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- Collection: Memoir '44
D-Day: Sword BeachScenario#: 14358 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sword Beach, FranceSword Beach was the Allied landing site furthest to the east on D-Day, and closest to the formidable German forces amassed around Calais. To protect the 8th Brigade Group who was landing at Sword beach, and to set the stage … Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings |
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D-Day: Utah BeachScenario#: 14360 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Utah Beach, FranceJust before 6.00 on June 6, 1944, warships began a massive naval bombardment of the German defenses on Utah beach with devastating results. The strongpoints were badly hit and all communication lines were severed, preventing the Germans from… Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings |
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Daimler and SoleScenario#: 20889 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Ouistreham, FranceThe German strongpoint Wn12 (named "Daimler" by the Allies) was an artillery battery with 155mm French guns. The Wn14 (named "Sole" by the Allies) was defended by a grenadier company. On June 6, 1944, after a landing on Queen Red … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |
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Dash for the WireScenario#: 20955 Date: 11/24/1941 Location: Salloum, LibyaAfter the battle of Sidi Rezegh near Tobruk, British forces were greatly reduced and they retreated to regroup. Rommel used this by making an flanking attack to hit the British in their rear. "The wire", an old Italian barrier … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019 |
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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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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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Defense of MeiktilaScenario#: 1639 Date: 3/14/1945 Location: Meiktila, BurmaBy early March of 1945, the 17th Indian Division in Burma, under the command of British Major-General David Tennent "Punch" Cowan captured the city of Meiktila, taking just 4 days to defeat the nearly 4000 Japanese who held it. The … Memoir '44 — Game Trade Magazine #96 |
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Defense of SpyckerScenario#: 20628 Date: 5/30/1940 Location: Spycker, FranceThe village of Spycker is situated in a land corridor between the canal of Mordyck and the canal of Haute-Colme. This corridor was a direct entry in the defensive perimeter of Dunkirk. In late May 1940, Spycker was held by … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |
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Defensive Battle at SasselieScenario#: 23425 Date: August 15, 1941 Location: Sasselie, UkraineIn August 1941, SS division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler advanced in Ukraine between the cities of Vojnessensk and Nikolaïev. The Reconnaissance Group, under command of Kurt Meyer alias “Panzermeyer”, reached Sasselie, an isolated village located in… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Deir el Shein - Act 1Scenario#: 5866 Date: 7/1/1942 Location: Rouweizat Ridge, EgyptAfter the battle of Mersa Matrouh, Rommel led his troops back to Alexandria. They arrived at El Alamein June 29, exhausted. Without waiting for all its units to regroup, Rommel launches his Afrika Korps into an attack on the center … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2010 |
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Destruction of the 44th DivisionScenario#: 20101 Date: 1/5/1940 Location: Raate, FinlandAfter the success at Tolvajarvi, Finnish forces began attacking the Russian invaders with renewed strength. A successful tactic they used quickly became known as Motti tactics. Russian movements were bound to roads. As soon as they got into the… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016 |
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Disaster at DieppeScenario#: 5470 Date: 8/19/1942 Location: Dieppe, FranceA raid on the German-occupied coastal town of Dieppe, Operation Jubilee was intended to demonstrate the Allies capacity to seize and hold a major port for a short while. The Canadians sent in just couldn't imagine how short their stay … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Disaster at Dieppe |
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Division Sabratha attackScenario#: 19099 Date: 5/29/1942 Location: The Cauldron, LibyaWhile German panzers were trapped in the "Cauldron", Rommel asked General Crüewell to attack along the coast with the Italian infantry divisions in order to harass the British army or to break the Gazala line. The Italian division Sabratha attacked … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan |
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Djebel Djaffa - Action 2Scenario#: 15541 Date: 4/21/1943 Location: Djebel Djaffa, TunisiaOn April 19, 1943, German troops launched the operation, "Unternehmen Fliederblüte" (Lilac Blossom) in Tunisia to capture Djebel Djaffa. During the night 20th to 21st of April, III/Fallschirmjäger Regiment 5, supported by some tanks including two… Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus |
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DorogobuzhScenario#: 4836 Date: January 8, 1942 Location: Vyazma, RussiaIn January 1942, the German offensive on the doorstep of Moscow failed. With the help of “General Winter”, Russian forces counter-attacked en masse. German troops lost ground and took refuge in villages and towns. In the wooded area of Viazma, … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Down in the dumpsScenario#: 17874 Date: 8/8/1939 Location: Khalkh River, MongoliaAfter the failed attack in the end of July. the Japanese were facing a serious supply problem. Zuhkov, always looking to add to the enemy's confusion, ordered another Soviet infiltration aimed at the supply dumps south of the Holsten River. … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Battles of Khalkhin-Gol |
