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The Hedgehog of PiepskScenario#: 4 Date: 14-Nov-41 Location: Piepsk, RussiaDespite a heavy beating, the Soviet army was still holding the field, and in some areas, giving better than they got. However, the German ranks were thinning out as their manpower resources were called upon time and again to fight … Squad Leader — Squad Leader |
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Hill 621Scenario#: 5 Date: 1-Jul-44 Location: Minsk, RussiaIn late June, 1944, the Soviets began what eventually would be known as the "Destruction of Army Group Center." The key to this offensive was the city of Minsk. Should it be captured, numerous German units would be hopelessly cut … Squad Leader — Squad Leader |
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Escape From Velikiye LukiScenario#: 6 Date: 12-Jan-43 Location: Velikiye Luki, RussiaDuring the fatal winter of 1943, the German disaster was not confined to Stalingrad alone. All along the line, Russians were cutting off pockets of Germans. At Velikiye Luki, the entire 277th Infantry Regiment was in dire straits. Surrounded and … Squad Leader — Squad Leader |
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Buchholz StationScenario#: 7 Date: 16-Dec-44 Location: Buchholz, BelgiumThe original German opening for the Battle of the Bulge was somewhat subdued. German infantry, with little armor was to seize key road junctions early so the armored formations could quickly pass through and exploit a breakthrough. One such key … Squad Leader — Squad Leader |
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The Bitche SalientScenario#: 8 Date: 14-Jan-45 Location: Bitche, GermanyElements of the U.S. l 75th Infantry Regiment have been ordered to continue closing the ring around German forces trapped near Bitche. However, due to poor radio security, the Germans are quite aware of this latest development and have planned … Squad Leader — Squad Leader |
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The Cannes StrongpointScenario#: 9 Date: 23-Aug-44 Location: Cannes, FranceGenerally the American advance through Southern France was so swift that it was rare when the Germans stayed and fought. However, the swiftness of the advance often caused German elements to be cut off and faced with the decision either … Squad Leader — Squad Leader |
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Hitdorf on the RhineScenario#: 10 Date: 6-Apr-45 Location: Hitdorf, GermanyAs the Third Reich collapsed, many American leaders became bold to the point of recklessness. Often, a daring stroke by a small group of soldiers yielded a vast gaggle of demoralized German prisoners. But sometimes the Americans pushed their luck … Squad Leader — Squad Leader |
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The St. Goar AssaultScenario#: 11 Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: St Goar, GermanyGermany's army was beaten. The Rhine had been crossed at Remagen and elsewhere. As more and more of the Allies closed in on the Rhine, there was a growing tendency to simply take it "o n the run" rather than … Squad Leader — Squad Leader |
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The Road to WiltzScenario#: 12 Date: 17-Dec-44 Location: Wiltz, LuxembourgThe German assault had surprised the Americans both in its size and intensity. Desperately, the Americans formed scratch defenses to buy time so the key road junction of Bastogne could be held. The Germans had to be delayed or stopped … Squad Leader — Squad Leader |
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Fighting in the StreetsScenario#: D1 Date: June 1942 Location: RussiaTraining Scenario: The following scenario will force the development of streetfighting skills for both sides. Tactical doctrine for successful streetfighting depends on the player’s successful use of combined arms (if available). Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. IV, No. 10 |
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Large Scale StreetfightingScenario#: D2 Date: April 1942 Location: RussiaTraining Scenario: This scenario again pits the Russians and Germans in a street fight, but on a somewhat larger scale. In this scenario, victory is determined by the number of victory points gained by each player and whether or not … Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. IV, No. 11 |
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Will the German garrison leave?Scenario#: D8 Date: 17-Jan-45 Location: Budapest, HungaryOn December 12, 1944, the Russian high command ordered that Budapest was to be encircled and crushed. The 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts were in excellent position to cut off the city. German counterattacks delayed the encirclement of the city … Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. V, No. 11 |
