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Shattering the LineScenario#: OA15 Date: 4/16/1945 Location: Seelow, GermanyThe German Ninth Army had dug in atop the Seelow Heights, blocking the main Kustrin-Berlin road, and from there, inflicted terrible punishment on the attacking Russians. The Russians attempted a series of savage flank attacks in hopes of shattering… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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Surrender Or DieScenario#: OA16 Date: 1/30/1944 Location: Cisterna di Littoria, ItalySpearheading the 3rd Division’s breakout from the Anzio beachhead were the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions. They were to stage a commando-like raid on the little town of Cisterna di Littoria by passing undetected through what was believed to be the… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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Eight Million BayonetsScenario#: ROMA1 Date: 11/2/1940 Location: Kalpaki, GreeceItaly's invasion of the Kingdom of Greece on 28 October initially resulted in an advance of several miles and the general withdrawal of light Greek forces at the border. Bad weather, poor roads, and general lack of infrastructure such as bridges held… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020 |
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Second Hand NewsScenario#: ROMA2 Date: 9/11/1943 Location: Bastia, CorsicaOnce Italy was invaded on 3 September and the armistice signed, the liberation of Corsica began with an uprising ordered by the local Resistance. Initially, Allied High Command considered this a potential distraction given the invasion of Italy, but… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020 |
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Salarola JunctionScenario#: ROMA3 Date: 12/2/1943 Location: Salarola, ItalyA gap opened between Infanterie-Division 65 and the neighboring Panzer-Division 26. On the morning of 2 December, the 4th New Zealand Brigade tried to exploit this gap by heading towards Melone, optimistically convinced that they could reach Chieti… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020 |
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Mountain MarinesScenario#: ROMA4 Date: 11/16/1944 Location: Eglio, ItalyThe weeks-long struggle for Massa on the coastal plains of northwest Italy brought to the forefront longstanding issues of ill trust and poor morale throughout the 92nd Infantry Division, the only African-American Infantry Division to see combat in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020 |
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The Marco Polo Bridge IncidentScenario#: BOF01 Date: 7/8/1937 Location: Wanping, ChinaIn July 1937, Beijing was surrounded by Japanese-controlled territory. Only the southern road with the ancient Marco Polo Bridge was still free of the enemy. If this last of the Beijing approaches fell into Japanese hands, the whole city would be… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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A Polish RequiemScenario#: BOF02 Date: 9/14/1939 Location: Brzesc-Litwski, PolandGeneral Heinz Guderian's XIX Panzer Corps had broken through the Polish defensive lines at Wizna and Mlawa. Next on the agenda was the fortress of Brzesc-Litewski. The fortress' garrison was a mixed bag consisting of march battalions and a number of… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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The Abbeville BridgeheadScenario#: BOF03 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Abbeville, FranceThe Germans had crossed the Somme and established three bridge-heads on the western shore at Abbeville, Amiens and Péronn. As these posed a mortal threat to the French forces, they had no alternative but to counterattack. At Abbeville, the recently… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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About His Shadowy SidesScenario#: BOF04 Date: 6/24/1941 Location: Dubysa, LithuaniaThe German advance seemed to progress as planned. But up north, the Wehrmacht had another thing coming. Beginning 23 June, repeated Russian attacks by units supported by heavy tanks met occasional success. The ponderous but heavily armed and armored… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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Adolf's AmateursScenario#: BOF05 Date: 7/1/1941 Location: Salla, FinlandOn the eve of Operation Barbarossa, SS-Kampfgruppe Nord was upgraded to a full SS Motorized Division. Not only the outfit's designation was new to the men, but also their weapons and in many respects the whole concept of warfare. The attack route lay… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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Cavalry Brigade ModelScenario#: BOF06 Date: 7/2/1942 Location: Rzhev, RussiaThe Russian 39th Army was firmly entrenched in the inaccessible primeval forests between Belyi and Rzhev. Recently pocketed by a German attack cutting their