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Drive on CaenScenario#: 4087 Date: 7/8/1944 Location: Caen, FranceThe city of Caen was an objective for Allied forces on D-Day. Determined German Resistance continued to frustrate Allied command and kept the objective out of their hands. Caen was of great strategic importance and both sides knew it. The … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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Driving to SedanScenario#: 3433 Date: 5/12/1940 Location: Bouillon, FranceGeneral 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 |
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Drop In The Night: 82ndScenario#: 6687 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Sainte-Mère-Eglise, FranceDuring the night June 5-6 1944, paratroopers of the three parachute regiments of the 82nd "All American" US Airborne Division were dropped over the Cotentin peninsula. Their objective: to secure their drop zone, capture Sainte-Mère-Eglise and the… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Drop in the Night: The 101stScenario#: 6696 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Turqueville, FranceDuring the night June 5-6 1944, the 101st US Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" was one of two divisions dropped on the Cotentin peninsula. Its objectives were to secure the beach exits, capture the lock at la Barquette, destroy the bridges … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Dug in at Sidi OmarScenario#: 1324 Date: 11/25/1941 Location: Sidi Omar, LibyaHaving extricated himself from a very precarious position at Sidi Rezegh airfield, Rommel looked for ways to press his advantage. He sent his Afrikakorps toward Sidi Omar, in the hope of re-establishing himself on the border and turning his victory … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater |
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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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DunkirkScenario#: 4525 Date: 5/27/1940 Location: Dunkirk, FranceOperation Dynamo was an evacuation of Allied troops from the port town of Dunkirk from 27 May to 4 June, 1940. The operation's name came from the evacuation that was planned in the dynamo (generator) room of Dover Castle. Over … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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El AlameinScenario#: 20915 Date: 10/23/1942 Location: El Alamein, Egypt2nd Battle of El Alamein. The stabilized frontline gave both parties the opportunity to prepare. Rommel, short on troops and supplies, prepared his defence and created "devils garden" an area with 500.000 mines and barbwire. Montgomery build up… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019 |
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ElstScenario#: 1303 Date: 9/21/1944 Location: Elst, HollandThe British XXX Corps took the Nijmegen bridge then waited for nineteen hours to move toward Arnhem. This delay enabled the Germans to transform what had been a weak defensive line into a strong blocking force around the town of … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan |
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Engebi LandingsScenario#: 3591 Date: 2/18/1944 Location: Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall IslandsEniwetok Atoll lies 330 miles northwest of Kwajalein and is the most western island in the Marshalls. The Japanese occupied the 3 principal islands there: Engebi, Parry and Eniwetok. The quick capture of Kwajalein allowed the US command to advance … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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Escape along SalmchâteauScenario#: 6777 Date: 12/23/1944 Location: Salmchâteau, BelgiumOn December 23, Kampfgruppe 'Krag" was already in control of the village of Salmchâteau when Task Force 'Jones' approached along the steep-sided Salm valley. The column of American tanks and infantry were spread out along the road when Krag unleashed… Memoir '44 — Winter Wars |
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Escape via the Coastal RoadScenario#: 4241 Date: 6/14/1942 Location: El Adem, LibyaBuilding up their forces through the now opened supply lines, Rommel's Afrikakorps eventually broke out of the cauldron, seizing Bir Hakeim but only capturing about 500 wounded Frenchmen . On June 13 "Black Sunday", 21st Panzer shreds the 22nd… Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater |
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EscovilleScenario#: 13550 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Escoville, FranceThe 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 |
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Fall of GondarScenario#: 17150 Date: 11/27/1941 Location: Gondar, AbyssiniaIn November 1941, during the last stage of the East Africa campaign, the British army attacked the mountainous area of Amhara defended by troops of Italian General Nasi. After the surrender of Uolchefit and Culquaber Pass garrisons, the Commonwealth… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2016 |
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Final PushScenario#: 17490 Date: 3/2/1940 Location: Viipuri, FinlandThe Finnish military situation on the Karelian 1sthmus was dire as troops were experiencing heavy casualties. In addition, artillery ammunition supplies were exhausted and weapons were wearing out. After failing to halt the Russians at Honkaniemi the… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016 |
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Fire action at SinglingScenario#: 10924 Date: 12/6/1944 Location: Singling, FranceThe 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 |
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Firefight in NeffeScenario#: 6780 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Neffe, BelgiumLt Col. Ewell's column advanced along the frozen stream toward Neffe, when his column was suddenly fired on by a machine gun breaking the silence of the early morning fog of December 19, 1944. The first burst did little damage … Memoir '44 — Online Only |
