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Then Things Got Worse Scenario#: A113     Date: 5/15/1940     Location: Denée, France Actual events: The 3/37e BCC is blocked by a deep stream and moves more north to join the main road at Denée. But Denée is already hold by the 8. ID with the Artillerie Abteilung 8 (a dozen 10.5cm leFH guns), the 14th company of the Infanterie… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
Last Defense Line Scenario#: 235     Date: 5/15/1940     Location: Bouvellemont, France By dusk on the 14th, the Germans had established three bridgeheads across the Meuse River. The 15th brought the next stage: the breaking of the last major elements which stood between them and the great plains of France. One point of the last line of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Counterstroke at Stonne Scenario#: 234     Date: 5/15/1940     Location: Stonne, France The Grossdeutschland Regiment, after some hard fighting and a harder march north, had finally taken the village of Stonne, the pivot of the German flank movement from Sedan. Exhausted, the German infantry were now the target for one of the few… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Last Defense Line Scenario#: 205     Date: 15-May-40     Location: Bouvellemont, France By dusk of the 14th, the Germans had three bridgeheads across the Meuse River. The 15th brought the next stage, the breaking of the last major elements of Resistance which stood between them and the great plains of France. One … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
Counterstroke at Stonne Scenario#: 28     Date: 15-May-40     Location: Stonne, France The Grossdeutschland Regiment, after hard fighting and a harder forced march, had finally taken the village of Stonne which was the cornerstone of the flank movement from Sedan. Exhausted, they were now the target for one of the few determined … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom
Philippenville, Rommel Attacks Scenario#: 43     Date: May 15, 1940     Location: Philippenville, France Rommel advances westward from the Meuse River, encounteríng elements of the French 1st Armored and 4th North African Divisions near Philippenville. Panzer (AH/MMP) — The General #22.3
Bouvellemont: The Thin French Line Scenario#: 24     Location: Bouvellemont, France The 1st Panzer Division attacks elements of the French 14th Infantry Division and the 3rd Brigade of Spahis, the last barrier between Guderian's forces and the open, defenseless French plains. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader 1940
Stonne: Guderian's Flank Scenario#: 23     Location: Stonne, France The French 3rd DCR and the 3rd Motorized Division attack the Gross Deutschland Motorized Regiment and elements of the 10th Panzer Division. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader 1940
Resistance in La Horgne Scenario#: 3509     Date: 5/15/1940     Location: Bouvellemont, France In an effort to slow down Guderian's Panzers after the French defeat at Sedan, many French units chose to hold their positions instead of retreating. Among those who chose to stay were the 3rd brigade of Spahis in La Horgne, … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Combats in Stonne Scenario#: 3494     Date: 5/15/1940     Location: Stonne, France Held by the 1st Battalion of the 67th Infantry Regiment and some elements of the 6th Infantry Division Recon Group, the town of Stonne was attacked by German units on May 15 at 6 a.m. The 8th Panzer Regiment suddenly … 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
Battle of Flavion Scenario#: 3451     Date: 5/15/1940     Location: Philippeville, France On the evening of May 14, 1940, the French 1st Reserve Armored Division arrived in the region of Florennes-Flavion. The tanks' arrival was slowed by having to pass through the stream of refugees and soldiers who were fleeing the front. … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Resistance in Gembloux Scenario#: 3418     Date: 5/15/1940     Location: Ernage, Belgium While the "Prioux" cavalry corps fought the Panzer Divisions of the German XVI Motorized Corps in the battle of Hannut, infantry divisions of General Blanchard's 1st Army reached the "LPR" (Ligne Principale de Défense), which was the main line of … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
The Blitzkrieg Checked Scenario#: 16     Date: 15-May-40     Location: Gembloux, Belgium As French forces fought the Germans to a near standstill in and around Gembloux, infantry forces belonging to the attacking 3rd Panzer Division were tasked with taking a nearby sunken road. Led by the determined Captain Grudler, a battered company … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Go Big or Go Home Scenario#: O01     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Connage, France The German surprise attack through the Ardennes and over the Meuse River at Sedan had succeeded. The last chance for the French to avoid a total disaster was to destroy the bridgehead before too many German troops arrived. Though time was of the… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 1
Kleckerweise Scenario#: AP057     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Chémery, France Responding to a German bridgehead over the river near Sedan, the French ordered two tank battalions to join two reserve infantry regiments for possible action. Unfortunately it took them all night to reach their assigned positions. The attack order… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War