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The Battles for Warsaw (early)Scenario#: D3 Date: 1-Aug-44 Location: Warsaw, PolandThe uprising of freedom fighters of the Polish Home Army in Warsaw, which began on this date, appeared at first to be headed for ultimate, if hard-won, success. Home Army units in Warsaw amounted to 34,000 men and 4,000 women, … Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. V, No. 2 |
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The Battles for Warsaw (late)Scenario#: D4 Date: 2-Oct-44 Location: Warsaw, PolandSteadily, as August passed into September, the Poles were pushed back from the west bank of the vistula until the Germans had them trapped in the center of the city. Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. V, No. 2 |
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The Fall of SevastopolScenario#: D5 Date: 7-June-42 Location: Sevastopol, CrimeaBy June 7, 1942, General Erich von Manstein had rid the Crimea of Russian troops, except those who still held the fortress of Sevastopol. On that date, Sevastopol was guarded by seven Russian rifle divisions, three marine brigades, 600 guns … Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. V, No. 5 |
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Skrimish in AustriaScenario#: D6 Date: 6-Mar-45 Location: AustriaAfter passing through Bulgaria and Yugoslavia, the Red Army smashed into Austria. A mixed group of Yugoslavs, Bulgarians and Russians met elements of the German force occupying Austria in a night melee. Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. V, No. 7 |
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Two eyes for an eyeScenario#: D7 Date: 29-Apr-45 Location: Berlin, Germany“Two eyes for an eye” was the Russian’s motto as the drive for Berlin had begun. Four Russian armies, 4,000 tanks, 22,000 guns and mortars, and over 4,000 aircraft began the drive on the German capital on the night of … Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. V, No. 9 |
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Operation MarstonScenario#: 1000 Date: 14/15 July 1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, SicilyOperation "Marston", as the attack on the Primosole Bridge over the River Simeto was known, was given to the 1st Parachute Brigade of the 1st British Airborne Division to accomplish. It was planned to the last detail: equipment, weaponry, route, … Squad Leader — The General #20.2 |
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BurzevoScenario#: A Date: 2-Dec-41 Location: Burzevo, RussiaBy the end of November, Operation Typhoon had broken down; resolute Soviet Resistance, exhaustion, and sub-zero temperatures had almost completely halted the Germans. Along the Minsk-Moscow highway, the fastest and most direct route to the Russian… Squad Leader — The General #15.6 |
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Hill 253.5Scenario#: B Date: 9-Jul-43 Location: Kursk, RussiaOperation Citadel had begun, but instead of the desired lightning breakthrough, the fighting had ta ken on the characteristics of World War I trench warfare. In four days of grueling combat the XL1 Panzer Corps had managed to penetrate the … Squad Leader — The General #15.6 |
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The Burkin BridgeheadScenario#: C Date: 24-Sep-43 Location: Kiev, UkraineIn mid September 1943 Manstein's Army Group South initiated a full scale retreat along the entire length of its 600 mile front. The plan was to fall back to the west bank of the Dnieper and redeploy for defense before … Squad Leader — The General #15.6 |
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Delaying ActionScenario#: D Date: 30-Oct-44 Location: Western Lithuania, LithuaniaAfter failing to halt the onslaught of Bagramyan's 1st Baltic Front, scattered units of the Gross Deutschland Division were ordered to fall back to the northwest and regroup?. One evening during the course of this retreat some three hundred of … Squad Leader — The General #15.6 |
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The Niscemi-Biscari HighwayScenario#: E Date: 10-Jul-43 Location: Biscari, SicilyDuring the initial invasion of Sicily many American parachute units were given the task of blocking German unit movement toward the landing beaches. One such unit, the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Regiment, landed two miles northwest of Biscari.… Squad Leader — The General #17.2 |
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The Pouppeville ExitScenario#: F Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Pouppeville, FranceWith the invasion at Normandy underway, the first Allied troops to see fighting were the men of the airborne divisions. Most of the early encounters for the 101st Airborne Division occurred at the many German strong points and scattered villages … Squad Leader — The General #17.2 |
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Devil's HillScenario#: G Date: 19-Sep-44 Location: Kleve-Nijmegen, HollandAlthough the airborne portion of the "Market-Garden" Operation centered around the seizing of vital bridges, heavy fighting occurred over control of the highway section leading to the bridges as well. While parts of the 82nd Airborne fought to gain… Squad Leader — The General #17.2 |
