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Kasserine PassScenario#: 3739 Date: 2/22/1943 Location: Kasserine Pass, TunisiaAfter 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 |
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Clearing Matanikau RiverScenario#: 3738 Date: 1/13/1943 Location: Matanikau River, GuadalcanalAt 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 |
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Bloody RidgeScenario#: 3737 Date: 9/14/1942 Location: Henderson Field, GuadalcanalBloody 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 |
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TenaruScenario#: 3736 Date: 8/21/1942 Location: Alligator Creek, GuadalcanalDuring 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 |
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MabatangScenario#: 3735 Date: 1/11/1942 Location: Mabatang, PhillipinesThe 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 |
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The Meat GrinderScenario#: 3731 Date: 3/6/1945 Location: Iwo Jima, PacificOn February 26, 1945 the Marines of the 4th Division found themselves facing a formidable complex of defensive positions on Iwo Jima. Hill 382, The Amphitheater, Turkey Knob and the village of Minami, were to become collectively known as the … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Sugar Loaf and Half MoonScenario#: 3730 Date: 5/19/1945 Location: Half Moon, OkinawaThe Japanese units defending the western flank of the Shuri line were in a strong defensive position. Entrenched in tunnels with interlocking fields of fire between Sugar Loaf, Half Moon and the surrounding hills, they were able to hold off … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Japanese Counter-attackScenario#: 3729 Date: 7/25/1944 Location: Asan, GuamLieutenant General Takeshi's counter-attack plan called for a night attack on July 25/26. The goal was to split the 3rd Marines Division and target ammunition and supply dumps. The front-line of the 3rd Marines was stretched thin in the area … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Guam LandingsScenario#: 3728 Date: 7/21/1944 Location: Asan, GuamOn 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 |
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Slopes of Mount AustenScenario#: 3727 Date: 1/22/1943 Location: Mount Austen, GuadalcanalAt the close of the year, Major General Millard Harmon, commanding U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific concluded that Mount Austen, the high ground that dominated American positions around Henderson Field, had to be taken in order to secure … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Matanikau RiverScenario#: 3726 Date: 10/23/1942 Location: Matanikau River, GuadalcanalA four-pronged Japanese plan to attack and recapture Henderson Field on Guadalcanal was scheduled for October 22nd, 1942. The main force, 7,000 men under the command of General Maruyama, planned to approach the airfield from the South, but found… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Wake IslandScenario#: 3725 Date: 12/23/1941 Location: Wake Island, PacificA coral atoll lost in the vast expanse of the North Pacific, Wake Island was home to "PAAville", a small stopover on Pan American Airways' U.S.-China route during the 1930s. In the military build-up to the war, the US Navy … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Across the River RoerScenario#: 3714 Date: 2/24/1945 Location: Linnich, GermanyThe 9th Army was lined up along the River Roer on the 23rd of February at the start of Operation Grenade. The river had receded enough to make a crossing possible and the Operation opened with a tremendous artillery bombardment. … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Schwammenauel DamScenario#: 3713 Date: 2/9/1945 Location: Schwammenauel Dam, GermanyBefore Operation 'Veritable' and 'Grenade' could begin, there was a matter of the Roer dams to consider. These dams were located in an area of steep gorges, small mountains and narrow roads. Earlier attempts to capture the dams had failed … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Bloody GulchScenario#: 3708 Date: 6/13/1944 Location: Carentan, FranceThe town of Carentan was the key to the American drive west to cut off the base of the Cotentin Peninsula. After two days of fighting and desperately short of ammunition, the Germans pulled their forces out of Carentan and … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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TunisiaScenario#: 3707 Date: 12/1/1942 Location: Tebourba, TunisiaOn November 29th and 30th it was tough going for the still largely green Allied Combat Command. The Allies had launched two unsuccessful attacks to take the town of Djedeida and clear a path for the march on Tunis. Then … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Utah BeachScenario#: 3702 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Utah Beach, FranceThe American plan was that following the air and naval bombardment, the 8th Regiment would land first, followed by Duplex Drive (DD) tanks. Utah was divided into a northern beach 'Tare' and a southern beach 'Uncle'. When Brigadier General Theodore … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Battle of ArracourtScenario#: 3700 Date: 9/19/1944 Location: Arracourt, FrancePart of the problem for the German forces involved in the Lorraine counter-offensive was the "Eastern" outlook of many of the units. They were unfamiliar with the US Army and its very different tactics. On the Eastern front, tank formations … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Counter-attack on MortainScenario#: 3697 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: Mortain, France"We must strike like lightning!" - Adolf Hitler to Field Marshall Von Kluge 'Unternehmen Luttich' began shortly before midnight on the evening of August 3rd. Under direct orders from Hitler, four armored divisions launched a counterattack westward… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Operation CobraScenario#: 3696 Date: 7/26/1944 Location: Marigny, FranceOperation "Cobra" was predicated on the saturation bombing of German lines over a narrow front. After the bombing, an attack would be made by three infantry divisions, with two armored and one infantry divisions held in reserve of this breakout … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Pointe-du-HocScenario#: 3694 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, FrancePlanners felt that the German batteries on Pointe-du-Hoc would be one of the most daunting threats to Allied forces landing on Omaha in the morning of D-Day. Set atop 100 foot cliffs west of the beach, the guns' range were … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Carentan CausewayScenario#: 3689 Date: 6/11/1944 Location: Carentan, FranceRommel realized the danger to the Axis defenses should Carentan fall, for it was the link between the two US beaches and also the key to an American drive west to cut the base of the Cotentin Peninsula. The defense … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Twin VillagesScenario#: 3687 Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Krinkekt, BelgiumThe Ardennes offensive began in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday, 16th December 1944. The northernmost element of the German attack was an attempt by the 67th Corps in the Monschau forest to push through the left wing of the US … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Bastogne Corridor EastScenario#: 3686 Date: 12/30/1944 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumOn December 30th German High Command's plan to capture Bastogne called for a push from the west simultaneously with another from the east. The object of these two forces was to pinch the corridor at Assenois south of the town. … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Bastogne Corridor WestScenario#: 3685 Date: 12/30/1944 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumOn December 30th German High Command's plan to capture Bastogne called for a push from the west simultaneously with another from the east. The object of these two forces was to pinch the corridor at Assenois south of the town. … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Relief of PeiperScenario#: 3684 Date: 12/22/1944 Location: Trois Ponts, BelgiumOrdered to move to the relief of Kampfgruppe 'Peiper', Max Hansen on December 21st started probing with his battlegroup between Trois-Ponts and Grand-Halleux. The 505th Parachute Regiment had established a defensive front to defend or blow the… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Attack on Hill 192Scenario#: 3680 Date: 7/11/1944 Location: la Croix-Rouge, FranceFor the past month, Hill 192, a dominating height east of the Vire River, has given the Germans a superb observation position on all the approaches to St-Lo, as well as the rear areas of V Corps as far as … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Saint-VithScenario#: 3678 Date: 12/22/1944 Location: Saint-Vith, BelgiumAs early as August 1944, Adolf Hitler began formulating plans for what would become the Ardennes offensive. While too ambitious for the available resources and terrain, the plan was deemed by the German High Command as having more chances of … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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MontélimarScenario#: 3676 Date: 8/25/1944 Location: Montélimar, FranceThe Montélimar battle square, bounded on three sides by rivers, covered ground that alternated between flat open farmland and rugged hills and woods. Route N-7, the main north-south artery, runs along the Rhone River and was vital to the German … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Sainte-Mère-ÉgliseScenario#: 3672 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sainte-Mère-Église, FranceEstablishment of a defensive base at Sainte-Mère-Église was one of the key objectives of the US 82nd Airborne Division. In contrast with other regiments, the 505th Parachute Infantry, landing northwest of Sainte-Mère-Église, had one of the most… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Engebi LandingsScenario#: 3591 Date: 2/18/1944 Location: Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall IslandsEniwetok 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 |
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KwajaleinScenario#: 3590 Date: 2/2/1944 Location: Kwajalein island, Marshall IslandsThe landing beaches were on the southwestern end of Kwajalein island. All Japanese strong points had been shelled and obliterated before landing, so by the end of day, on February 1, the Marines were well inland. On February 2nd and … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Roi Namur LandingsScenario#: 3589 Date: 2/1/1944 Location: Roi-Namur, Marshall IslandsKwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands - Eager to set up forward air bases capable of supporting operations across the mid-Pacific and into Japan, the U.S. desperately needed to take the Marianas Islands. But this archipelago of volcanic mountains was so… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Namur LandingsScenario#: 