Finale: Onhaye Scenario#: DN10     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Onhaye, Belgium While overseeing the construction of a pontoon bridge, as well as the continued ferrying of troops across the Meuse, Rommel learned of a message received at 4.Armee headquarters reading "Bismarck encircled at Onhaye." All further communication was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The Road to Onhaye Scenario#: DN09     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Dinant, Belgium After securing the crossing area, Rommel ordered his reconnaissance units to begin moving along N936 toward Onhaye. As the light armor and cycles moved out in the darkness, they ran into a series of French positions along the road. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Failure to Communicate Scenario#: 233     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Onhaye, Belgium In the early hours of May 13, Rommel pushed units of his Panzer-Division 7 across the Meuse River in the vicinity of Dinant, where they clung to a shaky foothold. While infantry were able to cross on boats, Rommel's tanks would have to cross on a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Chance d'une Affaire Scenario#: 232     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Chéhéry, France On the morning of the 14th, a French counterattack was ordered against the breach at Sedan in an effort to contain General Guderian's bridgehead on the river Meuse. The attack was to be comprised of two tank battalions, each supported by an infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Chance D'une Affaire Scenario#: 204     Date: 14-May-40     Location: Chehery, France On the morning of May 14th a French counterattack was ordered against the breach at Sedan in an effort to contain Guderian's bridgehead on the Meuse. The attack was to be comprised of two tank battalions, each supported by an … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon)
Chehery: Guderian Attacked Scenario#: 22     Location: Chehery, France The French 213th Infantry Regiment and the 7th Independent Armored Battalion attack the 1st Panzer Division's brídgchead across the Meuse river. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader 1940
The Bottleneck Scenario#: 81     Date: 14-May-40     Location: The Road to Chehery, South of Sedan, France Part of a self-sacrificial counterattack to stem the German advance past Sedan was launched by Allied air strike and the 7e BCC supported by the 55e lnfantry Division during the morning of the 14th. One prong of the attack was … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Bitter 1sthmus Scenario#: 80     Date: 14-May-40     Location: Montherme, France German forces pressed across the Meuse in the face of a French company led by the aggressive Lieutenant Barbaste (KIA), during the afternoon and evening of the 13th. The second line of defense across the narrow portion of the peninsula … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Point 247 Scenario#: OB02     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Sedan, France The mission ordered by General Guderian for Infantry Regiment Grossdeutschland could not be more crucial: to cross the Meuse River under fire, establish a bridgehead, capture the high ground and punch a hole in the Maginot Line so the 10th Panzer… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker
Hamlet's Demise Scenario#: A114     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Jauche, Belgium The 3rd Panzer Division was having some tough luck. Positioned on the right flank of the 4th Panzer, which was making steady progress, the 5th and 6th Panzer Regiments were finding things a little tougher. After a preliminary bombardment and repeated… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97
The Dinant Bridgehead Scenario#: A065     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Houx, Belgium The River Meuse was the last major natural obstacle preventing an armored breakout from the Ardennes. It was imperative for the Germans that a number of viable crossings be established before the Allies could re-group. One of three such crossings on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93b
Probing the Bridgehead Scenario#: DN08     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Dinant, Belgium Having lost contact with the forces in and around Dinant, the French Command ordered 1ère DLC to ascertain where and in what strength the Germans were across the Meuse. A scratch force was hastily thrown together to assess the situation, and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Saint-Médard After Dark Scenario#: DN07     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Saint-Medard, Belgium As night fell at Dinant, Panzer-Division 7 had crossed the river against stiff French resistance. But their bridgehead was not yet secure. The French defenders had fallen back from the cliffs and were reorganizing in the farms and villages behind the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Clearing the Heights Scenario#: DN06     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Dinant, Belgium As evening fell, the German crossing began to accelerate. Rommel's direction was the added impetus needed to ensure success. The immediate task was to clear the French from atop the cliffs overlooking the river, where they had artillery spotters… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Grande Ferme de Meez Scenario#: DN05     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Ferme de Meez, Belgium As more and more Germans crossed the river near Bouvignes, they pushed hard against the scattered French troops who were falling back into the northern reentrant -- the gap between the cliffs. Fighting escalated as the gap narrowed, and soon the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Chateau de Meez Scenario#: DN04     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Chateau de Meez, Belgium After the initial crossings of the Meuse, Panzer-Division 7 began to expand the bridgehead west of the river. Darkness approached, and Rommel ordered a company to begin scaling the cliffs and move through the woods surrounding the Chateau de Meez.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Rommel at the Meuse Scenario#: DN03     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Dinant, Belgium After fighting its way through the Ardennes, Panzer-Division 7 found itself on the banks of the Meuse. The towering cliffs provided a majestic and frightening back drop for the job of crossing the river. The questions on every trooper's mind were:… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Strangers in a Strange Land Scenario#: 75     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Elvegardsmoen, Norway In 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
