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A Celebratory Mood Scenario#: AP177     Date: 10/21/1944     Location: Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines For the invasion of Leyte, the 1st Cavalry Division landed across White Beach, the northernmost beaches of Sixth Army. The 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment was on the right flank of the division and after landing turned north to clear the Cataisan… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV
Checking Out Scenario#: WO27     Date: 10/19/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany The Big Red One had been working its way into Aachen for a month. Two battalions of the 26th Infantry Regiment entered the city proper on 13 October and began grinding their way through the heart of the city. Colonel Wilck, commander of… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2018
Kurhaus Clash Scenario#: 22     Date: 10/18/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany Americans were close to assaulting the Quellenhof, headquarters of the Aachen commandant. By midday they had captured Farwick Park’s outbuildings, the shattered greenhouses. and the famous Kurhaus beerhall. But suddenly the teenage veterans of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks
Among the Ruins Scenario#: 21     Date: 10/17/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany Aachen was isolated, but prying the first German city away from the Reich would prove no easy task. Hoping to avoid the nightmare of house-to-house fighting, two battalions were ordered to drive through the heart of Aachen towards the three hills… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks
Hickory Lickin' Scenario#: AP172     Date: 10/16/1944     Location: Wurselen, Germany After several days of struggle, the city of Aachen, one of the first major German towns to be threatened on the Western Front, was now completely enveloped. The veteran U.S. 1st infantry Division had approached Aachen from the south while the 30th… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Aachen's Pall Scenario#: T08     Date: 10/15/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany The American hand had closed about Aachen. But the city fell slowly. Street by street, then house by house, the GIs squeezed out the Germans. Finally, the Wehrmacht headquarters in the Hotel Quellenhof was in sight. The massive hotel structure proved… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #27.3
The Only Way Out Scenario#: 176     Date: 10/15/1944     Location: Rovaniemi, Finland Rovaniemi, the capital city of Finnish Lapland and formerly the site of German headquarters, was burning to the ground when the first Finnish unit, Infantry Regiment 11, arrived on the scene as the delaying Gebirgs-Infanterie-Division 7 was just… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle!
All the Stops Scenario#: WO13     Date: 10/14/1944     Location: Wieleszew, Poland Even with the battle of Warsaw ended, the 1st Byelorussian Front still attempted to force a crossing of the Vistula north of the city. Standing in its way were the three panzer divisions of the SS Panzer-Korps 4. Both sides had been worn down from… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2014
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
Friday the 13th Scenario#: J059     Date: 10/13/1944     Location: East Prussia In October 1944, 1st Company, Hermann Göring's Fallschirmpanzerkorps Panzerjager Battalion received 16 new JagdPanzer IV vehicles. Their mission was to act as a mobile fire brigade for the panzerkorps. Their first objective was to thwart the Soviet… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Wise's War Scenario#: AP118     Date: 10/13/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany The main assault on Aachen began with a pounding barrage by aircraft and artillery. Early on 13 October, Lt. Col. John Corley's 3rd Battalion of the 26th Infantry Regiment was ordered to push northwest, while Lt. Col. Derrill Daniel's 2nd Battalion… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
A Simple Solution Scenario#: WO23     Date: 10/12/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany The battle for Aachen, the city of Charlemagne and the First Reich, had started two days earlier. American High Command had initiated a complicated series of maneuvers outside the city designed to isolate Aachen from the north and the south in a… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2017
Last Laurels Scenario#: AP098     Date: 10/12/1944     Location: Mihaly, Hungary After a week of constant pressure, the German 6th and Hungarian 2nd Army defenses around Debrecen began to crack. With so many factors in his favor, General Andrei Kravchenko pressed home the assault on Hungary’s “second city”. He wanted to take… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10
Second City Scenario#: AP117     Date: 10/11/1944     Location: Debrecen, Hungary The Soviet attack had reached the edge of Debrecen and was closing in on the city itself. In typical fashion, the Cavalry-Mechanized Group would hit a weak point – usually the Hungarian lines – and try to force a rout. With the outskirts of Hungary's… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
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
Tanks in the Street Scenario#: 26     Date: 10/11/1944     Location: Bardenberg, Germany On the same day that the USAAF began its massive attacks on Aachen, the reserve 120th Infantry Regiment – which had taken Bardenberg without opposition the day before – suddenly found itself trapped by a battalion of the 108th Panzer Brigade, which… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks
Soldiers of Destruction Scenario#: N     Date: 10/10/1944     Location: Radzymin, Poland The men of the SS Totenkopf Division had stalled the advance of the Fifth Guards Tank Army in late September. Then, silence. No fighting had occurred for the past three weeks. It was too good, too unreal. A feeling of unease pervaded the encampment.… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.6
