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D-Day: American Airborne Scenario#: 14350     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Ste-Mère-Église, France In the early hours of June 6th, 1944, the American Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne and the 82nd Airborne division flew over the Normandy coast. Bad weather and heavy flak resulted in sticks being scattered, but the paratroopers were well … Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings
Counter-attack on Mortain Scenario#: 13757     Date: 8/7/1944     Location: Mortain, France "We must strike like lightning!" - Adolf Hitler to Field Marshall Von Kluge 'Operation Luttich' began shortly before midnight on the evening of August 3rd. Under direct orders from Hitler, four armored divisions launched a counterattack westward… Memoir '44 — Online Only
Battle of Himara Scenario#: 13627     Date: 12/12/1940     Location: Himara, Albania Italy declared war on Greece October 28th, 1940 but by December, Mussolini’s troops had stalled. Then the unthinkable happened: in November, the Greek Army launched a counter-offensive and drove the Italians out of Greece and back into Albania. On… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Battle of Lingevres Scenario#: 13566     Date: 6/14/1944     Location: Lingevres, France One week after D-Day, the coming of the Panzer Lehr Division on the front line had stopped the advance of XXXth British Corps in front of Tilly-sur-Seulles. So, 50th Infantry Division had to attack toward Lingevres, a village west of … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014
La Marvindière Scenario#: 13564     Date: 8/4/1944     Location: la Marvindière, France On the 4th of August 1944, during Operation Bluecoat, the Guards Armored Division was fighting in the Normand bocage south of Montchamp. A battle group, formed with tanks of 2nd Irish Guards and infantrymen of 5th Coldstream Guards, was surrounded … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014
Assault on Hill 112 Scenario#: 13559     Date: 7/10/1944     Location: Eterville, France The objective of Operation Jupiter was the capture of Hill 112 by British troops. 129th Brigade of the 43rd Infantry Division was ordered to capture it. on the 10th of July 1944, infantrymen of 4th Wiltshire, 4th Somerset Light … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014
Escoville Scenario#: 13550     Date: 6/7/1944     Location: Escoville, France The landing of the gliders of the 6th Airlanding Brigade in the evening of D-Day reinforced the British bridgehead east of the Orne river. On the 07th of June at 15h00, Kampfgruppe Von Luck, composed with a panzer company, the … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014
Strong point La Cassine Scenario#: 13504     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Bernières-sur-mer, France The German strong point Wn28 had been built in place of a villa called "la Cassine" on the beach side of Bernières-sur-mer. On the 06th of June 1944 at 08h05, the B Company of Queen's Own Rifles of Canada landed … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014
Capture of distelfink radar station Scenario#: 13438     Date: 6/17/1944     Location: Douvres-la-Délivrande, France German radar station "distelfink", between Basly and Douvres-la-Délivrande, was defended by the 8.kompanie of Luftnachrichten Regiment. This position was really strong because of numerous blockhaus and trenches armed with anti-tank guns,… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014
Operation Epsom Scenario#: 10962     Date: 6/27/1944     Location: Tourmauville, France Operation Epsom was General Montgomery's plan to outflank and seize the German-occupied city of Caen. VIIIth British Corps' main objective was to break through the German lines by crossing the Odon River and driving for Hill 112. On June 26, … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
High Stakes at Bruyères Scenario#: 10937     Date: 10/17/1944     Location: Bruyeres, France In the heavily wooded valleys of the Vosges Mountains, a bitter battle pitched the US 36th and 45th Infantry Divisions against the German 338th Volksgrenadier and 198th Infantry Divisions, in October 1944. The Allies had been ordered to move forward… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Twin Battles at Warnach & Bigonville Scenario#: 10932     Date: 12/23/1944     Location: Warnach, Belgium On the afternoon of December 23, 1944, American engineers completed setting up a bridge south of Warnach. General Earnest's men, led by the 35th Tank Battalion, rapidly advanced towards Warnach, but were soon pushed back. On their right, Colonel… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Torbung Scenario#: 10927     Date: 5/16/1944     Location: Torbung, Burma In March of 1944, the Japanese launched an offensive in Burma against the British 14th Army. After a month of hard fighting, their attack, plagued by poor supply lines, began to falter. Seeing an opportunity to counter-attack, General "Punch" Cowan … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus
