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This Is Our Place Scenario#: 5     Date: 1916-02-21     Location: Verdun, France Planning a large attack for two months, the Germans finally struck at the French Achilles heel of Verdun. It was a city General Erich von Falkenhayn believed the French would die defending. The attack kicked off on the east bank … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Dead Man's Hill Scenario#: 6     Date: 1916-03-07     Location: Verdun, France Except for losing Fort Douaumont, French defendcrs do well and slow down the German attacks on the East Bank of the Meuse. To salvage the offensive, 5. Armee commander, Crown Prince Wilhelm, looks to the West Bank Standing in his … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Rush the Lines Scenario#: 7     Date: 1916-07-01     Location: Somme River, France Fearing for Verdun, the British launched the Somme Offensive early in the morning. French forces south of the river pushed the flank back a few hours later, catching the Germans off guard. It was expected the French would bombard longer, … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Iron Ladies Scenario#: 8     Date: 1917-04-16     Location: Berry-Au-Bac, France Following extensive development tests, French tanks finally enter the battlefield. There are 128 Schneider tanks from the Groupement Bossut and Groupement Chaubes assigned to the Nivelle offensive on the Chemin des Damos. Hopes run high for a… Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Moulin de Laffaux Scenario#: 9     Date: 1917-05-05     Location: Laffaux, France As part of the Nivelle Offensive, VI French Army launches its assault on the Chemin des Dames at 04:45. Here Saint Chamond tanks enter action for the first time in the war. Their orders are to support infantry assaults by … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
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
Sanatorium Furiosum Scenario#: 20     Date: 1914-08-23     Location: Mons , Belgium Field Marshal Sir John French had courageously agreed to hold the canal line for twenty four hours while the French 5 Armée reorganised its line; the time was nearly up. 3rd Division's 8th Brigade had withdrawn from Mons into the … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Patrol Scenario#: T01     Date: 1914-09-29     Location: Albert, France As part of the "race to the sea", General de Castelnau launched a frontal attack on German positions near Albert (Somme). After a French advance, he had to face the counter-offensive of the German 6. Armee. The fighting remained … Great War Commander — Tournaments
Combler à Combles Scenario#: T02     Date: 1916-09-29     Location: Combles, France As part of the Battle of the Somme, the combined attack of the 6th French Army and the 4th British Army at the end of September 1916, allowed the reconquest of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeuf. On the morning of the … Great War Commander — Tournaments
Etrepilly Scenario#: 33     Date: 1914-09-07     Location: Etrepilly, France The previous attack on Etrepilly having been repulsed. General Quiquandon ordered the 4th Batallion of the 2nd bis RMZ to attack the village at night. This lock had to be blown up to open a passage in the Therouanne valley, and thus threaten the… Great War Commander — Battle Pack 1
Garibaldi Legion Scenario#: 35     Date: 1914-12-26     Location: Argonne Forrest, France The 4th Marching Regiment of ihe 1st Foreign Regiment, the Garibaldi Legion, was a unit of the French Foreign Legion created in November 1914 composed only of Italian volunteers and placed under the command of Lt-Colonel Peppino Garibaldi, the eldest… Great War Commander — Battle Pack 3
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
Everything was on fire and covered in blood… Scenario#: A116     Date: November 29, 1729     Location: Fort Rosalie, Mississippi Natchez revolt Horse & Musket — Annual #1
Our Zeal and Devotion Scenario#: A219     Date: January 27, 1730     Location: St. Catherine's Creek, Mississippi Natchez revolt Horse & Musket — Annual #2
Perilous Winter Crossing Scenario#: A407     Date: November 28, 1812     Location: Borisov, Belarus Battle of Berezina Horse & Musket — Annual #4
Soldiers, face to the enemy! Let us go and get killed! Scenario#: A408     Date: September 7, 1812     Location: Borodino, Russia Battle of Borodino Horse & Musket — Annual #4
Bessières’ Hollow Victory Scenario#: A414     Date: July 14, 1808     Location: Medina de Rioseco, Spain Battle of Medina de Rioseco Horse & Musket — Annual #4
Napoléon Takes the gateway to Old Russia Scenario#: A417     Date: August 17, 1812     Location: Smolensk, Russia Battle of Smolensk (1812) Horse & Musket — Annual #4
My God! What is an army without a chief? Scenario#: A418     Date: July 27-28, 1809     Location: Talavera, Spain Battle of Talavera Horse & Musket — Annual #4
I’m here, and I shall stay here. Scenario#: SE08     Date: September 8, 1855     Location: Sevastopol, Crimea Battle of Malakoff Horse & Musket — Sunset of an Era (VI)
Skulls and Crossbones Scenario#: BM1     Date: 05/17/1940     Location: Catillon-sur-sambre, France Around 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
The Castle Scenario#: BM3     Date: 05/25/1940     Location: Boulogne Sur Mer, France German forces attadr Boulogne, in order to clear the way to Dunkirk. The battle will last four bloody days. On the 25th, the situation is more than critical for the French Remnants of the french forces are surrounded near the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battles Magazine #2