The Clearing Scenario#: U39     Date: 10/10/1944     Location: Hürtgen Forest, Germany Day after day of seemingly endless forest. Constant shelling had turned most of the trees to shattered hulks. Advances were truly measured in yards as each step forward increased the threat of yet another sniper or hidden Spandau. Then, near the road… Advanced Squad Leader — Rivers to the Reich
Point D'Appui Scenario#: U05     Date: 10/9/1944     Location: Bardenberg, Germany As the majority of the 119th Infantry Regiment advanced into North Wuerselen, they left behind a reduced company deployed around a roadblock to protect their line of communication. There seemed little chance of significant action. Suddenly, as light… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen
Forced Crossing Scenario#: O16     Date: 10/8/1944     Location: Titovka River, Russia On 7 October, phase one of the Soviet Petsamo-Kirkenes offensive began. Two rifle corps, supported by airpower, armor and artillery, were to overrun the German defenders and drive on the Luostari airfield. Dawn opened to low visibility, falling snow,… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 8
City on the Edge Scenario#: O10     Date: 10/8/1944     Location: Alsdorf, Germany The encirclement of Aachen – the first significant German city reached by the Western Allies – began in earnest on 2 October when the city’s suburbs were attacked from both north and west. After five days of combat, the 30th, attended by tanks of the… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5
Crucifix Hill Scenario#: O08     Date: 10/8/1944     Location: Haaren, Germany In the 1st Infantry Division’s drive to capture Aachen, the 1st Battalion of Col. George Smith’s 18th Infantry Regiment was ordered to capture a fortified hill near Haaren known as Crucifix Hill. Employing special pillbox assault teams equipped with… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 4
Hunters at Ylimaa Scenario#: 175     Date: 10/8/1944     Location: Ylimaa, Finland The Finnish Armored Division was ordered to take the important city of Rovaniemi. After a few inconclusive skirmishes, the lead battalion encountered German positions near Lake Portimo. The first attack was not successful. For the next attack, five… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle!
Sea of Tranquility Scenario#: 72     Date: 10/7/1944     Location: Peleliu, Palau Islands Although the island of Peleliu had been declared secure on September 30th, about a thousand Japanese remained in an area some 900 yards long by 400 yards wide. In some of the fiercest fighting of the entire Pacific campaign they had repelled in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho!
Clearing the Breskens Pocket Scenario#: U38     Date: 10/6/1944     Location: Scheldt Estuary, Holland This is a two-part scenario that combines the previous two scenarios: U36 "Operation Switchback" and U37 "Scheldt Fortress South". Advanced Squad Leader — Rivers to the Reich
Operation Switchback Scenario#: U36     Date: 10/6/1944     Location: Leopold Canal, Holland Antwerp had fallen unharmed into Allied hands All that prevented the use of the port was the German flak and artillery that lined the narrow waterway linking the North Sea to Antwerp: the Scheldt Estuary. Hitler assigned General Eberding as Fortress… Advanced Squad Leader — Rivers to the Reich
After the Disaster Scenario#: OA22     Date: 10/5/1944     Location: Dzerzhinin, Poland The only way to stop Poland from being overrun by the Red Army was to counterattack the Soviet bridgeheads before they could reinforce. One such bridgehead was located along the Narev at Dzerzhinin. The 65th Army’s 105th Rifle Corps had already begun… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
Behind in the Count Scenario#: O09     Date: 10/4/1944     Location: Ubach, Germany In Übach, GIs worked in concert with tanks of the 743rd Tank Battalion, which blew open the doors of boarded-up houses, allowing infantry to enter and clear out anyone remaining. House-to-house fighting went on all night, with lines never more than a… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5
Display Of Enthusiasm Scenario#: AP110     Date: 10/4/1944     Location: Breberen, Germany The overstretched 175th Infantry Regiment had finally crossed Saeffler Creek and was being relieved by the 113th Cavalry Squadron when the Germans, in Major General Charles Gerhardt’s peculiar vernacular, started to display “a little enthusiasm” in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Semper Paratus Scenario#: U35     Date: 9/27/1944     Location: Oorderen, Holland "Semper Paratus" (Latin for "Always Ready") was the motto of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Regiment. Lieutenant C.P. J. Des Groseillers urged his straining men to push again. D Company had found a German 75mm antitank gun in the ruins of… Advanced Squad Leader — Rivers to the Reich
Astride Hell's Highway Scenario#: WO05     Date: 9/25/1944     Location: Koevering, Holland Operation Market-Garden’s timetable was horribly off. Feldmarschall Model recognized that disrupting the supply train was the easiest way to defeat the offensive, so he assigned various units the task of assaulting the road’s defending forces. The… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2011
Mook Point Scenario#: AP116     Date: 9/25/1944     Location: Mook, Holland By the time the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment landed on 23 September, the British Airborne in Arnhem had already been overrun. South of the Groesbeek Heights, the 82nd Airborne Division held on to the Kiekberg Woods, allowing the 319th Glider Field… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
North Bank Scenario#: 110     Date: 9/24/1944     Location: Oosterbeek, Holland By Sunday, D-plus7, the beleaguered British 1st Airborne had contracted into a tight knot around the village, anchored by positions on the north bank of the Lower Rhine. Just across the water were friendly forces, but their every attempt to reach the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Raiders Along the Wall Scenario#: S038     Date: 9/22/1944     Location: Schevenhütte, Germany The 8th Infantry Division's ultimate objective was Roer River crossings at Düren. On September 14, 1944, an attack by the 47th Infantry Regiment captured Schevenhütte, on the northern fringes of the forest, with few casualties. The division had… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 1