3588 Date: 2/1/1944 Location: Roi-Namur, Marshall IslandsThe assault craft and control officers were still trying to sort things out for the landing on Namur when the signal was given to attack. Col. Hart, seeing the Roi assault was already under way, realized that his entire operation … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Roi LandingsScenario#: 3585 Date: 2/1/1944 Location: Roi-Namur, Marshall IslandsThe assault on Roi-Namur started with the USS Tennessee shelling the blockhouse on eastern side of the islands, near the sand spit connecting Roi to Namur. Tanks of the 1st Armored Amphibian Tractor Battalion landed first on Roi near Wendy … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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MabatangScenario#: 3468 Date: 1/11/1942 Location: Mabatang, PhillipinesThe 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 — Online - No Air Rules |
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Clearing Matanikau RiverScenario#: 3466 Date: 1/13/1943 Location: Matanikau River, GuadalcanalAt 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 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Bloody RidgeScenario#: 3465 Date: 9/12/1942 Location: Henderson Field, GuadalcanalBloody Ridge consisted of a series of grassy ridges south of Henderson Field where Col. "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 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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TenaruScenario#: 3464 Date: 8/20/1942 Location: Alligator Creek, GuadalcanalDuring 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 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Wake IslandScenario#: 1599 Date: 12/23/1941 Location: Wake Island, PacificA coral atoll lost in the vast expanse of the North Pacific, Wake Island was home to "PAAville", a small stop-over on Pan American Airways' U.S.-China route during the 1930s. In the military build-up to the war, the US Navy … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater |
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Kasserine PassScenario#: 1584 Date: 2/15/1943 Location: Kasserine Pass, TunisiaAfter 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 — Online - No Air Rules |
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Counter-offensive on OkinawaScenario#: 1521 Date: 5/4/1945 Location: Tanabaru, OkinawaThe Japanese began their counter-offensive on the night of May 3rd, 1945. The 24th Division, supported by the Japanese 27th Tank Regiment, decided to push forward in six separate thrusts. Their main objective was to break through the US Army … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Medeera PocketScenario#: 1520 Date: 6/20/1945 Location: Medeera, OkinawaBy the 3rd month of the battle on Okinawa, the remnants of the Japanese army had withdrawn to the south end of the island. Although the front had narrowed for the assaulting Marine Divisions, there were still irreducible pockets of … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Sugar Loaf and Half MoonScenario#: 1518 Date: 5/13/1945 Location: Sugar Loaf, OkinawaThe Japanese units defending the western flank of the Shuri line were in a strong defensive position. Entrenched in tunnels with interlocking fields of fire between Sugar Loaf, Half Moon and the surrounding hills, they were able to hold off … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater |
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Peleliu Landings OverlordScenario#: 1517 Date: 9/15/1944 Location: Peleliu, PalauAt 05.30 the morning of September 15, 1944, naval support ships began a massive pre-landing bombardment of Peleliu, in the Palau islands. Armored amphibious tanks came ashore ahead of the infantry waves of the 1st, 5th and 7th Marines. But … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater |
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Landings at PeleliuScenario#: 1512 Date: 9/15/1944 Location: Peleliu, PalauBy the summer of 1944, victories in the Southwest and Central Pacific put American bombers within striking distance of the Japanese mainland. General MacArthur turned his attention to recapturing the Philippines. But first he had to capture the Palau… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Umurbrogol PocketScenario#: 1508 Date: 11/25/1944 Location: Peleliu, PalauAfter their losses in the Solomons, Gilberts, Marshalls and Marianas, the Imperial Army developed a new island defense strategy; abandoning their early beach-based perimeter defense tactics, their new strategy aimed only to disrupt the landings,… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Japanese CounterattackScenario#: 1488 Date: 7/25/1944 Location: Asan, GuamLt. General Takeshi's counterattack plan called for a night attack on July 25/26. The goal was to split the 3rd Marines and target ammunition and supply dumps. The frontline of the 3rd Marines was stretched thin in the area and … Memoir '44 — Pacific Theater |
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Guam LandingsScenario#: 1487 Date: 7/21/1944 Location: Asan, GuamOn 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 |
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Orote PeninsulaScenario#: 1486 Date: 7/27/1944 Location: Orote Peninsula, GuamRinged by reefs and steep cliffs, battered by heavy surf, Guam presents a formidable challenge for any attacker. On July 21 the Americans landed on both sides of the Orote peninsula on the western side of Guam, intending to cut … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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