A057 Date: 5/29/1943 Location: Chichagof Harbor, AlaskaThe Japanese force on Attu was facing obliteration. A banzai counterattack during the night caught the Americans literally asleep. Hearing the gunfire, the divisional engineer battalion set up a hasty defensive line in the dark. Cooks and drivers,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93a |
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Medal of HonorScenario#: A075 Date: 9/21/1944 Location: Nijmegen, HollandThe American hold on the Nijmegen Bridge was tenuous and the Germans were determined to retake or destroy it. Reinforced by the remnants of the 9th SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, the Germans launched a series of violent counterattacks on the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter |
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Night DropScenario#: A076 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Cauquigny, FranceScattered in farms and villages along thirty miles of coast, the German 709th Infantry Division had been awaiting the invasion for one year. On the night of June 5-6, the 82nd Airborne dropped into the midst of the 709th. The mission of the 82nd was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter |
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Hide & SeekScenario#: A077 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Saint-Come-du-Mont, FranceAfter their initial drop into the bocage country behind the invasion beaches, the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Regiment discovered that their regiment objective of St. Come-du-Mont would not fall as easily as expected. The village was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter |
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Prelude to BreakoutScenario#: A078 Date: 7/7/1944 Location: Saint-Jean-de-Daye, FranceThe German resistance had thus far frustrated all Allied attempts to break out of the Cotentin peninsula. Eisenhower now tried shifting the pressure from the British sector in the east to the American sector in the west. The plan called for a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter |
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Highway 5Scenario#: A092 Date: 12/31/1941 Location: Baliuag, LuzonBy late December it was obvious to MacArthur that the time had come for the retreat to Bataan. For the Philippine Army’s 71st and 91st Divisions, assigned to hold the Baliuag-Plaridel-Calumpit area, the order to withdraw came not a moment too soon.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96 |
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BlockbustersScenario#: A115 Date: 3/31/1944 Location: Nhpum Ga, BurmaOn the fourth day of fighting at Nhpum Ga, elements of the Japanese 114th and 55th Regiments were able to completely surround the 2nd Battalion of Merrill's Marauders. The Japanese established a block on the trail just north of Nhpum Ga, severing… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97 |
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Tangled Up in BlueScenario#: A116 Date: 3/28/1944 Location: Nhpum Ga, BurmaA reinforced battalion of the Japanese 114th Regiment was coming north from Kamaing to attack the east flank of the Chinese 22nd Division at Shaduzup. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of Merrill’s Marauders were ordered to block this move and so prevent… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97 |
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Maggot HillScenario#: A117 Date: 3/31/1944 Location: Nhpum Ga, BurmaOn the 28th, the 2nd Battalion of the 5307th Composite Unit set up a defensive perimeter at Nhpum Ga to stop the Japanese 114th Infantry Regiment from advancing north through the Tanai valley to attack the flank of the Chinese 22nd Division near… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97 |
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The WaterholeScenario#: A118 Date: 3/31/1944 Location: Nhpum Ga, BurmaJust north of the hill on the east side of Nhpum Ga lies a water hole at the base of the hill. The hill slopes down steeply to the water hole, which was supplying the entire 2nd Battalion of Merrill's Marauders. Now that the Japanese were all around… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97 |
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A Sunday StrollScenario#: J003 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Caumont, FranceUpon reaching Caumont, the 2nd Panzer’s recon battalion immediately deployed to cover the town’s approaches. A half-hour later, a Jeep full of men from the 26th Infantry Regiment rounded a bend in the road and quickly pulled back after receiving fire… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1 |
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Bizory Loves CompanyScenario#: J005 Date: 1/3/1945 Location: Bizory, BelgiumCompany E of the 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment had been repulsing repeated German attacks on their dug-in position in the woods near the small city of Bizory. Mid-morning on January 3rd, found them under attack by elements of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1 |