Oy Veghel Scenario#: A036     Date: 9/22/1944     Location: Uden, Holland On the morning of 22 September, the U.S. 327th Glider Regiment’s 3rd Battalion was just moving into Veghel. Behind them came in the 1st Battalion Anti-Tank Platoon. Colonel Joseph Harper gave both his formations orders to push up the highway toward… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91
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)
Dreil Team Scenario#: 109     Date: 9/22/1944     Location: Dreil, Holland During Operation Market Garden, the 7th Somersets, the lead battalion of the 214th Brigade was to push through Oosterhaut and link up with Polish paratroopers at Driel. Traffic chaos in the city resulted in a planned pre-dawn attack being delayed.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Please Hurry Scenario#: ABTF09     Date: 9/21/1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland Colonel Frost had been injured by a mortar round and the SS were organizing yet another assault on the surrounded Paras. Major Gough had taken command and moved his token force toward the river. Under the cover of darkness, he hoped to concentrate… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far
Medal of Honor Scenario#: A075     Date: 9/21/1944     Location: Nijmegen, Holland The American hold on the Nijmegen Bridge was tenuous and the Germans were determined to retake or destroy it. Reinforced by the remnants of the 9th SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, the Germans launched a series of violent counterattacks on the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
I Don't Like Retreating Scenario#: WO04     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Nuenen, Holland Having liberated Eindhoven the previous day, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment moved out to the east toward Helmond. Easy Company led the reconnaissance, riding on Cromwells of the King's Royal Hussars. Three miles east of Eindhoven, after… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2011
God Save the King! Scenario#: ABTF08     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland The Germans were determined to drive the British from the Arnhem Road Bridge and open the road to Nijmegen. Committing heavy tanks and artillery, as well as flak guns and self-propelled guns, Lt. Colonel Harzer devised a plan to eliminate the British… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far
Among the Bravest Scenario#: ABTF07     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland Colonel Frost realized that disaster was now only a heartbeat away for his 2nd Para Battalion. Frost’s beloved battalion was being buried in the ruins of the buildings around him and his positions were being overrun. Yet Frost knew he was surrounded… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far
Climax at Nijmegen Bridge Scenario#: U04     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Nijmegen, Holland During Operation Market Garden, the road bridge in Nijmegen was the second of three bridges which had to be secured in order to relieve the British 1st Airborne and throw a force across the Rhine. A task force comprised of a mixture of U.S.… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen
It's Hardly Fair Scenario#: J155     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Wyler, Germany At approximately 1330 hours on 17 September 1944, the Red Devils jumped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden. Although initial resistance was light, heavy fighting ensued for days.The 508th established and maintained a defensive position… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Gavin's Gamble Scenario#: 25     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Nijmegen, Holland Operation Market Garden was in full swing and encountering unexpectedly heavy resistance. Attempts to wrest control of the Waal Bridge by head-on assaults were repulsed. General Gavin decided on a daring river assault to outflank the center of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks
Just in Case Scenario#: ABTF06     Date: 9/19/1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland Colonel Frost could feel the German noose tightening about his weary force. No word had arrived from the remainder of the 1st Airborne Division. All positions east of the Arnhem Road Bridge were now in German hands or abandoned, nothing had been… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far
Tigers to the Bridge! Scenario#: ABTF05     Date: 9/19/1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland Field Marshal Model had continually demanded that the Arnhem Road Bridge be opened to allow reinforcements to move south to Nijmegen. Throughout the morning, the Germans had probed the British defenses searching for weak points. Convinced that… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far
First Threat Scenario#: ABTF04     Date: 9/19/1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland Field Marshal Model was beginning to comprehend the threat posed by the British at the Arnhem Road Bridge. He likewise understood the implications of the other Allied airborne landings and XXX Corps’ northward drive. Promising armor reinforcements… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far
All Down the Line Scenario#: J140     Date: 9/19/1944     Location: Oosterbeek, Holland The 4th Parachute Brigade moved to seize the high ground around Koepel. However, the German defensive line along the Dreyenseweg, a road running north from Oosterbeek, would have to be overcome. Manning this line were elements of Kampfgruppe von… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Lash Out Scenario#: A034     Date: 9/19/1944     Location: Kaunas, Holland 101st Airborne forces holding "Hell's Highway" were in an intense battle with German forces when a crippled British Sherman tank, which had dropped out of column due to mechanical issues, came charging in -- at five miles per hour. Afterward, when… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91