Mont Mouchet Scenario#: 5     Date: 6/10/1944     Location: Mont Mouchet, France On June 10th, three tactical groups from the Wehrmacht, about 2,000 men with armored support, converged on Mont Mouchet. Simultaneously moving in from the west (Saint Flour), north (Langeac and Pinols) and east (Le Puy-en-Velay et Saugues) they were… Memoir '44 — Memoir 44
Vassieux, Vercors Scenario#: 19     Date: 7/21/1944     Location: Vassieux, France Hotbed of the French Resistance, the "Maquis" of Vercors became one of the largest of its kind in the early months of 1944, with countless young French recruits joining up. Resistance camps were established around many villages such as Vassieux, … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44
Liberation of Paris Scenario#: 22     Date: 8/24/1944     Location: Paris, France Conscious of the highly symbolic and political importance of Paris, Allied forces initially planned to surround the city and wait for its capitulation rather than risk taking it, with the inherent costs of street-by-street fighting and obvious risks… Memoir '44 — Memoir 44
Toulon Champaign for Southern France Scenario#: 23     Date: 8/20/1944     Location: Toulon, France Plans for the landings and campaign in southern France called for the French II Corps to take the port cities of Toulon and Marseille. Seeking to exploit German weakness in the area, General de Lattre de Tassigny pushed up the … Memoir '44 — Memoir 44
Strasbourg Scenario#: 28     Date: 1/11/1945     Location: Strasbourg, France On the 7th of January 1945, the German Nineteen Army initiated an attack south of Strasbourg against the First French Army. Code-named 'Sonnenwende' ("Winter Solstice"), the operation led by the 198th Volksgrenadier Division and 106th Panzer Brigade… Memoir '44 — Game Trade Magazine #58
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
De Gaulle to the Rescue Scenario#: 3516     Date: 5/17/1940     Location: Montcornet, France Forced 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
To Crécy-sur-Serre Scenario#: 3521     Date: 5/19/1940     Location: Crécy-sur-Serre, France After 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
Assault on the Wattenberg Scenario#: 3533     Date: 5/25/1940     Location: Watten, France On May 20, the 1st French Army and the BEF were surrounded in the Dunkirk Pocket. As a natural obstacle, the canal of the river Aa represented the south defensive line of the mixed Allied rearguard. The Leibstandarte SS Adolf … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Mont Mouchet Scenario#: 3673     Date: 6/10/1944     Location: Mont Mouchet, France On June 10th, three tactical groups from the Wehrmacht, about 2,000 men with armored support, converged on Mont Mouchet. Simultaneously moving in from the west (Saint Flour), north (Langeac and Pinols) and east (Le Puy-en-Velay et Saugues) they were… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Vassieux-en-Vercors Scenario#: 3674     Date: 7/24/1944     Location: Vassieux, France Hotbed of the French Resistance, the "Maquis" of Vercors became one of the largest groups of its kind in the early months of 1944, with countless young French recruits joining up. Resistance camps were established around many villages such as … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Toulon Scenario#: 3675     Date: 8/26/1944     Location: Toulon, France Plans for the landings and campaign in southern France called for the French 2nd Corps to take the port cities of Toulon and Marseille. Seeking to exploit German weakness in the area, General de Lattre de Tassigny pushed up the … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Saverne Gap Scenario#: 3679     Date: 11/23/1944     Location: Saverne, France The Saverne Gap, cutting through the Vosges, was the key to Strasbourg, capital city of Alsace. On November 21st, the US Seventh Army 15th Corps, under the command of General Wade Hampton Halslip, arrived at the front lines in Phalsbourg. … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Strasbourg Scenario#: 3683     Date: 1/11/1945     Location: Strasbourg, France On the 7th of January 1945, the German Nineteen Army initiated an attack south of Strasbourg against the First French Army. Code-named 'Sonnenwende' ("Winter Solstice"), the operation led by the 198th Volksgrenadier Division, the 106th Panzer Brigade… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Liberation of Paris Scenario#: 3699     Date: 8/24/1944     Location: Paris, France Conscious of the highly symbolic and political importance of Paris, Allied forces initially planned to surround the city and wait for its capitulation rather than risk taking it, with the inherent costs of street-by-street fighting and obvious risks… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Defense of Le Cateau Scenario#: 3954     Date: 5/19/1940     Location: Catillon, France On 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
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
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
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
The Cadets of Saumur Scenario#: 4554     Date: 6/19/1940     Location: Saumur, France Saumur - June 19, 1940. The Battle of France is lost; the Germans are now ready to cross the River Loire. The meager French troops standing ready and lined up to defend it are the Officer Cadets from the Cavalry … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Hedgerow Hell