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Dawn's Early LightScenario#: J153 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: Mortain, FranceThe first elements of the American 30th Infantry Division to enter Mortain were met by civilians going about their daily lives. Some of the departing members of the 1st Infantry Division congratulated the new arrivals of their soft assignment. Not… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10 |
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It's Hardly FairScenario#: J155 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Wyler, GermanyAt approximately 1330 hours on 17 September 1944, the Red Devils jumped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden. Although initial resistance was light, heavy fighting ensued for days.The 508th established and maintained a defensive position… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10 |
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Mageret MixerScenario#: J156 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Mageret, BelgiumFearing a counterattack, Lehr commander Bayerlein pulled back his tanks and let Volksgrenadier-Division 26 secure Mageret during the night of 18-19 December. Combat Command R, 9th Armored Division the next morning launched an attack to reopen the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10 |
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It Don't Come EasyScenario#: J158 Date: 1/15/1945 Location: Noville, BelgiumBy the middle of January, “Easy” was on the attack again. Although many replacements had come into the ranks, some of whom were not even paratroop-qualified, Major Dick Winters entrusted them with one more assault to retake ground east of Bastogne… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10 |
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Tropic LightningScenario#: J159 Date: 1/24/1945 Location: San Manuel, PhilippinesResolving to fight to the death, Major General Shigemi ordered his forces to dig in at San Manuel. Several tanks were converted into fortified bunkers by burying them in the ground so only their turrets were visible; the remainder were to be used as… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10 |
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Ramcke's RedoubtScenario#: J172 Date: 9/16/1944 Location: Brest, FranceFollowing the Allied D-Day landings on 6 June, 2nd Fallschirmjäger-Division was sent to the Brittany region of France, and took up defensive positions at Brest. Following Operation Cobra, the allied breakout from Normandy, Major-General Troy H.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11 |
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Assault on BaerendorfScenario#: J173 Date: 11/24/1944 Location: Baerendorf, FranceSoon after crossing the Sarre River, 4th Armored Division vanguards ran into the flank of Panzer Lehr Division. Approaching the village of Baerendorf, Combat Command B sent its 53rd Armor Infantry Battalion forward to conduct a hazardous stream… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11 |
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Deadly AssumptionScenario#: J176 Date: 3/4/1945 Location: Rheinberg, GermanyThe most appealing objectives in the Wesel bridgehead were two still-intact bridges, which offered the promise of a dry crossing of the Rhine by Allied forces. Because the Americans had encountered so little resistance in the days after Operation… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11 |
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Old FriendsScenario#: J178 Date: 3/26/1945 Location: Gahlen, GermanyFor the American 30th Infantry Division, Operation PLUNDER commenced on 24 March with a relatively quiet crossing of the Rhine. The division’s first main objective, the village of Spellen, was quickly taken by two of its regiments which attacked the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11 |
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Resignation SupermenScenario#: J179 Date: 4/10/1945 Location: Heilbronn, GermanyThe final weeks of the war in Europe saw deep penetrations by the forces of General Alexander Patch’s Seventh Army, which rolled over most resistance in its path. Crossing the Neckar River proved to be one of the first true obstacles encountered by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11 |
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Buckley's BlockScenario#: J189 Date: 1/13/1944 Location: Cape Gloucester, New BritianThe Marines had solidly established their presence on Cape Glouchester, secured their initial objectives, and continued to push south and east. A major campaign objective was Hill 660. Confident that Hill 660 would be taken a detachment from the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12 |
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Raff's RulesScenario#: J193 Date: 3/24/1945 Location: Diersfordt, GermanyLead elements of the 507th PIR crossed the river Rhine at around 0950 and made the first combat jump in the history of the 17th Airborne Division. Colonel Edson Raff gathered his staff and available men after landing. It took some time before he… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12 |