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The Attempt to Relieve PeiperScenario#: H Date: 21-Dec-44 Location: the Ardennes, BelgiumThe key to the German Ardennes Offensive Jay with a quick breakthrough and deep penetration. In the north the success of a breakthrough rested heavily with Colonel Peiper's Kampfgruppe from the 1st SS Division. But the quick victories which had … Squad Leader — The General #17.2 |
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Hunters from the SkyScenario#: I Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: Rhine River, Germany"Operation Varsity," the airborne phase of the Allies' Northern Rhine crossing, was to be the last airborne assault of the war. Artillery units and fighter-bombers pounded the German gun positions in the vicinity of the drop zones lifting just prior… Squad Leader — The General #17.2 |
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Semper ParatusScenario#: J Date: 27-Sep-44 Location: Oorderen, HollandLieutenant 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 Oorderen. The breech had been hidden and the weapon had been left in the town … Squad Leader — The General #18.2 |
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Fast HeinzScenario#: K Date: 7-Aug-41 Location: Roslavl, RussiaAnother day of pouring rain. The mud clung like black tar to the men's boots. The 292nd Infantry Division slowed in its push to close the bag on the Russian Fourth Army. Each overrun town required its own garrison. Each … Squad Leader — The General #18.3 |
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The Long RoadScenario#: L Date: 16-Sep-42 Location: Andriba, MadagascarThe King's African Rifles with detachments of A Squadron, 1st Armoured Car had worked their way from the port of Majunga halfway to the capital city Tananarive, The Vichy defenders were handicapped both by the limited means at their disposal … Squad Leader — The General #18.4 |
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The Dead of WinterScenario#: M Date: 29-Dec-41 Location: Staritsa, RussiaThe German Army was frozen in place. Bitter cold and deep snow made the thinly clad Wehrmacht dig in and fight first for warmth, then the Russians. The Siberians were well equipped for war in the snow but the Russian … Squad Leader — The General #18.5 |
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First Crisis at Army Group NorthScenario#: TS1 Date: 25-Jun-41 Location: Daugav River, RussiaWhen Army Group North moved toward the Daugava River, the Russian command responded by detailing the Ill Armored Corps to meet and destroy Manstein's units. On June 24th, the Soviet armored force made contact with the 6th Panzer Division, the … Squad Leader — The General #19,5 |
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Pavlov's HouseScenario#: TS2 Date: 20-Oct-42 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaAt the end of September, units of Rodimtsev's 13th Guards were ordered to seize buildings on Lenin Square and form strongpoints. A damaged apartment building was attacked and occupied by Sgt. Jacob Pavlov and his men, who formed a defensive … Squad Leader — The General #19,5 |
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Land LeviathansScenario#: TS3 Date: 3-Jul-41 Location: Lipki, RussiaUnder pressure from Stalin to hold Smolensk, Yeremenko was desperate to halt the German offensive. On I July, he committed his sole armored reserve: the 1st Moscow Motorized Rifle Division under Major General LG. Kreyzer. It was a crack unit, … Squad Leader — The General #19,5 |
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Soldiers of DestructionScenario#: TS4 Date: 10-Oct-44 Location: Radzymin, PolandThe 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 seemed like a dream. Time to sleep; time … Squad Leader — The General #19,5 |
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Faugh A'Ballagh!Scenario#: N Date: 16-May-44 Location: Sinagoga, ItalyThe approach to Monte Cassino was agonizingly slow. The commanding heights gave the Germans superb observation and fire positions. In the valleys, small rearguard groups ensured that each hamlet had its bloodprice. For the Allies, the very narrowness… Squad Leader — The General #19.6 |
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Strayer's StraysScenario#: O Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, FranceBy dawn, Lt. Colonel R.L. Strayer had pieced together a unit composed of men of the 502nd, 506th and 508th Parachute Regiments. Front lines and flanks were meaningless. The officers and men didn't know one another. Radio contact with HQ … Squad Leader — The General #20.4 |
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Death's Head At LushoScenario#: SSTK 1A Date: 24-Sep-41 Location: Valdai Hills, RussiaAs Army Group North continued to press at the gates of Leningrad, to protect its right flank the German 16th Army and SS Totenkopf Division had been compelled to entrench west of the Pola River. Following fierce engagements in the … Squad Leader — The General #20.6 |
