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Assault at WadelincourtScenario#: W91 Date: 13-May-40 Location: Wadelincourt, BelgiumThe 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 |
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The Mailed FistScenario#: DASL19 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Jandrain, BelgiumOne 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 |
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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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Rommel at the MeuseScenario#: DN03 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumAfter 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) |
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Chateau de MeezScenario#: DN04 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Chateau de Meez, BelgiumAfter 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) |
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Grande Ferme de MeezScenario#: DN05 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Ferme de Meez, BelgiumAs 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) |
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Clearing the HeightsScenario#: DN06 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumAs 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) |
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Saint-Médard After DarkScenario#: DN07 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Saint-Medard, BelgiumAs 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) |
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Probing the BridgeheadScenario#: DN08 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumHaving 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) |
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The Dinant BridgeheadScenario#: A065 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Houx, BelgiumThe 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 |
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Hamlet's DemiseScenario#: A114 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Jauche, BelgiumThe 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 |
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Point 247Scenario#: OB02 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Sedan, FranceThe 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 |
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Bitter 1sthmusScenario#: 80 Date: 14-May-40 Location: Montherme, FranceGerman 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 |
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The BottleneckScenario#: 81 Date: 14-May-40 Location: The Road to Chehery, South of Sedan, FrancePart 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 |
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Chehery: Guderian AttackedScenario#: 22 Location: Chehery, FranceThe 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 |
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Chance D'une AffaireScenario#: 204 Date: 14-May-40 Location: Chehery, FranceOn 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) |
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Chance d'une AffaireScenario#: 232 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Chéhéry, FranceOn 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) |
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Failure to CommunicateScenario#: 233 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Onhaye, BelgiumIn 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) |
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The Road to OnhayeScenario#: DN09 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumAfter 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) |
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Finale: OnhayeScenario#: DN10 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Onhaye, BelgiumWhile 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) |
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KleckerweiseScenario#: AP057 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Chémery, FranceResponding 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 |
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Go Big or Go HomeScenario#: O01 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Connage, FranceThe 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 |
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The Blitzkrieg CheckedScenario#: 16 Date: 15-May-40 Location: Gembloux, BelgiumAs 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 |
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Resistance in GemblouxScenario#: 3418 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Ernage, BelgiumWhile 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 |
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Battle of FlavionScenario#: 3451 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Philippeville, FranceOn 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 |
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Dug-in behind the DyleScenario#: 3459 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Louvain La Neuve, BelgiumIn 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 |
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Combats in StonneScenario#: 3494 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Stonne, FranceHeld 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 |
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Resistance in La HorgneScenario#: 3509 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Bouvellemont, FranceIn 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 |
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Stonne: Guderian's FlankScenario#: 23 Location: Stonne, FranceThe 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 |
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Bouvellemont: The Thin French LineScenario#: 24 Location: Bouvellemont, FranceThe 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 |
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Philippenville, Rommel AttacksScenario#: 43 Date: May 15, 1940 Location: Philippenville, FranceRommel 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 |
