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Fighting Withdrawal Scenario#: 1     Date: 9/2/1941     Location: Terijoki, Finland The Finns, seeking restitution for the Winter War of 1939, had erupted across the borders and breached the Soviet Karelian front even as the crisis to the south of Leningrad came. In a desperate attempt to salvage something and form a new defense… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Mila 18 Scenario#: 2     Date: 1/18/1943     Location: Warsaw Ghetto, Poland The day started as had so many others in the Ghetto with the SS marching in to exact their daily toll in the final “resettlement” of the Warsaw Jews. The roundups started as usual: with sirens, shots, screams and sorrow. But this day, fewer than… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
The Czerniakow Bridgehead Scenario#: 3     Date: 9/22/1944     Location: Warsaw, Poland UPRISING Fired by the enthusiasm of their field commanders, STAVKA approved crossing of the Vistula by troops of the 1st Polish Army into the devastated city. For five days, the shallow bridgehead was bombarded and sporadically attacked by Kaminski’s White… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Red Packets Scenario#: 6     Date: 6/22/1941     Location: Zhabinki, Russia The German invasion was crushing Russian initial defenses everywhere. After considerable delay, Timoshenko gave the orders to open the “red packets”. The instructions in these cover plans were to be obeyed. The 42nd Rifle Division’s independent… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Dash for the Bridge Scenario#: 7     Date: 9/12/1944     Location: Warsaw, Poland UPRISING Hitler had declared Warsaw-Praga a fortress, keystone to the Vistula line. The city was to be held at all costs, but this was neither likely nor realistic. The Waffen SS veterans assigned the task of holding the city held no illusions as to what such… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
The Fugitives Scenario#: 8     Date: 5/3/1945     Location: Berlin, Germany High quality Russians hold the canal bridges against rag-tag remnants of the Muencheberg Panzer Division, fleeing Berlin in the last days of the war. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
To the Square Scenario#: 9     Date: 1/17/1945     Location: Warsaw, Poland 1945 Informed that only a scant rearguard remained in Warsaw, Stalin at last authorized the liberation of the city. In the pre-dawn darkness, Soviet formations seized the undestroyed bridges and cleared the west bank of the Vistula River. Near noon, they… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
The Citadel Scenario#: 10     Date: 6/25/1941     Location: Brest-Litovsk, Belarus In the wake of the astonishing gains of the German armored spearheads, the infantry had to mop up bypassed strongpoints. Taking the ancient fortress of Brest-Litovsk fell to the 45th Infantry. Moats, river branches and canals divided the Citadel… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Strangers in a Strange Land Scenario#: 75     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Elvegardsmoen, Norway In the arctic twilight, the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion and five Hotchkiss tanks were successfully put ashore by British landing craft northeast of Narvik. One legion battalion and two tanks were sent to retake the supply center of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
End of the Ninth Scenario#: 76     Date: 5/18/1940     Location: Le Catelet, France The French command reacted slowly to Rommel’s breakthrough at Avesnes. Taking advantage of the sluggish French reaction, the Germans refueled and rearmed their Panzers and on May 18th they advanced toward Le Catelet. Colonel Veron, given the task of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Le Hérisson Scenario#: 77     Date: 6/5/1940     Location: Hangest, France Rommel’s 7th Panzer Division had established a small bridgehead across the Somme, but the construction of a pontoon bridge was prevented by interdicting fire from the nearby town of Hangest. Self-propelled howitzers were brought forward to bombard… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Encounter at Cornimont Scenario#: 78     Date: 6/20/1940     Location: Cornimont, France In the area of the French 8th Army in the Vosges mountains, scattered defending forces were committed piecemeal in an effort to slow down the swift German advances. In Cornimont, the 158th Engineer Battalion received orders to defend the town. A… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Bridge of the Seven Planets Scenario#: 79     Date: 6/3/1940     Location: Les Sept-Planètes, France The defense of the bridges along the stretch of the Bergues canal south of Dunkirk was entrusted to the heavy weapons company of the French 1st Battalion, 224th