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First battle for SchmidtScenario#: 24378 Date: October 06, 1944 Location: Germeter, GermanyHürtgen Forest is a rugged area between the Ruhr and Aachen. The German defenders had numerous bunkers in the area, mostly belonging to the deep defences of the Siegfried Line. The dense forest allowed infiltration and flanking attacks, and it … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022 |
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First DaysScenario#: 20102 Date: 8/1/1944 Location: Warsaw, PolandThe first days of the Warsaw Uprising were crucial in establishing the battlefield for the rest of the fight. During the first four days, there was an intense battle for the districts in Warsaw. Under-equipped Resistance forces were prepared and … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018 |
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Flanking Maneuver at Bir HakeimScenario#: 4230 Date: 5/27/1942 Location: Bir Hakeim, LibyaFollowing on the success of Operation Crusader, the British Eighth Army had driven Rommel's forces out of Cyrenaica before over-stretching its own supply lines again. Eighth Army had then settled along the "Gazala line" in the desert, west of Tobruk,… Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater |
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Forêt dEcouvesScenario#: 7045 Date: 8/12/1944 Location: Alencon, FranceAfter 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 |
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Fort CapuzzoScenario#: 20601 Date: 6/16/1941 Location: Capuzzo, LibyaAfter heavy fighting on June 15 by the British 4th Armor and 22nd Guard Brigade, they succeeded in capturing Fort Capuzzo and also quickly established a defensive position. A strong counter-attack by the 8th Panzer division, attempted in the early … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan |
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Fort Eben-EmaëlScenario#: 3376 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Eben-Emaël, BelgiumIn the early dawn of May 10, 1940, nine DFS-230 gliders landed on the superstructure of the fort at Eben-Emaël, which protected the bridges across the Meuse in Maastricht. German sappers rushed out of the gliders and immediately attacked their … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1 |
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French Stand near ArrasScenario#: 10921 Date: 5/20/1940 Location: Arras, FranceDuring 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 |
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GalatosScenario#: 7620 Date: 5/25/1941 Location: Galatos, CreteBy 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 |
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Gallabat & MetemmaScenario#: 1289 Date: 11/6/1940 Location: Metemma, EthiopiaGallabat-Metemma was Britain's first land offensive of the East Africa campaign. On November 6th, 1940 Brigadier J.W. Slim led the British assault. Under his command were; the 10th Indian Brigade, 12 tanks from the 4th Royal Tank Regiment and some … Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules |
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Gallabat-MetemmaScenario#: 3704 Date: 11/6/1940 Location: Metemma, EthiopiaGallabat-Metemma was Britain's first land offensive of the East Africa campaign. On November 6th, 1940, Brigadier J.W. Slim led the British assault. Under his command were the 10th Indian Infantry Brigade, 12 tanks from the 4th Royal Tank Regiment… Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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GambutScenario#: 20366 Date: 6/17/1942 Location: Gambut, LibyaBefore the attack of Tobruk, Rommel decided to capture the airfields around Gambut in order to annihilate the RAF and to protect the "Stukas" which were necessary for the air support of the attack. At the same time, on the … Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan |
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Gap at AntelatScenario#: 5522 Date: 1/23/1942 Location: Saùnnu, LibyaDuring the second battle for Cyrenaica, Rommel's AfrikaKorps attacks and soon manages to cut off the 1st British Armoured Division from its rear with the help from Kampfgruppe Marcks' advance toward Saunnu. But on January 23, Kampfgruppe Marcks… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2009 |
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Gates of MoscowScenario#: 1325 Date: 10/18/1941 Location: Moscow, RussiaIn October, the German High Command launched the final offensive of 1941 - Operation Typhoon. The initial German success on the Eastern Front had put them deep into the Soviet Union on all fronts, but the advance slowed before they … Memoir '44 — Eastern Front |
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Gates of MoscowScenario#: 3716 Date: 10/18/1941 Location: Moscow, RussiaIn October, the German High Command launched the final offensive of 1941 - Unternehmen Taifun (Operation Typhoon). The initial German success on the Eastern Front had put them deep into the Soviet Union on all fronts, but the advance slowed … Memoir '44 — Air Pack |
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Gela LandingScenario#: 18494 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Gela, SicilyThe landing at Gela was the opening engagement of the US portion of the Allied Invasion of Sicily. US troops landed along the eastern end of the south coast of Sicily. They withstood attacks by Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica aircraft … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017 |
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Gemencheh BridgeScenario#: 6049 Date: 1/14/1942 Location: Gemas, MalaysiaThe 8th Australian Division's commander, Major-General Gordon Bennett, was given command of all forces in the west of Malaya (Westforce). Bennett brought 8th Australian Division with him to relieve the broken 11th Indian Division, and believed that… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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German strong point OsteckScenario#: 19223 Date: 6/27/1944 Location: Cherbourg, FranceAt the end of June 1944, the battle for the capture of "Festung" Cherbourg was under way. On the east flank, the German strong point called "Osteck", under the command of Major Küppers, was facing the 4th US Infantry Division … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2018 |