Out of Kemi Scenario#: 10925     Date: 10/3/1944     Location: Kemi, Finland Following the Moscow Armistice, Finnish troops began to boot their erstwhile German ally against the Soviet Union out of Lapland. In a bid to speed up the Germans' retreat toward Northern Norway, the troops of General Hjalmar Siilasvuo devised an … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Fire action at Singling Scenario#: 10924     Date: 12/6/1944     Location: Singling, France The US 4th Armor Division, under the direction of Col. Creighton Abrams, had been broken into two Combat teams. On December 6, 1944, its lead elements came under heavy fire in the Lorraine Sector, when approaching the village of Singling. … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Vetko Village Scenario#: 10923     Date: 1/12/1940     Location: Vetko, Finland In January 1940, during the Winter War, Stalin ordered the 2nd Soviet Ski Brigade, under the command of Colonel Konstan Dolin, to relieve the 54th Rifle Division who the Finns had encircled and cut off. Dolin, moved into Finland toward … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus
Winter fight at Kuhmo Scenario#: 10922     Date: 11/30/1939     Location: Kuhmo, Finland On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union broke off diplomatic relations with Finland and attacked by air and land without declaring war. Ordered to repel the Russian 54th Rifle Division in the North, elements of the 13th Finish Reinforced Battalion … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
French Stand near Arras Scenario#: 10921     Date: 5/20/1940     Location: Arras, France During the fall of the Dunkirk pocket, several French and British launched desperate attacks to slow the German advance, allowing the B.E.F. to evacuate by sea. On May 20, near Arras, the French 3rd DLI (Light Motorized Division), placed under … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus
Yasnaya Polyana Scenario#: 10920     Date: 8/12/1941     Location: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia In July of 1941, Mussolini sent Italian troops to take part in Operation Barbarossa. These men were pooled together with German troops to form the 9‘“ Pasubio. As the Axis rolled into Russia, this unit's advance guard was ordered to … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus
Casa Berardi Scenario#: 10919     Date: 12/14/1943     Location: Casa Berardi, Italy The small coastal city of Ortona, on the Adriatic Sea, was the place of a violent battle between the British 8th Army and the German 10.Armee. Canadians of the 1st Canadian Division had to capture a strategic crossroad codenamed "Cider", … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013
Operation Little Saturn Scenario#: 10913     Date: 12/16/1942     Location: Mamon, Russia Operation Uranus was a complete success for the Soviets, trapping the German 6th Arrny and 4th Panzer Army in Stalingrad. To exploit this victory, the Soviet general staff planned a winter campaign. Soviet forces consolidated their positions around… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus
Battle of Mount Gargan Scenario#: 10912     Date: 7/18/1944     Location: Mount Gargan, France On the 14th of July 1944, 36 B-17 Flying Fortress dropped a large number of weapons intended for the French Resistance near the village of Sussac. Germans reacted quickly by sending troops to prevent the Resistance to get back and … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013
Canal de la Haute Colme Scenario#: 10909     Date: 5/30/1940     Location: Canal de la Haute Colme, France In conjunction with an evening attack by the 11 Schützen, the SS-Regiment "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" moved forward to try and break the French line around Dunkirk, splitting the 225th and 341th Regiments. But crossing the Canal de la Haute Colme … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
The Bourbourg - Brouckerque Line Scenario#: 10908     Date: 5/30/1940     Location: Spycker, France In an effort to bring German artillery into range of Dunkirk, elements of Panzergruppe von Kleist pushed their light tanks toward Spycker, on May 30, 1940. After a preliminary bombardment of perimeter defenses, the Germans slowly moved forward. But… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Cavalry Charge at Chebotarevsky Scenario#: 10903     Date: 8/24/1942     Location: Chebotarevsky, Russia In the clash between Soviet and German forces during the summer of 1942, the Italian Cavalry Regiments of Colonel Bettoni were tasked with defending the Don River. On August 20, the Soviets attacked; their initial assault on the left flank … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus
Battle of Lembitu Scenario#: 10853     Date: 3/17/1944     Location: Lembitu, Estonia On the 17th of March 1944, near the Estonian village of Lembitu, west of Narva, the Soviet Army launched a massive attack on German defensive positions guarding the strategic railway Narva-Tallinn. German infantrymen were quickly in trouble because… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013
Motoyama Airfield 1 Scenario#: 10838     Date: 2/19/1945     Location: Motoyama Airfield, Iwo Jima On the 19th of February 1945, after a long naval and air bombing, the 4th and 5th Marine Division landed unopposed on the long black sandy beach of Iwo Jima. But as soon as the Marines tried to exit the … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013
Paulus last offensive Scenario#: 10826     Date: 11/11/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia At the beginning of November 1942, the German 6.Armee controlled 90 percent of the city of Stalingrad. Russian troops held only the Mamaïev Kurgan, some part of Red October factory and the Lasur chemical factory. General Winter arrived on … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013
Battle of Agordat Scenario#: 10795     Date: 1/21/1941     Location: Agordat, Abyssinia Young Italian cavalry officer, Amedeo Guillet was involved in the Abyssinia campaign in 1935. Seriously wounded, he received his first medals for Gallatry in the battle. Then in 1937, he participated in the Spanish civil war in the tanks unit … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013
Action at Zaporozhie Scenario#: 10754     Date: 10/13/1943     Location: Zaporozhie, Ukraine In 1943, anticipating a massive Soviet offensive in Ukraine, German troops began to build a defensive "Panther-Wotan" line along the Dniepr river. By September, with the Soviets in hot pursuit, they had retreated to the west bank, Von Manstein… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Landing Near Libreville Scenario#: 9176     Date: 9/11/1940     Location: Gabon, French Equatorial Africa During the three days called "Les Trois Glorieuses“ in France (26"', 27th and 28th of August 1940), the main part of the French Equatorial Africa (AFF) joined Free France. Only Gabon stayed on Vichy's side but because of its strategic … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Panzer attack on Hill 140 Scenario#: 8730     Date: 8/9/1944     Location: Mazieres, France By August 9, 1944, Operation Totalize had lost its momentum in the face of stiff Resistance from German troops, now busy establishing a new defensive line on the Laizon river. Then tragedy struck for the British: lost in darkness, Worthington … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
The Maginot Four à Chaux Scenario#: 8660     Date: 6/19/1940     Location: Ouvrage Four-à-Chaux, France On the 17th of June 1940, with the Battle of France definitively lost, Maréchal Pétain awkwardly announced to the French people a cease fire. The German army took advantage of this by attacking the last standing French fortification: the … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Retreat to Sphakia Scenario#: 7621     Date: 5/27/1941     Location: Sfakia, Crete Less than a month after launching Operation Marita, mainland Greece was under Axis control. Hitler then shifted his focus to Crete where the Allies had retreated. On May 20th, the largest airborne assault in history was launched on the northern … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Galatos Scenario#: 7620     Date: 5/25/1941     Location: Galatos, Crete By May 24th the Germans had formed a cohesive front; they began advancing east toward Chania. On the 25th, they ran into the bulk of the Allied forces and launched a general attack. Surprised to discover the Germans had artillery, … Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete
Platanias Scenario#: 7619     Date: 5/23/1941     Location: Modi, Crete By late morning on May 23rd, the Fallschirmjägers of Oberst Ramcke had set up a defensive position on the Platanias River bridge near the coast. Inland, Oberst Utz moved to take the village of Modi. Defended by New Zealanders, the … Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete
Prison Valley Scenario#: 7618     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Galatos, Crete The first wave of gliders from Gruppe Mitte's (Center Group) 3rd Fallschirmjäger Regiment had a number of bold objectives: Hauptmann Altmann's men were tasked with silencing a dangerous anti-aircraft battery in the Akrotiri peninsula, while the men… Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete
Airdrop over Rethymno Scenario#: 7617     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Rethymno, Crete A second German wave arrived in the afternoon. At 16:15, 2nd Fallschirmjäger Regiment airdropped over Rethymno airfield; but like others in Crete, they all landed scattered along the coast. Elements of the 3rd Battalion quickly managed to regroup and… Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete
Airdrop over Heraklion Scenario#: 7616     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Heraklion, Crete News of the German Paratrooper landings reached Brigadier Chappell's headquarters at about the same time the first Fallschirmjägers were landing in Heraklion. Under orders from Chappell, the 2nd Leicester attacked out of the town and into Buttercup… Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete
Maleme Airfield Scenario#: 7615     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Maleme, Crete At 08:00 on May 20, 1941, German Fallschirmjägers jumped over Crete in the first major airborne invasion of the War, landing near Maleme airfield with the goal of securing the runways to facilitate a larger glider-borne invasion. But three New … Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete
Offensive on Saint-Lô Scenario#: 7406     Date: 7/11/1944     Location: Saint-Lo, France By July 1944, the Norman "bocage" (hedgerows) had caused many casualties in the American ranks, their personnel little use to this peculiar terrain's features. Aware of the risks of getting bogged down, General Bradley prepared Operation Cobra as a… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Battle of Celles Scenario#: 7218     Date: 12/25/1944     Location: Celles, Belgium During the first week of the German offensive in the Ardennes, Field Marshal Montgomery moved the XXX British Corps along the Meuse river to prevent enemy forces from crossing over. The 29th Armored Brigade, reinforced by the 8th Battalion … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Tissu est dans iode Scenario#: 7102     Date: 11/23/1944     Location: Strasbourg, France On the 22nd of November 1944, during the briefing before operation, Leclerc gave the routes to his combat commands in order to enter in Strasbourg avoiding the German line of defence. The next morning at dawn, the French armored columns … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
The road of Dabo Scenario#: 7049     Date: 11/20/1944     Location: Voyer, France German troops withdraw on two lines of defence in the Vosges mountain : "Vor-Vogesen Stellung" (1st line) and "Vogesen Stellung" (main line of defence). General Leclerc ordered to colonel de Guillebon to breakthrough these lines in order to have open… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
Hôtel Meurice Scenario#: 7048     Date: 8/25/1944     Location: Hôtel Meurice, France In the evening of 24th of August 1944, a detachment under the command of captain Dronne, vanguard of the 2nd French Armored Division, reached the Hôtel de Ville of Paris. The next morning, the whole Division entered in Paris. With … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
Forêt dEcouves Scenario#: 7045     Date: 8/12/1944     Location: Alencon, France After the capture of Alençon on 12 August 1944 in the morning, the 2nd French Armored Division under General Leclerc continued its offensive toward Argentan. The French were informed that the 9th Panzer Division was ambushed in Ecouves forest. … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
The Hell of Grussenheim Scenario#: 7044     Date: 1/28/1945     Location: Grussenheim, France Attached for a while to the 2nd French Army Corps under the command of general de Monsabert, the 2nd French Armored Division was involved in the reduction of the Colmar's pocket. GT"V" (Combat Command of colonel de Guillebon) took part … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
Battle of Szack Scenario#: 7006     Date: 9/28/1939     Location: Szack, Poland By 17 September, 1939, most of the Polish reserves and heavy equipment from the forces defending the eastern border of Poland had been sent west to help against the German invasion. When the Soviet forces poured over the border … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
The Oath of Kufra Scenario#: 7004     Date: 2/18/1941     Location: Kufra, Libya Philippe de Hauteclocque, alias Colonel Leclerc, arrived in Chad in November 1940 with the aim to launch offensive operations against Italian troops. Immediately, he wanted to strike a decisive blow by the capture of the oasis of Kufra in south-east… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
Tuchola Forest Scenario#: 7003     Date: 9/1/1939     Location: Chojnice, Poland The German 2nd Army and 19th Panzer Corps pushed into Poland as part of Unternehmen Fall Weiss. What seemed like good defensive terrain to the Poles had actually been part of the German Army's training area during World War … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2