last supply route, this army was scheduled for destruction. Attacking along the Wjasma road… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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The Fields of Black GoldScenario#: BOF07 Date: 9/28/1942 Location: Sagopshi, RussiaIn mid-September, after the fall of Rostov, the Wiking SS Division received orders to leave the western Caucasus and move eastward in order to spearhead the attack on the important oil fields east of Grozny. After two days of bitter fighting against… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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Sting of the Italian HornetScenario#: BOF08 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Modica, SicilyA few days before the start of Operation Husky, Mussolini had ordered General Guzzoni’s 6th Army to defend Sicily to the last man. The demoralized and poorly equipped Italian soldiers did exactly the opposite. On the morning of 12 July, the Edmonton… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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Pursuing FrankScenario#: BOF09 Date: 7/27/1944 Location: Otwock, PolandOn the same day Hitler had ordered Warsaw to be held "at all costs" the Russian 2nd Tank Army advanced on the Polish capital from the north. All the German 9. Armee could muster against this powerful force was Gruppe Frank based around… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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To Have and To HoldScenario#: BOF10 Date: 9/2/1944 Location: Thionville, FranceIn early September 1944, the Allied armies' wild chase across France was starting to slow down with growing supply problems and stiffening resistance from the supposedly beaten German Army. Although the bulk of Patton's Third Army was stalled,… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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Second ThoughtsScenario#: BOF11 Date: 1/4/1945 Location: Wingen-sur-Moder, FranceThe first objective of Operation Nordwind, Hitler's last major offensive in the west, was to secure a path through the Low Vosges mountains to the Alsatian plains. One possible path ran through Wingen-sur-Moder. Kampfgruppe Wingen was tasked to seize… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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Forging SpetsnazScenario#: BOF12 Date: 8/13/1945 Location: Chongjin, KoreaOn 9 August 1945 the Russians unleashed a massive offensive aiming to destroy the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria. Russian naval forces would capture the vital port of Chongjin and cut the Japanese supply route. Led by twice-Hero of the Soviet… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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TotensonntagScenario#: BOF13 Date: 9/10/1939 Location: Janowice, PolandAfter a week of war, the German invasion of Poland ran according to plans. German troops of the 8. Armee were marching eastward on Warsaw, and on the other side of the Bzura river were Polish troops withdrawing in the same direction. Stretched along… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Cocktails for MolotovScenario#: BOF14 Date: 9/20/1939 Location: Grodno, PolandIll-equipped, undermanned and lacking any anti-tank artillery, the Polish defenders relied mostly on improvised anti-tank means such as bottles of gasoline or turpentine, small arms fire, and anti-tank obstacles. On 20 September, the tanks of the… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Forsthaus ClashScenario#: BOF15 Date: 6/10/1942 Location: Sevastapol, CrimeaOn 7 June, the Germans broke through Sevastopol's outer defensive ring. Three days later, Mekenziyevy Mountain train station and a nearby road junction known as the Forsthaus (Forester's House) were captured. The Russian 79th Naval Infantry Brigade… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Saluting a GeneralScenario#: BOF16 Date: 9/4/1942 Location: Karmanovo, RussiaIn August 1942 the Red Army attempted to retake Rzhev and eliminate the most dangerous threat to the Russian capital. After almost a month of relentless attacks and bitter fighting, the Red Army had made only very small gains. On 4 September the… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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No Time to BleedScenario#: BOF17 Date: 11/20/1943 Location: Brusilov, UkraineManstein's counterattack near Fastov pushed the 3rd Guards Tank Army on to the defensive, but he could not quite deliver a repeat of the “backhand blow” as he had hoped. The new Panther battalions arrived for the attack, but by now the grenadier and… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Bidermann's EscapeScenario#: BOF18 Date: 7/5/1944 Location: Miory, BelarusOn 4 July a Russian offensive cut off Grenadier-Regiment 437. A kampfgruppe lead by Lieutenant Bidermann fell back and soon only a small village stood between them and friendly lines. The seemingly deserted settlement hid Russian infantry backed by… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Bite of the BassottoScenario#: BOF19 Date: 7/27/1944 Location: San Casciano, ItalyDuring six months of static mountain warfare around Cassino, the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry had found little use for their lumbering Staghound armored cars. This changed after Rome fell. In hot pursuit of the retreating enemy in the Liri valley,… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Between The Devil And The Deep Blue SeaScenario#: BOF20 Date: 1/27/1945 Location: Liebstadt, GermanyOn 26 January the breakout attempt of the now-encircled 4. Armee began. The main blow fell on Russian 53rd Rifle Corps of the 48th Army. Two Russian rifle divisions were enveloped and two more driven to the rear. The 131. Infanterie-Division… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Dying for DanzigScenario#: BOF21 Date: 3/27/1945 Location: Gdansk, PolandBefore the outbreak of the war, some French groups questioned why France would go to war with Germany over Poland and "die for Danzig". However, any French reluctance to fight did not prevent the outbreak of the war. In March 1945 the front lines ran… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Capital PunishmentScenario#: BOF22 Date: 4/16/1945 Location: Neu Glietzen, GermanyIn mid-April 1945, the time had come for the Red Army to cross the last major natural obstacle before Berlin - the Oder river. One of the many planned crossings was the 61st Army's effort to get the 8th Penal Battalion across to the south side of a… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Anhalt PandemoniumScenario#: BOF23 Date: 4/26/1945 Location: Berlin, GermanyThe Red Army had finally reached Berlin. In the suburb of Neukölln, SS troopers and the Russians struggled for control of the courthouse. Not until both flanks had crumbled under Russian pressure and two streets were the only open withdrawal route… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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A War of Their OwnScenario#: BOF24 Date: 8/18/1945 Location: Shumshu, Kuril IslandsShumshu is the northernmost of the Kuril Islands in the Western Pacific near Kamchatka. In mid-August 1945, just after the Japanese surrender, the Russians set out to seize the island. The instructions that had been given to the surrendering Japanese… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Sweep For Bordj Toum BridgeScenario#: U02 Date: 12/10/1942 Location: Bordj Toum Station, TunisiaThe Fifth Panzer Army in an effort to expand its position around Tunis, sent the 86th Panzer Grenadier Regiment supported by armor from the 7th Panzer Regiment on a two-pronged attack along both sides of the Medjerda River. If the Germans were to… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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The FactoryScenario#: U03 Date: 2/11/1944 Location: Aprilia Settlement, ItalyAs the initial expansion of the Allied beachhead at Anzio drew to a halt, the inevitable counterattacks began. The main attacks concentrated on the Albano-Anzio highway around the village of Carroceto and the Aprilia farm settlement known to the… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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Climax at Nijmegen BridgeScenario#: U04 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Nijmegen, HollandDuring 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 |
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Point D'AppuiScenario#: U05 Date: 10/9/1944 Location: Bardenberg, GermanyAs 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 |
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Action at KommerscheidtScenario#: U06 Date: 11/4/1944 Location: Kommerscheidt, GermanyThe US 28th Division made a limited flanking division in the Huertgen Forest to take the town of Schmidt. Although the town fell easily to the divisional attack, a strong German counterattack soon followed and routed the Schmidt defenders. Moreover,… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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Han-Sur-NeidScenario#: U07 Date: 11/11/1944 Location: Han-sur-Neid, FranceIt will never be known who ordered the charge. Perhaps it was Colonel Burnette, who was mortally wounded as his men neared the 100 foot bridge. Perhaps it was simply the sight of Lt. Edwards' tanks edging across the unblown span that drew the men… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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Weissenhof CrossroadsScenario#: U08 Date: 12/16/1944 Location: Schnee Eifel Region, GermanyAs the German Ardennes offensive got underway, the 62nd Volks Grenadier Division opened its attack by hurling two regiments against the 424th Infantry in an attempt to breakthrough at Winterspelt. The most serious threat developed at the Weissenhof… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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A Belated ChristmasScenario#: U09 Date: 12/27/1944 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumThe 101st Airborne was desperately low on ammunition, trapped near Bastogne. A desperate attempt to resupply the pocket was formulated. 50 Waco and Horsa gliders, towed from bases in England by C-47s, flown by volunteer pilots, attempted to re-supply… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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Trial By CombatScenario#: U10 Date: 2/27/1945 Location: Elsdorf, GermanyIn an attempt to give American armor a fighting chance against heavy German tanks, the army Ordnance Department developed the T26 Medium tank, better known as the Pershing. Carrying a 90mm gun and heavy frontal armor, the Pershing was rushed into… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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Thrust and ParryScenario#: U11 Date: 3/15/1945 Location: Pfaffenheck, GermanyBetween the Moselle and the Rhine rivers, the US Army ground forward on a broad front. The Germans struggled to hold open escape routes to the Rhine. General Hoehne launched two simultaneous counterattacks. The first, by newly arrived SS troops, was… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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RiposteScenario#: U12 Date: 3/15/1945 Location: Pfaffenheck, GermanyAt the same time that the SS mountain troopers were striking one flank of the U.S. 357th Regiment, the Wehrmacht’s 159th Division struck the other. Every effort was to be made to prevent the Americans from establishing an artillery OP in the large… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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The DuelScenario#: U13 Date: 3/15/1945 Location: Pfaffenheck, GermanyGerman General Hoehme had to buy time. Every day the way was clear allowed additional isolated units to filter back towards the Rhine. At a time of frightful manpower shortages, he decided to commit two of his remaining combat effective units to… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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Skirmish In The SnowScenario#: OA02 Date: 11/30/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe day began with a pre-dawn shower of Russian artillery shells all along the German positions south of Stalingrad. As the barrage lifted, Sgt. Albert Pfluger and his men peered out of their foxholes in time to see three T-34s advancing slowly… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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Waiting For FredendallScenario#: OA03 Date: 11/21/1942 Location: Djebel Lessouda, TunisiaDuring Rommel’s enveloping thrust, three dominant hills were bypassed. One such position was held by elements of the British 168th Infantry Brigade. As the Second Battalion holed up to await the U.S. relief effort, every passing German column had the… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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Hell on WheelsScenario#: OA04 Date: 8/1/1944 Location: Chevry, FranceShermans vs Panthers amongst the DASL hedgerows. Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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Rear Area DefendersScenario#: OA05 Date: 5/27/1940 Location: Hazebrouck, FranceThe 229th Field Artillery Battalion had heard bad news. The Germans had turned the flank of the French line and the gunners would soon find themselves face to face with the German panzers. No longer was the artillery position behind the lines – now… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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Mounted ExtractionScenario#: OA06 Date: 1/5/1944 Location: Plavy, RussiaThe Russians reopened their attack on the 2nd Parachute Division. The fallschirmjager were deployed along both sides of the highway leading to Kirograd and were supported by elements of the 286th Self-Propelled Gun Brigade. The Russians initially… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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Celles MeleeScenario#: OA07 Date: 12/25/1944 Location: Celles, BelgiumDuring the Bulge offensive, the German 2nd Panzer Division was met and surrounded by the American 2nd Armor Division. A wild melee ensued as the Germans attempted to destroy the American armor and break out to complete their drive to the Meuse.… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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A Parting BlowScenario#: OA08 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Casa Del Priolo, SicilyOnce the beachhead in Sicily was secure from Avis counterattack, the Allies began pushing inland. As the 16th Infantry Regiment advanced the Germans took an opportunity to strike a parting blow before continuing to withdraw. Six Tiger I tanks… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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Tyranny's EndScenario#: OA09 Date: 8/1/1944 Location: Southern, FranceOn the outskirts of Marseilles, a German HQ organizes a local attack on leading elements of the American drive off the beaches in southern France. Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |