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“Tanks Are Coming Now....” Scenario#: 8     Date: 1 December 1942     Location: Gorowatka, Luchessa Valley, Russia As the vast size and scope of the Russian attack through the Luchessa Valley became apparent, it was realized that the battered GD Infantry Division lay at the focal point of the offensive. The Grenadier Regiment GD (less II Battalion) … Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division
29, Let's Go (through 18 Jul) Scenario#: 56     Date: 11-Jul-44     Location: Saint-Lo, Normandy, France On 11 July, XIX Corps was ordered to attack southward toward St. Ló as part of a First Army offensive to push the German Seventh Army out of Normandy. The 29th Division was ordered to attack and seize key terrain … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #3: Normandy
2nd Beneventum (214 BC) Scenario#: 9     Date: 214-BC     Location: Benevento, Italy Desperate for manpower to replace the losses at Cannae, the Romans found a unique solution. They formed two legions from slaves. They were given to the Consul Gracchus who saw their potential and trained them well. Two years later, still … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients
3rd Mechanized Corps Operations Scenario#: 11     Date: August 1943     Location: Kharkov, Ukraine Bloodied in action the against the German Panzergrenadier Division 'Grossdeutschland' during the decisive Kursk offensive, the Soviet 3rd Mechanized Corps remained an element of the Soviet 1st Tank Army. When that unit the assumed the offensive… Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #1 The Shape Of Battle On The Eastern Front
3rd Mechanized Corps Operations Scenario#: 14     Date: 10 July 1943     Location: Kursk, Russia By the close of the day on 9 July, the German 4th Panzer Army's XLVIII Panzer Corps reached the northernmost point of the offensive in the southern of the Kursk Salient. The next day found the German 3rd Panzer Division … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #1 The Shape Of Battle On The Eastern Front
A Change Of Orders Scenario#: 19     Date: 7 January 1944     Location: Muchartovka, Ukraine The Soviets 2nd Ukrainian Front launched a major offensive in late December of 1943 in southern Russia. The attacks began in earnest on 5 January 1944 with the goal of breaking through the German lines in the Kirovograd area. These … Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Division's Battle for Kharkov
A March in December Scenario#: 20     Date: 12-Dec-39     Location: Tolvajarvi, Finland As two battalions of Belyayev’s 139th Rifle Division skirted the north end of Lake Hirvasjari in an attempt to outflank the Finnish defenders of Tolvajarvi, one company was sent forward along a forest path to the southwest. As discipline within … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
A Midnight Clear Scenario#: TBP03     Date: Dec 1944     Location: Ardennes Forest, Belgium Two reinforced reconnaissance platoons, one German, one US, face each other across No Man's Land. “I'm not exactly sure what country we're in. Could be Belgium, Luxembourg, France, or even Germany. I don't know what day it is. I have … Combat Commander — Tournament Battle Pack
A Most Gallant Dirty Little Imp Scenario#: 76     Date: 15-May-40     Location: Dyle River Line, La Tombe Vicinity, Belgium Second Lieutenant Richard Annand was the recipient of the first Victoria Cross awarded during the Second World War. At 11 a.m. on 15 May the Germans of the 31st lnfantry Division launched a violent attack and pushed forward a bridging … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
A Nasty Affair Scenario#: 26     Date: 1944-12-26     Location: Müllerthal, Luxembourg Elements of Patton’s Third Army were driving North to widen the corridor to Bastogne. The 5th Infantry Division’s 2nd Infantry Regiment sector extended down the Scheidgen draw to the Müllerthal. To gain entrance to the Müllerthal was no simple … Last Hundred Yards — Mission Pack 1
A Surprise At Sunrise Scenario#: 1     Date: 1 July 1942     Location: Staryj Oskol–Kastornje–Jelez Railway, Olym River area, Russia On the 30th of June, 1942, Grossdeutschland Infantry Division informed XXXXVIII Panzer Corps that it had established a bridgehead across the Olym river. The forward forces included elements of I (Grenadier) Infantry Reg’t, the Reconnaissance Bn and… Fighting Formations — Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division
A Tough Nut to Crack Scenario#: 9     Date: 1944-12-13     Location: Kesternich, Germany The American forces fighting around the small farming village of Kesternich, 15 miles southeast of Aachen, in mid-December 1944 were in disarray. Commanders in the area in many cases had little clue as to the situation at hand. Units of … Last Hundred Yards — Last Hundred Yards
A Veritable Bloodbath Scenario#: 22     Date: 17-Feb-45     Location: South of Goch, Holland Operation Veritable, Montgomery’s push to the Rhine, was encountering fanatic German Resistance for every square mile of Holland. Having just about secured the town of Goch, the 1st Gordon Highlanders were ordered to continue the advance south and… Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Abritus (251 AD) Scenario#: 416     Date: 251-AD     Location: Abrittus, Bulgaria After repeated incursions into Moesia and Dacia by the Goths under Cniva, the Roman Emperor Gaius Messius Quintus Decius (often called “Trajan Decius”) moved to confront the barbarian invaders. Accompanied by his son Herennius Etruscus and his… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Adrianople (378 AD) Scenario#: C3i19     Date: 378-AD     Location: Adrianople, Turkey A collection of mostly Goth tribes with some allies petitioned Valens to be allowed land and foederati status to escape the Huns. Valens badly needed allies and agreed, aided in the decision because the Goth leader, Fritigern, had accepted… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #25
Adrianople (378 AD) Scenario#: C3i20     Date: 378-AD     Location: Adrianople, Turkey A collection of mostly Goth tribes with some allies petitioned Valens to be allowed land and foederati status to escape the Huns. Valens badly needed allies and agreed, aided in the decision because the Goth leader, Fritigern, had accepted… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #25
Adys (256 BC) Scenario#: C3i02     Date: 256-BC     Location: Uthiona, Tunisia Following the Battle of Agrigentum, the Carthaginian leaders decided to avoid pitched battles and instead fall back on fortified posts, while harassing the Romans with their fleet and guerrilla raids. The focus of the war shifted to Rome’s successful… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #18
Agathocles Tower (204 BC) Scenario#: C3i11     Date: 204-BC     Location: Salaeca, Tunisia When Scipio Africanus invaded Africa in 204 BC, Carthage was caught without a field army. Carthage entrusted its immediate defense to Hanno son of Hamilcar. Hanno raised 4,000 cavalry - about 1,000 civic noble heavy cavalry, 1,000 Libyan cavalry and… Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #21
Agrigentum (262 BC) Scenario#: C3i01     Date: 262-BC     Location: Agrigento, Sicily The First Punic War began when Rome decided to invade Sicily in 264. Chartage, unprepared, scrambled to raise an army under Hannibal Gisgo. By 262 Hannibal arrived with an advance force at Agrigentum, but the Roman consuls Lucius Postumius Megellus … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #18
Akragas (406 BC) Scenario#: 1     Date: 406-BC     Location: Akragas, Sicily The Carthaginians on their third invasion of Sicily laid siege to the city of Acragas. The Syracusans under the command of general Daphnaeus marched to Acragas aid. A long battle outside the walls followed with the Syracusans winning the day, … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C&C Ancients
Alba de Tormes Scenario#: 113     Date: 11/26/1809     Location: Alba de Tormes, Spain After the victory at Tamames, Del Parque’s Army of the Left advanced from its mountain sanctuary, sparring with French forces. By mid November, Del Parque’s 32,000 Spaniards were on the verge of attacking Kellerman’s 16,000 man force when news of … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #1: Spanish Army
Albuera Scenario#: 115     Date: 5/16/1811     Location: Albuera, Spain The Fortress of Badajoz dominated the southern invasion route from Portugal into Spain. The British had invested the fortress, but had few engineers and no siege train to speak of. The French were not idle. Marshal Soult set out toward … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #1: Spanish Army
Alcañiz Scenario#: 107     Date: 5/23/1809     Location: Alcañiz, Spain After the capture of Zaragoza, the majority of French forces in the area withdrew to France, for trouble with Austria was brewing. General Suchet, the newly arrived French commander, led a force of 20,000 men on paper. Sickness, lack of … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #1: Spanish Army
All Ahead, Full Stop Scenario#: 88     Date: 5-Oct-40     Location: The River Medway, England The British defensive plan in the event of invasion called for the containment of German forces at a series of 'Stop Lines' based around natural defensive features. The most important of these was the Medway Stop Line to the East … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #6: Sea Lion
All American Scenario#: 18     Date: 1944-06-06     Location: Chef Du Pont, France Lt. Colonel Maloney gathered his marsh-soaked stragglers from the hodgepodge of formations of the 82nd Airborne. The bridges over the Mederet River and the town of Chef-du-Pont were to be their primary objectives. They were mission-critical for the… Last Hundred Yards — Airborne over Europe
All for a Piece of Dirt Scenario#: 23     Date: 1944-09-22     Location: Hurtgen Forest, Germany The moment Captain Richards entered the battalion command post, he knew Major Carnes was pissed. “Those krauts snuck an observation post on Hill 179 last night and hammered regiment’s supply column this morning. Colonel Ranking is on my ass and … Last Hundred Yards — Mission Pack 1
Altenzaun Scenario#: 407     Date: 10/26/1806     Location: Altenzaun, Germany The Prussian army fled north after their catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt. Trying to reach safety behind the Oder River, Hohenlohe, Blücher, and Saxe-Weimar crossed the Elbe with Napoleon’s army in hot pursuit. During the retreat,… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #4: Prussian Army
Ambush at Mogaung Scenario#: B     Date: 28-Jun-44     Location: Moguang, Burma Over the course of three weeks in June, Michael ”Mad Mike” Calvert's 77th (Chindit) Brigade took Mogaung in support of the US advance down the Hukawng Valley. They suffered 50% casualties. Fearing they would then be ordered to join in … Combat Commander — CC: Pacific
Among the Hedgerows Scenario#: 30     Date: 7 August 1944     Location: Mortain, France After the success of Operation Cobra. Patton's Third Army blew a hole through the German lines from Vire to Avranches. In predictable fashion, Hitler ordered a massive counterattack to cut off the lead American divisions along a 20 mile front. … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #3 Operations For The Drive To The Rhine - The Second Front
Amphipolis (422 BC) Scenario#: 612     Date: 422-BC     Location: Amphipolis, Greece In 424 BC, the Spartan general Brasidas led an army toward Thrace to threaten the only accessible part of the Athenian Empire. He reached Thrace and offered generous terms to the people of Amphipolis, who surrendered without a fight. In … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #6: The Spartans
Anapus River (415 BC) Scenario#: 614     Date: 415-BC     Location: Syracuse, Sicily In 415 BC Athens and Sparta were still under the Peace of Nicias, when the Sicilian city of Segesta requested help from Athens in their war against Selinus. Some Athenians saw this as an opportunity to take over all of … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #6: The Spartans
Anegawa 1570 - Battle Overview Scenario#: 22     Date: 30 July 1570     Location: Ane River near Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Ōmi Province, Japan In 1568 Oda Nobunaga's army had control of Kyoto, but when the Asai joined Asakura, together they effectively cut off Oda's army from its home base. With some sly maneuvering, however, Oda managed to return home and after reinforcing his … Samurai Battles
Anegawa 1570 - Oda against Asai Scenario#: 24     Date: 30 July 1570     Location: Ane River near Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Ōmi Province, Japan As both sides deployed for battle with Oda facing Asai and Tokugawa against Asakura, the one engagement actually became two separate battles. On the Oda right flank, the Asai were having the better of Nobunaga's troops. One Asai samurai named … Samurai Battles
Anegawa 1570 - Tokugawa against Asakura Scenario#: 23     Date: 30 July 1570     Location: Ane River near Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Ōmi Province, Japan As both sides deployed for battle with Oda facing Asai and Tokugawa against Asakura, the one engagement actually became two separate battles. Tokugawa Ieyasu personally led his troops against the Asakura and gained the initiative when he ordered… Samurai Battles
Angrivarii Rampart (16 AD) Scenario#: 222     Date: 16-AD     Location: Porta Westfalica, Germany Following the catastrophe at the Teutoburger Wald, Augustus dispatched a series of punitive expeditions into Germany. In 14 AD, Tiberius became emperor and assigned his adopted son Germanicus Julius Caesar to the German province. In AD 16, Arminius… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians
Another Bump in the Road Scenario#: 14     Date: 1944-09-18     Location: Voederheil, Holland On the main road to Nijmegen, north of Veghel, near a small village the locals called Voederheil, Captain Speirs lowered his binoculars and swore to himself. The fleeting grey figures he had seen moving about in the buildings ahead could … Last Hundred Yards — Airborne over Europe
Anthony's Siege Train (36 BC) Scenario#: 406     Date: 36-BC     Location: Phraaspa, Armenia Fresh from his dalliance with Cleopatra, Antony set out to conquer the Parthian empire, following a battle plan he discussed years before with Caesar. Avoiding Crassus’ mistake of striking directly through Mesopotamia, Antony took his massive army… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
Appointment at Daliki Scenario#: 70     Date: 26-Jun-43     Location: Daliki, Belarus In a remote village south of Lepel, Byelorussia, with Soviet partisans of an important Operative Center suddenly trapped by a well-executed German rear-area clearing operation. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance
Aquae Sextiae (102 BC) Scenario#: 206     Date: 102-BC     Location: Aix-en-Provence, France Following the disaster at Aruasio in 105 BC, Rome elected Marius as Consul to deal with the emergency. He was granted a reprieve as the Teutones and Ambrones decided to invade Spain rather than Italy, and spent the years 104-103 … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians
Arausio (105 BC) Scenario#: 204     Date: 105-BC     Location: Arausio, France Following the Punic Wars, Rome set out to consolidate the territories it had captured beyond the Alps. At the same time a major migration by the Cimbri, Teutons and Ambrones under the Kings Boiorix and Teutobod was moving south, reportedly … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians
Arausio (105 BC) Scenario#: 505     Date: 105-BC     Location: Arausio, France Following the Punic Wars, Rome set out to consolidate the territories it had captured beyond the Alps. At the same time, a major migration by the Cimbri, Teutons, and Ambrones, under the Kings Boiorix and Teutobod, was moving south, reportedly … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #5: Epic Ancients II
Arctic Assault Scenario#: 110     Date: 24-Apr-40     Location: Gratangen Valley, Narvik Front, Norway Major Stautner of the 2nd Battalion, 139th Gebirgsjager Regiment saw an opportunity to attack the isolated Norwegian 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry in the Gratangen valley. The attack was launched early on the morning of April 24th in a swirling… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #23
Argentoratum (357 AD) Scenario#: C3i21     Date: 357-AD     Location: Alsace, France Julian, the young cousin of the Emperor Constantius, has been named to recover the situation in the West after a short civil war opened the frontier to raids and invasion by Franks and Alamanni tribes. Scarcely 23, with no military … Commands & Colors: Ancients — C3i Magazine #26
Arita Castle 1517 - Phase 1 Takeda Vanguard Scenario#: 2     Date: October, 1517     Location: Aki Province, Japan When the head of the Mori Clan died suddenly, Takeda Motoshige saw the opportunity to advance into Mori territory and capture Arita Castle. Provoked into action, Motonari, just a young man of 20 years, mobilized the Mori clan and set … Samurai Battles
Arita Castle 1517 - Phase 2 Matauchi River Scenario#: 3     Date: October, 1517     Location: Aki Province, Japan Takeda Mutushige, learning of the fate of Motonao, marched to the Matauchi River and found Motonari and his allies on the opposite bank. Although outnumbered, Motonari decided to attack and sent half his men across the river while a small … Samurai Battles
Armata Romana Scenario#: 15     Date: 7-Jul-41     Location: Bessarabia, Romania After forcing a crossing of the River Prut at Falciu earlier in the week, the Rumanian Army was on the move across Bessarabia. In the afternoon of July 7, elements of the Rumanian 6th Infantry Division attempted to clear one … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Asculum (279 BC) Scenario#: 117     Date: 279-BC     Location: Apulia, Italy Pyrrhus of Epirus nearly doubled the size of his army after his victory at Heraclea with Greeks, Samnites and Lucanians flocking to his standard. After absorbing the new recruits, Pyrrhus set off towards Rome. His advance was stopped at Asculum … Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #1: Greeks and Eastern Kingdoms
Aspern-Essling Scenario#: EPIC04     Date: 5/21/1809     Location: Aspern, Austria Slowed by having only one bridge to cross, Napoleon had less than a third of his army across the Danube, when Charles attacked. The Austrians were formed into five attack columns with the Grenadiers and the majority of the cavalry … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #6: Epic
Aspern-Essling—Day 1 Aspern Scenario#: 315     Date: 5/21/1809     Location: Aspern, Austria Slowed by having only one bridge to cross, Napoleon had less than a third of his army across the Danube, when Charles attacked. The Austrians were formed into five attack columns with the Grenadiers and the majority of the cavalry … Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army
Aspern-Essling—Day 1 Essling Scenario#: 316     Date: 5/21/1809     Location: Essling, Austria In a series of uncoordinated attacks, the infantry of the Austrian fourth column could not take the granary, a massive bastion, and pulled back. D’Espagne’s French cavalry, returning from its unsuccessful attack against the guns of the Austrian third… Commands & Colors: Napoleonics — Expansion #3: Austrian Army