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Counterstroke at StonneScenario#: 28 Date: 15-May-40 Location: Stonne, FranceThe 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 |
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Last Defense LineScenario#: 205 Date: 15-May-40 Location: Bouvellemont, FranceBy 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) |
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Counterstroke at StonneScenario#: 234 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Stonne, FranceThe 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) |
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Last Defense LineScenario#: 235 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Bouvellemont, FranceBy 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) |
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Then Things Got WorseScenario#: A113 Date: 5/15/1940 Location: Denée, FranceActual 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 |
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Stonne : French counter-attackScenario#: 18509 Date: 5/16/1940 Location: Stonne, FranceAfter the fierce battle of the 15th of May, the struggle for the village of Stonne continued on the 16th. Following an heavy shelling by the French artillery, the 3rd battalion of 51st Infantry Regiment and three companies of B1 … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2017 |
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Claairfayts: The Maginot LineScenario#: 44 Date: May 16, 1940 Location: Claairfayts, FranceThe 7th Panzer attacks the 4th North African Division around an extension of the Maginot Line. Panzer (AH/MMP) — The General #22.3 |
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To Lose A BattleScenario#: W82 Date: 16-May-40 Location: Clairfayts, FranceAs Rommel and his 7th Panzer Division crossed the French frontier headed into what he expected was the "Maginot Line", he found instead a shallow belt of anti-tank obstacles and pillboxes manned by remnants of the French XI Corps. By … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |
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De Gaulle to the RescueScenario#: 3516 Date: 5/17/1940 Location: Montcornet, FranceForced to cope with the Panzer advance without any reserve troops, General Gamelin decided to create a new army, the 6th, which was tasked with protecting Paris. The new army had to hold the Panzers and give Gamelin time to … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Montcornet: De Gaulle AttacksScenario#: 25 Location: Montcornet, FranceDe Gaulle's 4th DCR attacks the flank of the 1st Panzer Division. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader 1940 |
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In Rommel's WakeScenario#: 29 Date: 17-May-40 Location: on the Meuse, FranceIn the confusion following the 7th Panzer Division's breakout, isolated French units still held crossings across the Meuse while the German infantry struggled to catch up. Now elements of the XIV Panzergrenadier Corps, on the basis of Fieseler Storch… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom |
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In Rommel's WakeScenario#: 236 Date: 5/17/1940 Location: On the Meuse, FranceIn the confusion following the 7th Panzer Division’s breakout, isolated French units still held crossings across the Meuse while the German infantry struggled to catch up. Now elements of XIV Panzergrenadier Korps, on the basis of Fieseler Storch… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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Panzers Forward!Scenario#: OA17 Date: 5/17/1940 Location: Guise, FranceBy the evening of 15 May, advance elements of Reinhardt's 6th Panzer Division had more the made up for the three days' waiting at the Meuse; they were farther west than any other German units, having raced a record-breaking 40 miles in one day. It… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2 |
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Skulls and CrossbonesScenario#: BM1 Date: 05/17/1940 Location: Catillon-sur-sambre, FranceAround the forest of Monnal, the 7th and 51h Panzers are rougth harassed by the remnants of the French troops who bore the brunt of the first attack by the German armies that have crossed the Meuse. These surviving French … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battles Magazine #1 |
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Pommerville: Attack On CambraiScenario#: 45 Date: May 18, 1940 Location: Camprai, FranceThe 7th Panzer Division attacks elements of the 3rd DLM and 4th North African Division near Cambrai. Panzer (AH/MMP) — The General #22.3 |
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End of the NinthScenario#: 76 Date: 5/18/1940 Location: Le Catelet, FranceThe French command reacted slowly to Rommel’s breakthrough at Avesnes. Taking advantage of the sluggish French reaction, the Germans refueled and rearmed their Panzers and on May 18th they advanced toward Le Catelet. Colonel Veron, given the task of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre |
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To Crécy-sur-SerreScenario#: 3521 Date: 5/19/1940 Location: Crécy-sur-Serre, FranceAfter the attack of May 17 against Montcornet, Colonel De Gaulle launched a new drive towards Crécy-sur-Serre. Three armored groups took part in the offensive of the 4th Reserve Armored Division: the 6th Demi-brigade with B1-bis heavy tanks… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Defense of Le CateauScenario#: 3954 Date: 5/19/1940 Location: Catillon, FranceOn May 15, the 7th Panzer Division of General Rommel crossed the border between Belgium and France, and his troops reached Avesnes-sur-Helpe. Its next objective was Cambrai but on May 17, Rommel found the French 9th Motorized Infantry Division, just… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Crecy: De Gaulle Tires AgainScenario#: 26 Date: 1940-05-19 Location: Crecy, FranceDe Gaulle's 4th DCR attacks the flank of the 1st Panzer Division for the second time. Panzer (AH/MMP) — Panzer Leader 1940 |