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The GorgeScenario#: J013 Date: 4/9/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, OkinawaThe 3rd Battalion had been given the task of pushing onto Kakazu Ridge by advancing through the series of stream beds that lay in front of the hill. The Japanese had placed some defenses in the approaches to the ridge.. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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On the Hoss' SideScenario#: J014 Date: 4/10/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, OkinawaAfter advancing to the top of the smaller of the two summits along Kakazu Ridge, L Company developed a bit of a problem. It was sitting in the open above a Japanese underground complex specially prepared for just such a situation... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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Turning Off the SpigotScenario#: J015 Date: 4/11/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, OkinawaAfter the failure of the “powerhouse attack” to dislodge the Japanese from Kakazu Ridge earlier in the day, the Americans tried a series of attacks in battalion strength against various portions of the ridge... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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Kakazu's TombsScenario#: J016 Date: 4/13/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, OkinawaAs night fell on April 12, Sgt. Beaufort Anderson and the members of his mortar platoon occupied several of the tombs dotting the area between Kakazu Ridge and Kakazu West. Good things seldom happen when one is forced to sleep with the dead. This… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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Clearing KakazuScenario#: J017 Date: 4/24/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, OkinawaDuring the night of April 23 and early morning of April 24, a heavy Japanese bombardment masked the withdrawal of most of the remaining defenders of the Kakazu pocket. Several small units were left behind to delay the American pursuit. At the same… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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The Guns of NaroScenario#: J020 Date: 7/11/1943 Location: Naro, SicilyThe attack on Sicily was underway and U.S. forces had broken out from the Gela Beachhead. After capturing Naro on 11 July, recon elements were ordered to move toward Canicatti. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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CanicattiScenario#: J051 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Canicatti, SicilyCCA was ordered to secure Canicatti. A small Italian contingent remained in Canicatti and the 15th Panzergrenadier Division was digging in on the high ground to the north. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Matsumoto's ChargeScenario#: J055 Date: 4/6/1944 Location: Nhpum Ga, BurmaRoy Matsumoto, a Japanese-American volunteer in Merrill's Marauders, would sneak up to the enemy lines at night to learn where the Japanese planned to attack the next day. On the night of the 5th, Matsumoto had found out that the Japanese planned to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Bad LuckScenario#: J060 Date: 11/21/1944 Location: Merzig, GermanyAs part of the Third Army’s encirclement of Metz, Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division was ordered to strike east towards the Saar River to secure the Army’s flank. Fearing that this was the main attack to roll up the Saar region, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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In the BagScenario#: J061 Date: 12/25/1944 Location: Celles, BelgiumThe 2nd Panzer Division had made the most progress during the Ardennes offensive, and was positioned a mere 6 kilometers from the Meuse River. General Harmon, the 2nd Armored Division commander, contacted headquarters for permission to attack and,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Lee's ChargeScenario#: J062 Date: 1/3/1945 Location: Coroie, BelgiumOn January 3rd, 1945, VII Corps launched its offensive to reduce the Bulge salient. The drive, with the 2nd Armored Division as a key element, headed towards Houffalize. Over a foot of snow covered the ground and the armored columns were forced to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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American TragedyScenario#: J064 Date: 4/11/1945 Location: Kakazu Ridge, OkinawaStarting at 0700, the 1st Battalion, 381st Regiment attacked across the saddle between Kakazu West and Kakazu Ridge. Although dubbed the “powerhouse attack”, the offensive immediately stalled as the men came under heavy fire from Japanese positions… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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Tired and UnsupportedScenario#: J073 Date: 7/25/1944 Location: Montreuil Sur Lozon, FranceGeneral Omar Bradley devised Operation Cobra with the simple goal of cracking the German lines in Normandy's bocage country and achieving a breakout. The American offensive was scheduled to begin with a bang -- a carpet-bombing attack along a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4 |
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Priests on the LineScenario#: J074 Date: 7/29/1944 Location: La Pompe, FranceBy the fourth day of Operation Cobra, it was obvious to the German High Command that their forces were on the verge of being surrounded. They ordered the front line units to break out from the evolving pocket by moving south-east towards Percy. Near… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4 |
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