The Mailed Fist Scenario#: DASL19     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Jandrain, Belgium One of the Western Allies’ plans in the event of a German attack, Plan “D” – based upon the belief that the Germans would push through the lowlands of Belgium as they had in the previous war – called for the BEF and various French divisions to rush… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader
Assault at Wadelincourt Scenario#: W91     Date: 13-May-40     Location: Wadelincourt, Belgium The northernmost of the three crossing attempts of the Meuse took place late in the day as advance elements of the German 2nd Panzer Division approached the river in the face of fierce crossfire from the western bank. As a … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
The Dinant Bridgehead Scenario#: 27     Date: 13-May-40     Location: Houx, Belgium The Meuse River was the last major obstacle preventing a major armored breakout from the Ardennes. It was imperative that the Germans establish a number of viable crossings before the Allies could regroup. One of three such crossings on the … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom
Dinant: Meuse River Assault Scenario#: 42     Date: May 13, 1940     Location: Dinant, France Rommel forces a crossing of the Meuse River near Dinant and Leffe attacking elements of the French 18th Infantry and 1st Cavalry Divisions. Panzer (AH/MMP) — The General #22.3
Battle of Hannut -Merdorp Scenario#: 4472     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Hannut, Belgium After having crossed the Meuse river at Maastricht, the 4th Panzer division arrived in the region of Hannut. Once there, the Germans confronted the French Cavalry Corps of General Prioux, which had moved into Belgium as part of the Dyle … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Bouvignes Bridgehead Scenario#: 4322     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Bouvignes, France General Rommel's 7th Panzer Division arrived at the river Meuse on May 13. On the island of Houx, soldiers of the 7th Motorcycle Battalion discovered locks that the infantry could use to cross the canal. The first bridgehead was set … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Breakout at Sedan Scenario#: 4320     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Sedan, France French General Staff thought it was impossible for tanks to cross the massif of the Ardennes. Because of that assumption, French forces were completely surprised when, on the evening of May 12, General Guderian and his Panzer Divisions appeared… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Breakthrough to Gembloux Scenario#: 3496     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Gembloux, Belgium Hannut, Belgium - May 12, 1940. Adopting the Dyle Plan, the cavalry corps of Gen. Prioux moves into Belgium, ahead of Gen. Blanchard's 1st Army to confront the German invaders. Near Hannut, French scout units find themselves facing incoming fire … Memoir '44 — Campaign Bag
Camouflaged in Monthermé Scenario#: 3448     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Monthermé, France On May 13 the 6th Panzer Division, under General Kempf, arrived in the "Enveloppe", a forest-covered massif just before the Meuse valley. Soon after arriving, they launched their attack. After an air raid of Stukas and an artillery bombardment, the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Across the Meuse Scenario#: 1287     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Dinant, Belgium In 1940, the German plan was for Army Group B to overrun Holland and then move more slowly into Belgium to lure the bulk of the Allied armies in the Low Countries. Army Group A would then drive through the … Memoir '44 — Online Only
Driving to Sedan Scenario#: 3433     Date: 5/12/1940     Location: Bouillon, France General Guderian's forward Panzers reached the river Semois before the town of Bouillon on the evening of May 11. French cavalry units of the 5th DLC, after having suffered devastating casualties in the prior two days, had fallen back behind … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
In Front of the Storm Scenario#: 231     Date: 5/10/1940     Location: Aessan, France The blitzkrieg in the West had begun. German forces were pouring into France at breakneck speeds. Bridges on the Moselle had been captured undamaged and the advance elements of the 34th infantry Division started to cross as soon as the obstacles… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Resistance at Chabrehez Scenario#: 25     Date: 10-May-40     Location: Chabrehez, Belgium As the Germans pushed through the Ardennes the lightly armed Belgian troops were easily dealt with. But at Chabrehez a small group of the Belgian 3rd Regiment of Chasseurs Ardennais stood in good position blocking the way of Rommel's 7th … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom
Faverolles Scenario#: 42     Date: 1918-06-03     Location: Faverolles, France Excerpt from a French officer’s diary (167th Regiment d’Infanterie): “The attacks on the 3rd would be extraordinarily fierce. At 4 am the German artillery, launched a violent fire. The 75 behind us retaliated violently, and it was under a deadly… Great War Commander — Battle Pack 10
Flesh and Iron Scenario#: 11     Date: 1918-05-31     Location: Plateau de Chaudun, France By 0900, the French 11 Corps d'Armée comes under heavy pressure, to hold the line at Vierzy-Neuilly Saint Front. To offset the pressure, the Division Marocaine counter attacks as soon as possible in the direction of Parcy-Tigny. A Brigade de … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Battle of Malmaison (Fort Malmaison) Scenario#: 262     Date: 23 October 1917     Location: Fort Malmaison, France The Montparnasse Quarry sustained continued attacks by the 1st Chasseur Battalion until the garrison finally surrendered at mid-morning. The 1st Chasseur Battalion then joined the 38th Division, and together they advanced on Chavignon and Fort de la… the Great War (C&C) — French Army Expansion