Infantry Regiment, supported by miscellaneous troops including several mobile 155mm… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Play Ball Scenario#: 80     Date: 11/8/1942     Location: Mehdia, Morocco On D-Day of Operation Torch, the 2nd Battalion Landing Team (BLT) had in part the critical mission of capturing the coastal defenses of Mehdia before daylight. The Vichy French resisted the landings. In the fight the GIs were unable to halt their own… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Fratricidal Fighting Scenario#: 81     Date: 6/20/1941     Location: Damascus, Syria The Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon was conducted primarily by the 7th Australian Division, the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade and the brigade-strength Free French Division. A week later they were about ten miles south of Damascus but facing strong… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
For Honor Alone Scenario#: 82     Date: 6/20/1940     Location: Saumur, France Angered and dismayed by a call on June 17th for an armistice, the officers and cadets of the Cavalry School had vowed to fight for their own honor and that of France. Southeast of Saumur, lay the Aunis Farm, a French command post and staging area.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre
Prelude: Chabrehez Scenario#: DN01     Date: 5/11/1940     Location: Chabrehez, Belgium As the leading elements of Panzer-Division 7 moved through the valley east of Chabrehea at 1800 on 10 May, they encountered two platoons of Belgian Chasseurs d'Ardennais dug in on the slopes in front of the town. The Germans hastily deployed the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Chasseurs at Yvoir Scenario#: DN02     Date: 5/12/1940     Location: Yvoir, Belgium As the German blitzkrieg moved through the Ardennes, the Belgian Chasseurs d'Arrdgennais fought a series of delaying actions. They were pressured from every side, until they finally reached the Meuse. There they were forced to move northward to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Rommel at the Meuse Scenario#: DN03     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Dinant, Belgium After fighting its way through the Ardennes, Panzer-Division 7 found itself on the banks of the Meuse. The towering cliffs provided a majestic and frightening back drop for the job of crossing the river. The questions on every trooper's mind were:… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Chateau de Meez Scenario#: DN04     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Chateau de Meez, Belgium After the initial crossings of the Meuse, Panzer-Division 7 began to expand the bridgehead west of the river. Darkness approached, and Rommel ordered a company to begin scaling the cliffs and move through the woods surrounding the Chateau de Meez.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Grande Ferme de Meez Scenario#: DN05     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Ferme de Meez, Belgium As more and more Germans crossed the river near Bouvignes, they pushed hard against the scattered French troops who were falling back into the northern reentrant -- the gap between the cliffs. Fighting escalated as the gap narrowed, and soon the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Clearing the Heights Scenario#: DN06     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Dinant, Belgium As evening fell, the German crossing began to accelerate. Rommel's direction was the added impetus needed to ensure success. The immediate task was to clear the French from atop the cliffs overlooking the river, where they had artillery spotters… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Saint-Médard After Dark Scenario#: DN07     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Saint-Medard, Belgium As night fell at Dinant, Panzer-Division 7 had crossed the river against stiff French resistance. But their bridgehead was not yet secure. The French defenders had fallen back from the cliffs and were reorganizing in the farms and villages behind the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Probing the Bridgehead Scenario#: DN08     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Dinant, Belgium Having lost contact with the forces in and around Dinant, the French Command ordered 1ère DLC to ascertain where and in what strength the Germans were across the Meuse. A scratch force was hastily thrown together to assess the situation, and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The Road to Onhaye Scenario#: DN09     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Dinant, Belgium After securing the crossing area, Rommel ordered his reconnaissance units to begin moving along N936 toward Onhaye. As the light armor and cycles moved out in the darkness, they ran into a series of French positions along the road. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
Finale: Onhaye Scenario#: DN10     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Onhaye, Belgium While overseeing the construction of a pontoon bridge, as well as the continued ferrying of troops across the Meuse, Rommel learned of a message received at 4.Armee headquarters reading "Bismarck encircled at Onhaye." All further communication was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
The Almost Men Scenario#: DN11     Date: 12/22/1944     Location: Dinant, Belgium At midnight, the calm of the town of Dinant was shattered by explosions, as a Jeep loaded with Germans is American uniforms from Otto Skorzeny's SS-Panzer-Brigade 150 tried to infiltrate through the American and British positions. They were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition)
An Uncommon Occurrence Scenario#: 83     Date: 9/5/1939     Location: Piotrkow, Poland Despite the spirited opposition of Poland’s Army Lodz and the still-mobilizing Army Prusy, the German 1st and 4th Panzer Divisions drove deep into the heart of Poland. As the panzer divisions continued their assault, bending straight for the town of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions
Round One Scenario#: 84     Date: 9/8/1939     Location: Ochota, Poland A little more than a week after the invasion of Poland, German units of the 10th Army were at the gates of Warsaw. Despite some panic and confusion, the citizens were urged to help with anti-tank ditches and defenses. The 4th Panzer Division was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions
No Way Out Scenario#: 85     Date: 9/9/1939     Location: Pilatka, Poland As Kunip_lgruppe Dittfurth was cutting their only path of retreat towards the Vistula. the trapped Poles of Army Prussy became more and more desperate in their attempts to break through the encirclemcnt. As darkness approached. the Poles launched yet… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions
Fighting Back Scenario#: 86     Date: 9/9/1939     Location: Leczyka, Poland Polish General Tadeusz Kutrzeba was given permission for an attack to the south by Amry Poznan. The aim was to cover the retreat of Army Pomorze. The attack used the 25th, 17th and 14th Infantry Divisions... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions
Good Night, Sweet Prince Scenario#: 87     Date: 4/9/1940     Location: Haderslev, Denmark Strong German motorized forces crossed the Danish border early in the morning of April 9th. Several German armored cars were damaged or destroyed, and the Germans learned to fear the 20mm guns mounted on the Nimbus motorcycles poised for ambush at… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions
Art Nouveau Scenario#: 88     Date: 5/10/1940     Location: Mont-Le-Ban, Belgium Rommel’s 7th Panzer Division on a bypass bumped into units protecting the Belgian southern flank. This lightly-held part of the Belgian defense was occupied by units of the 10th Motorcycle Company, which had been scattered into three different… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions
Rescue Attempt Scenario#: 89     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Wulmerson, Belgium On May 12th, the 7th Squadron of the 4th Lanciers and the 5th of the 3rd were hurriedly placed along the railway Tirlemont-Liege to fill the gap between the Belgian 2nd Cavalry and the French 12th Cuirassiers, west of Goosoncourt airfield. On the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions
Pride and Joy Scenario#: 90     Date: 11/17/1940     Location: Koritsa, Greece The Italian Army erupted across the Greek border in an attempt to add Greece to the New Roman Empire and show Hitler that Italy, too, could launch a blitzkrieg attack. Mussolini’s tactically-bankrupt command had not anticipated the tenacity of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions
Balkan Sideshow Scenario#: 111     Date: 4/13/1941     Location: Szenttanas, Yugoslavia Now it was Yugoslavia's turn to be in the center of the German blitzkrieg. Operation "Merita" had begun and the country was attacked on all sides. As Hungarian "Group Sandor" advanced through abandoned Yugoslavian positions, it was ordered to push… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
Out of Cowardice Scenario#: 112     Date: 4/13/1941     Location: Senta, Yugoslavia Immediately after Yugoslavian regent Prince Paul signed the Tripartite Pact to join with Germany and Italy, military leaders overthrew the regime, rescinding the agreement. Hitler then launched Operation Punishment as a lesson on the costs of defying… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
Liberating Bessarabia Scenario#: 113     Date: 7/5/1941     Location: Branzeni, Romania At the onset of Barbarossa, Romania's primary goal was recapturing from the Russians its lost lands in Bessarabia and northern Bukovina. Although the Russians successfully resisted the initial assaults in the area, by the end of June the Axis had… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
Cautious Crusaders Scenario#: 114     Date: 7/23/1941     Location: Lipovic, Ukraine Joining in Germany's “Crusade against Bolshevism”, a newly formed Slovakian “Mobile Group” crossed the border into the Ukraine. Leading the attack were the bicyclists and tanks of the Motorized Reconnaissance Group. Near the village of Lipovic, a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
Huns of Steel Scenario#: 115     Date: 7/18/1942     Location: Uriv, Russia The German Army had failed to take the city of Voronezh by early summer 1942. Three Russian bridgeheads remained in strength on the west bank of the Don River posing a threat to the entire front. The Hungarian Army was entrusted with clearing these… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
The Sixth Blow Scenario#: 116     Date: 7/12/1944     Location: Skopce, Poland In the Carpathian Mountains, the STAVKA operational plan for 1944 called for successive assaults to retake all the territory lost to the Nazis. While the “fifth blow” of the plan against Army Group Center was winding down, Marshall Konev's First… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
With Tigers on Their Tail Scenario#: 117     Date: 7/23/1944     Location: Saturnia, Galacia The 4th Ukrainian Front’s summer offensive had already liberated most of Galacia. Now the task at hand was to clear out Ruthenia and invade Hungary – perhaps knocking the Axis ally out of the war for good. A major barrier to this plan, however, was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
Downsizing the Uprising Scenario#: 118     Date: 9/9/1944     Location: Vrutky, Slovakia The Slovakian uprising had begun to unravel in the face of strong German counterattacks. Key to establishing a defensive line was control of the neighboring towns of Vrutky and Klacany, which remained in German hands despite repeated attacks.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
Ancient Feud Scenario#: 119     Date: 10/11/1944     Location: Aphadia, Transylvania For centuries Transylvania had been fought over by Hungarians and Romanians. The “Vienna Award” of 1940 had placed a large portion of the region under Hungarian rule at the expense of the Romanians. Having switched sides to join the Allies, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
Return to Sender Scenario#: 120     Date: 10/14/1944     Location: Kocane, Serbia The Bulgarian surrender and subsequent re-entry into the war on the side of the Allies left the German positions in the Balkans in disarray. Army Group F was entrusted with keeping a withdrawal route open for forces in Geece and Albania. Elements of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
End Station Budapest Scenario#: 121     Date: 1/15/1945     Location: Budapest, Hungary The 2nd Ukrainian Front, augmented by the allied 7th Romanian Corps, had reached the Danube. Hitler ordered that beautiful Budapest be made a “fortress city” even as the 3rd Ukrainian Front encircled it. The Romanians, ill equipped for city fighting,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
Arctic Crossroads Scenario#: 161     Date: 12/3/1939     Location: Yläluostari, Finland When the Winter War commenced on 30 November, the Finns did not expect any significant activity in the northernmost sector of Petsamo. The Soviets, however, had committed their entire 104th Division to secure both the Finnish arctic coast and the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle!
Armored Car Savikurki Scenario#: 162     Date: 12/5/1939     Location: Perkjärvi, Finland To delay the Soviet onslaught from reaching the main Finnish defense line, the finns engaged in a series of fighting withdrawals. Orders for one such delaying action was directed to 1st Company, Hämmen ratsurykmeniti (Häme cavalry regiment) at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle!
Stopped Cold Scenario#: 163     Date: 12/15/1939     Location: Kirvesmäki, Finland After two weeks of delaying actions and counterattacks, Finnish forces had now reached the prepared main defense works known as the Mannerheim Line. However, the defenses at Kirvesmäki, consisted of little more than barbed wire and a few old concrete… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle!
Torment at Tormua Scenario#: 164     Date: 1/11/1940     Location: Tormua, Finland Finnish Group Wolf was directed to attack those remnants of the 163rd Ukrainian Division that had managed to escape from the Soumussalmi pocket. The Soviets were dug in at Juntusanta, 5 kilometers south of Tormua. All three battalions of Wolf would… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle!