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Front PorscheScenario#: DJ01 Date: 07/09/1943 Location: Ponyri, RussiaOn the north side of the Kursk salient, General Model's Ninth Army pushed south. A key objective was the town of Ponyri, and there the fighting raged. The city was contested so fiercely that veterans named it the Stalingrad of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Dark July 43 |
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The CastleScenario#: BM3 Date: 05/25/1940 Location: Boulogne Sur Mer, FranceGerman forces attadr Boulogne, in order to clear the way to Dunkirk. The battle will last four bloody days. On the 25th, the situation is more than critical for the French Remnants of the french forces are surrounded near the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battles Magazine #2 |
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Hommage to the GuardScenario#: BM2 Date: 10/06/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaFor many many of us, the first time we played a squad level wargame, it was a scenario about the Russian Guards fighting in the hell of Stalingrad. For many many of us, this scenario was the hook. It was … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battles Magazine #1 |
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Skulls and CrossbonesScenario#: BM1 Date: 05/17/1940 Location: Catillon-sur-sambre, FranceAround the forest of Monnal, the 7th and 51h Panzers are rougth harassed by the remnants of the French troops who bore the brunt of the first attack by the German armies that have crossed the Meuse. These surviving French … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battles Magazine #1 |
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Cassino RoyaleScenario#: BP12 Date: 03/01/1944 Location: Cassino, ItalyOne of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War, this operation was a series of four battles, fought by multiple divisions, for the Gustav Line and Rome beyond. Perhaps the indelible image of the battles was the struggle for … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Insanity At the SanatoriumScenario#: BP11 Date: 12/20/1944 Location: Stoumont, BelgiumThe Americans were slowly encirc/ing and cutting off supply to Kampfgruppe Peiper, an elite SS taskforce of the 1st SS Panzer Abteilung that had deeply penetrated the northern flank of the Bulge. One American objective was to block a Kampfgruppe … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Hedgerow HellScenario#: BP10 Date: 07/15/1944 Location: Haut-vent, FranceOver a month had passed since D-Day and there had not been a breakout from Normandy and its bocage-ridden fields. A key town in attempting a break out was St. Lo. Although military intelligence failed in identifying the defensive qualities … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Bloody CrossroadScenario#: BP09 Date: 06/07/1944 Location: W Of Ste Mere L'eglise, FranceOn D-Day+ 1, the 82nd Airborne Division attempted to secure the Sainte-Mére-Eglíse zone by establishing roadblocks and patrolling the surrounding area. Simultaneously, the Germans prepared counterattacks. Here elements of the German 1058th Infanterie… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Big War in a PocketScenario#: BP08 Date: 08/16/1944 Location: Le Muy, FranceThe landing near the Nartuby River went fine for the men of the 550th Glider infantry Battalion under the command of Lt Col. Edward I. Sachs. They were soon called to reinforce the British 2nd independent Parachute Brigade Group, which … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Bridgehead at CauquignyScenario#: BP07 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Cauquigny, FranceAfter capturing the manor at La Fiére, a small bridgehead was established in Cauquigny, a hamlet located at the other end of the causeway, west of the bridge over the Merderet. There, only a dozen men were left under Lieutenant … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Kellam's BridgeScenario#: BP06 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: La Fière, FranceCounterattacking from the west, a German armored column, including refitted captured French tanks, managed to cross Cauquigny after losing a few vehicles and men to Lieutenant Levy's patrol. It advanced on the causeway toward the bridge over the… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Devils In Baggy PantsScenario#: BP05 Date: 02/05/1944 Location: Aprilia, ItalyAmerican parachutists, devils in baggy pants, are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can't sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-headed … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Colditz CastleScenario#: BP04 Date: 02/10/1945 Location: Colditz, GermanyBy far the most renowned German prison camp of World War Two was the Colditz Castle. lt was where Allied prisoners who couldn't be kept anywhere else were housed. Allied High Command feared the Germans would execute their prisoners as … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Pushing BackScenario#: BP03 Date: 01/15/1945 Location: Noville, BelgiumEasy Company had been put in reserve after taking the town of Foy: the beginning of the Allies counteroffensive in the Ardennes. Now, they were tasked with taking the hotly contested town of Noville. On the 14th of January they … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Surrounded in StrassScenario#: BP02 Date: 12/10/1944 Location: Strass, GermanyG Company from the 331st IR of the American 83rd ID, accompanied by a platoon of Shermans, thought they were headed through the supposedly cleared village of Strass to support the assault on Gey, to the north, on the northeast … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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DaybreakerScenario#: BP01 Date: 12/10/1944 Location: Gey, GermanyJust before daybreak two companies from the American 83rd Infantry Division, supported by a platoon of tank destroyers, launched an assault on Gay, a key village on the northeastern edge of the Húñgen Forest. An artillery barrage prepped the village… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo |
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Fallschirmjäger RequiemScenario#: AP10 Date: 03/23/1945 Location: Wesel, GermanyAs a prelude to Operation Varsity, British and Canadian commandos were tasked with launching an amphibious assault across the Rhine to take the town of Wesel. As the commandos were ferried across, the RAF and attached artillery units pounded the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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Fortress BreslauScenario#: AP09 Date: 02/17/1945 Location: Breslau, PolandHitler ordered 80,000 German soldiers to stand their ground in the strategically vital, yet regally beautiful, city of Breslau. As Russian divisions encircled the ancient town, the Germans dug in. On February 16th, the Russians attacked the southern… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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One Last Blitz for Old Time's SakeScenario#: AP08 Date: 02/09/1945 Location: Kuestrin, PolandMarshall Zhukov's drive to Berlin had been very successful. By the end of January Russian forces were only 60 miles from the Nazi capitol. Units of the 1St Belorussian Front had bypassed German resistance within the fortress city of Kuestrin, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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Tip of the SpeirsScenario#: AP07 Date: 01/10/1945 Location: Foy, BelgiumThere was no rest for the men of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Exhausted by their defense of Bastogne, they were never the less tapped to counterattack the retreating Germans during the month of January 1945. Their … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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TeamworkScenario#: AP06 Date: 12/23/1944 Location: Monde-st.etienne, BelgiumFaced with the extreme cold, limited supplies, and a lack of air support, the men of the 401st Glider infantry held on to the southern and western perimeters around Bastogne. On the 22th, the Americans captured a roadblock on the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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Undaunted CourageScenario#: AP05 Date: 09/21/1944 Location: Oosterhout, HollandOn September 20th, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment under the leadership of Major Julian Cook had conducted an amphibious crossing on the Waal River and secured the Nijmegen Bridge. This audacious operation had cost the 504th dearly, and they… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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The Brickyard 150Scenario#: AP04 Date: 09/19/1944 Location: Arnhem, HollandFor the men of the British 1st Airborne Division, Murphy's Law had reigned supreme since the onset of Operation Market Garden. Repeated attempts to reinforce Major John Frost's position by the bridge had so far failed. At dawn of the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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An Apple Cart for JerryScenario#: AP03 Date: 09/19/1944 Location: Wolfheze, HollandAs they held onto one of the drop zones outside of the village of Wolfheze, British paras of the 7th King's Own Borderers had been fighting off constant German attacks. After the 4th Parachute Brigade made a successful landing, the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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In the GhettoScenario#: AP02 Date: 04/19/1943 Location: Warsaw, PolandMembers of various resistance groups had been resisting Nazi efforts to clear the ghetto of its interred inhabitants since January of 1943. In April, SS commander Jurgen Stroop launched a full scale assault on the starving tenants. Under the… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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The Road to AstrachanScenario#: AP01 Date: 09/13/1942 Location: Elista, RussiaHitler's Army Group A had driven deep into the southern steppes of Russia. So far and so fast, in fact, that maps were of limited use and intelligence of the opposition even less. The Germans decided to equip a long … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha |
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Assault on ViervilleScenario#: Demo Date: 06/07/1944 Location: Vierville, FranceThe French village of Vierville straddled the road from Utah Beach to St. Come du Mont, a location key to the Americans and Germans alike. The Yanks captured Vierville on June 6th. 1944. but on June 7th, most of the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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AlamoScenario#: BOH16 Date: 06/13/1944 Location: Ramelle, FranceAfter the first days of the battle, Rommel attempted to force his armor across the Merderet River. If successful, he could launch a metal spear into the Yanks flank. The General's plan made any village with a bridge worth its … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Roosevelt's ButchersScenario#: BOH15 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Sw Of Carentan, FranceThe 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, coupled with the remnants of the 6th Fallschirmjager Regiment. attacked on the morning of June 13th. driving the 506th PIR back to within a mile of Carentan. The 2nd Battalion of the 502nd PIR … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Coming ThroughScenario#: BOH14 Date: 06/13/1944 Location: Jct D223/d971, FranceThe 17th Panzergrenadier Division was tasked with retaking Carentan. On the morning of June 13th they made steady progress toward the city, yet were eventually stopped by elements of the 502nd PIR. The American Airborne troops counterattacked, but… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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CarentanScenario#: BOH13 Date: 06/12/1944 Location: Carentan, FranceThe men of E Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment entered Carentan on the morning ofJune 12th, 1944, Colonel von der Heyte. the Commander of the 6th Fallschirmjager, who were defending Carentan, had pulled all but 50 of his men from … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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The Call of DutyScenario#: BOH12 Date: 06/08/1944 Location: E Of St Come Du Mont, FranceDuring the day of June 8th, the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division assisted in the attack on St. Come du Mont. Their job was to destroy the four bridges that linked Carentan to the geninsula. It … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Ewell's ChargeScenario#: BOH11 Date: 06/08/1944 Location: St. Come Du Mont, FranceCarentan was the key to preventing a linkup between American forces from Utah and Omaha Beach. Taking Carentan, however, meant that St. Come du Mont and the road leading southfrom the causeway to the town would have to be won. … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Tameville BreakoutScenario#: BOH10 Date: 06/07/1944 Location: Tameville, FranceThe men of the 6th Fallschirmjager Regiment were based near St Come du Mont en D-Day, and after successfully defending the town, commenced probing for enemy positions in an attempt to link up with other German forces. One patrol from … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Doggin' Down the RoadScenario#: BOH09 Date: 06/07/1944 Location: Beaumont, FranceColonel Bob Sink directed the attack of his 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) against Vierville and Beaumont with the objective of capturing the southern crossroads of St. Come-du—Mont. It was early on June 7th when the two battalions moved… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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The Bridge at Chef Du PontScenario#: BOH08 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Chef Du Pont, FranceAfter attacks by men ofthe 507th and 508th PlR, the German forces defending the bridge at Chef Du Pont withdrew across the bridge and set up defensive positions along the opposite bank. Further American attacks were thwarted by a fierce … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Counter Attack at Sainte-Mère-ÉgliseScenario#: BOH07 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: St Mere Eglise, FranceThe town of St Mere Eglise was one of the first towns liberated by the Allied forces during D-Day. Men of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division secured the town with minimal … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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The Road to FoucarvilleScenario#: BOH06 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Foucarville, FrancePulling together in groups of twos and threes, the men of the 101st Airborne slowly formed a semblance of unit cohesion. Because the Germans were confused, overwhelmed, or unable to coordinate a defense, by the dawn of June 6th the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Medal of HonorScenario#: BOH05 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Mézières, FranceThe XYZ complex Was a group of buildings that housed a German artillery battalion. Clearing the buildings had originally been assigned to a platoon from A Company, 502nd PIR, but the company scattered well north of their objective. Hence, the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Brothers in ArmsScenario#: BOH04 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Neuville, FranceLieutenant Turner Turnbull was a Native American, half Cherokee in fact, something that would have made him a second class citizen in mid 20th century America, but mattered not to his brothers in arms. On June 6th, his battalion, the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Le ManoirScenario#: BOH03 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Sw Of Neuville, FranceLieutenant John Dolan was the commanding officer of Able Company of the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. His company conducted a textbook drop on the night of June 6, collecting all but two of the 136 men assigned. Able … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Flash... Thunder!Scenario#: BOH02 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: Normandy, FranceThousands of paratroopers dropped on Normandy during the night of June 6, 1944. To avoid flak, most of the planes flew too low and too fast to place their "sticks” in their assigned dropzones. Paratroogers were scattered between the beaches … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Rebecca, Can You See Me?Scenario#: BOH01 Date: 06/06/1944 Location: St.germain De Varreville, FranceCaptain Frank L. Lillyman led his Pathfinders out the door of their C-47 troop transports and into the night sky over Normandy. At 0015 hrs. 6 June 1944, when his boots struck the dew soaked grass, Lillyman became the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Band of Heroes |
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Two SistersScenario#: ROH12 Date: 06/11/1982 Location: Two Sisters, East FalklandThe battle for the outer ring of Stanley's hills began on June 11th. The attackers included 3rd Para, 42nd Commando and the 45th Commando. The 45th Commando was detailed to attack Two Sisters, a twin-hill feature among the outer ring … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills |
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The BurbsScenario#: ROH11 Date: 06/14/1982 Location: Stanley, East FalklandAfter capturing the ring of hills around Stanley, the British waited for the Argentines to capitulate. The British feared that the war would end in a bloody street fight for control of the capital of the islanda In reality, thousands … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills |
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Top Malo HouseScenario#: ROH10 Date: 05/31/1982 Location: Mount Simon, East FalkundThe men of the Royal Commando Arctic Warfare Cadre were somewhat less celebrated than the British Special Air Service (SAS) and Special Boat Squadron (SBS) but, nevertheless, they played an important role as a reconnaissance unit as the Marines… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills |
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Surprise PartyScenario#: ROH09 Date: 05/28/1982 Location: North Of Boca House, East FalklandThe 2nd Para's attack down the Goose Green isthmus went well until first light, then well-placed Argentine positions, defended by troops with plenty of ammunition, wrecked havoc with the advancing British. While A Company was pinned in front of… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills |
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Sabot Up!Scenario#: ROH08 Date: 06/13/1982 Location: Wireless Ridge, East FalklandAnother hill in the ring that surrounded Stanley, Wireless Hidge, waa defended by the Regimiento de Infanteria 7, a mix of 700 reservists, new conscripts, and those at the end of their two years of national service. Not an elite … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills |
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PinnedScenario#: ROH07 Date: 05/28/1982 Location: North Of Darwin Hill, East FalklandThe military value of the East Falkland town of Goose Green was dubious at best. British politicians, however, wanted to see some progress, any progress, in the recapture of the Falklands. So, the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment was … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills |
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The Last GaspScenario#: ROH06 Date: 06/12/1982 Location: Mt. Longdon, East FalklandOn the night of June 11th the men of 3rd Para advanced on Mt Longdon. The British soldiers hoped to creep through the night and infiltrate the Argentine defensea Unfortunately for the paratroopers, one of them triggered a land mine, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — A Ring of Hills |
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