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Death's Head At LushoScenario#: SSTK 1B Date: 24-Sep-41 Location: Valdai Hills, RussiaAs Army Group North continued to press at the gates of Leningrad, to protect its right flank the German 16th Army and SS Totenkopf Division had been compelled to entrench west of the Pola River. Following fierce engagements in the … Squad Leader — The General #20.6 |
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Aachen's PallScenario#: P Date: 25-Oct-44 Location: Aachen, GermanyThe American hand had closed about Aachen. The city fell slowly. Street by street, then house by house the Gls squeezed out the Germans. Finally the Wehrmacht headquarters in the Hotel Quillenhof was in sight. The massive hotel structure proved … Squad Leader — The General #21.2 |
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GambitScenario#: Q Date: 21-May-41 Location: Maleme, CreteThe New Zealanders had spent most of 20th May pinned down by endless sweeps of German fighter aircraft. Communications were a shambles, casualties were heavy, and local counterattacks simply failed. Colonel Andrew of the 5th New Zealand Brigade opted… Squad Leader — The General #21.3 |
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Operation HubertusScenario#: 2000 Date: 11-Nov-42 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaAt 0300 hours on 11 November, Hubertus opened with a short and violent barrage. Ten battalions of German infantry, supported by tanks and pioneers, stormed toward the Barricade Factory, the Red October Factory and nearby ruins. Paulus had launched… Squad Leader — The General #21.4 |
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A Bridge Too NearScenario#: W81 Date: 21-Apr-40 Location: Verdel, NorwayFollowing their landing at Namsos, the British 146th Brigade had been pushing tentatively towards German-held Trondheim while awaiting reinforcements. So far, opposition had been encountered only from the air, but when their most advanced elements… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |
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To Lose A BattleScenario#: W82 Date: 16-May-40 Location: Clairfayts, FranceAs Rommel and his 7th Panzer Division crossed the French frontier headed into what he expected was the "Maginot Line", he found instead a shallow belt of anti-tank obstacles and pillboxes manned by remnants of the French XI Corps. By … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |
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The Final AttemptScenario#: W83 Date: 22-May-40 Location: Cambrai, FranceDuring the latter stages of the Allies retreat to the coast and Dunkirk the British and French tried several times to pierce the infantry held flanks of the "Panzer Corridor" Across France . One such attack took place at Cambrai … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |
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Le PeradisScenario#: W84 Date: 26-May-40 Location: Le Paradis, FranceThe Germans were pushing north of the La Bussee canal against the southern defensive positions of the B.E.F. North of Betune the British were holding the village of Le paradis as the enemy launched another assault. Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |
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The Far BankScenario#: W85 Date: 7-Jul-41 Location: Ulla, RussiaFifteen days after the beginning of "Operation Barbarossa" the Fourth Panzer Army moved along the southern bank of the upper Divin~ River as it positioned itself for an enveloping attack on Vitebsk. The L VII Panzer Corps being the army's … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |
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Raid on VaagsoScenario#: W86 Date: 24-Dec-41 Location: South Vaagso, NorwayIn the first Allied raid of the war against a defended port, some 600 officers and men of the British 2nd and 3rd Commando attacked Maaloy Island and Vaagso, near Bergen, with the aim of destroying factory and port installations. … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |
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The Bruneval RaidScenario#: W87 Date: 28-Feb-42 Location: Bruneval, FranceAt Bruneval, north of Le Havre, the Germans had installed an example of the Wurzburg radar system for air defense. British paratroops were briefed to drop into France, steal as much of the equipment as possible and bring it back … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |
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The Backwater of WarScenario#: W88 Date: 6-May-42 Location: Kestenga, RussiaDuring the Soviet spring offensive in the far northern reaches obfuscate 8th Ski Brigade and a regiment from the 186th Rifle Division were sent on a wide sweep to the west and south to cut the road behind the town … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |