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- Battle Name is exactly "Operation Varsity"
Cooperative VentureScenario#: W99 Date: 28-Mar-45 Location: Dorsten, GermanyIn an attempt to speed the Allied advance General Simpson's U.S. Ninth Army HQ appealed to the British Second Army commander, General Dempsey, for armored reinforcement of XVIII Airborne Corps. General Depsey was able to assign the crack Sixth Guards… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2 |
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Coup de Main at HamminkelnScenario#: J177 Date: 3/24/1945 Location: Hamminkeln Station, GermanyThough neither wide nor deep, the Issel stream had steep banks which formed a natural tank barrier, a fact which caused major concern among the Allied command. The seizure of every intact bridge over the Issel was considered vital to the success of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11 |
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Hunters from the SkyScenario#: I Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: Rhine River, Germany"Operation Varsity," the airborne phase of the Allies' Northern Rhine crossing, was to be the last airborne assault of the war. Artillery units and fighter-bombers pounded the German gun positions in the vicinity of the drop zones lifting just prior… Squad Leader — The General #17.2 |
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Hunters from the SkyScenario#: 201 Date: 3/24/1945 Location: Hamminkeln, Germany“Operation Varsity”, the airborne phase of the Allies’ northern Rhine crossing, was to be the last airborne assault of the war. The 17th Airborne Division’s first regiment to drop had little problem from ground fire, arriving so close behind the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Operation VarsityScenario#: 46 Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: Hamminkeln, GermanyThe airborne phase of the Allies' Northern Rhine crossing was to be the last airborne assault of the war. Artillery units and fighter-bombers pounded the German gun positions in the vicinity of the drop zones so severely that the first … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory |
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Operation VarsityScenario#: U44 Date: 3/24/1945 Location: Hamminkeln, GermanyThe airborne phase of the Allies' Northern Rhine crossing was to be the last airborne assault of the war. Artillery units and fighter-bombers pounded the German gun positions in the vicinity of the drop zones so severely that the first wave of… Advanced Squad Leader — Rivers to the Reich |
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Raff's RulesScenario#: J193 Date: 3/24/1945 Location: Diersfordt, GermanyLead elements of the 507th PIR crossed the river Rhine at around 0950 and made the first combat jump in the history of the 17th Airborne Division. Colonel Edson Raff gathered his staff and available men after landing. It took some time before he… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12 |
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Varsity BluesScenario#: 103 Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: Diersfordt, GermanyAs Field Marshal Montgomery prepares his 21st Army for the crossing of the Rhine, Operation Varsity, the largest airborne assault of the war, is launched by the US 17th Airborne and the British 6th Airborne Divisions. The parachute assault’s aim … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #19 |