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Belgorod - Kharkov Scenario#: 23908     Date: August 17, 1943     Location: Belgorod, Russia The battle is usually referred to as the Belgorod–Kharkov Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviets and the 4th Battle of Kharkov by the Germans. At the beginning of August the Soviets, delivering powerful sledgehammer blows from the North and… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021
X Corps Landing Scenario#: 21688     Date: October 20, 1944     Location: Leyte Beach, Phillipines After four hours of heavy naval gunfire on 20 October, called 'A-day', the X Army Corps landed on the beach on the east coast of Leyte. The X Army Corps took Tacloban and the airport as soon as possible, both … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Attack on Hill B&C Scenario#: 21690     Date: October 25, 1944     Location: Palo, Phillipines After securing Palo the Americans wanted to advance inland into Leyte Valley along highway 2. But the two hills overlooking highway 2, Hill B and Hill C were firmly in Japanese hands. After an initial skirmish for Hill Nan by … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Breakneck Ridge Scenario#: 21692     Date: November 07, 1944     Location: Ormoc Valley, Phillipines After reaching Carigara through the Leyte valley, Leyte is divided in two. The Japanese army was still able to provide reinforcements via Ormoc, so it was necessary to pierce the mountains as soon as possible to occupy Ormoc. Japanese troops … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Shoestring Ridge Scenario#: 21689     Date: November 23, 1944     Location: Damulaan, Phillipines The arrival of the 11th Airborne Division on 22 November 1944 allowed Gen. Hodge to move the rest of the 7th Division to the west, in the direction of Ormoc. The Japanese had to stop this advance to secure the … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Battle for the Airstrips Scenario#: 21676     Date: December 05, 1944     Location: Burauen, Phillipines The Japanese high command fears the growing air superiority of the US and comes up with a bold plan. Paratroopers of the 3th and 4th Airborne regiment will be dropped at the Burauen airstrips. During the night they will destroy … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Jaws of the 6th Army Scenario#: 21687     Date: December 14, 1944     Location: Limon, Phillipines The Allies start their advance on December 5 from the vicinity of Limon. They encountered very determined resistance from the Japanese south of the Leyte River bridge. The enemy defences around Limon and Hill 1525 consisted of numerous foxholes and … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2020
Relief of Tobruk Scenario#: 23748     Date: November 23, 1941     Location: Tobruk, Libya As part of the drive to relieve the besieged city of Tobruk, the 6th New Zealand Brigade and 8th Royal Tank Regiment assaulted a German position simply known as Point 175. Overconfident by recent success against Italian forces, they were … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Tula, Road to Moscow Scenario#: 23745     Date: October 29, 1941     Location: Tula, Russia In October 1941, Axis forces launched Operation Typhoon, a large offensive against Moscow. In late October, a German vanguard was nearing the city of Tula, about 200 kilometers south of the Soviet Union capital. With limited armor support, due to … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Soviet Raid on Grigorevka Scenario#: 18261     Date: September 22, 1941     Location: Grigorevka, Ukraine September 1941, the city of Odessa was on the front line, surrounded by the Romanian army and under heavy fire from the artillery batteries of the 15th Romanian division positioned near Grigorevka. In order to help the defenders of the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Defensive Battle at Sasselie Scenario#: 23425     Date: August 15, 1941     Location: Sasselie, Ukraine In August 1941, SS division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler advanced in Ukraine between the cities of Vojnessensk and Nikolaïev. The Reconnaissance Group, under command of Kurt Meyer alias “Panzermeyer”, reached Sasselie, an isolated village located in… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Landing on Wake Island Scenario#: 23318     Date: December 23, 1941     Location: Wake Island, Pacific On December 11th, 1941, the Japanese attempted to capture Wake Island but failed and two of their destroyers were sunk. They launched another attack during the night of December 23rd when troops of Special Naval Landing Force landed in the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Dorogobuzh Scenario#: 4836     Date: January 8, 1942     Location: Vyazma, Russia In January 1942, the German offensive on the doorstep of Moscow failed. With the help of “General Winter”, Russian forces counter-attacked en masse. German troops lost ground and took refuge in villages and towns. In the wooded area of Viazma, … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Landing at Dili Scenario#: 23692     Date: February 19-20 1942     Location: Timor Island During the nights of 19th and 20th of February 1942, units of the 228th Japanese regiment landed at Dili, on Timor island. Allied troops (Sparrow Force), were composed of both Australian units entrenched at Dili airfield and scattered on the … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Hill 693 Scenario#: 16624     Date: March 24, 1942     Location: Volkhov, Russia After the Soviet 2nd Shock Army failed to break the siege of Leningrad during the Volkhov battle, German forces encircled them on March 19th, 1942. In a desperate bid to escape, the Soviet troops turned to attack the Axis units … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
US counter-attack at Bataan Scenario#: 23823     Date: April 7, 1942     Location: Mount Samat, Philippines On the Bataan Peninsula, the Japanese launched what would be the final offensive in April 1942. The 4th Japanee division captured Mount Samat and formed a salient in the Philippines lines. On April 7th, US General King ordered the 45th … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Operation Trappenjagd Scenario#: 24416     Date: May 8-10, 1942     Location: Sevastopol, Crimea As part of the drive to relieve the besieged city of Tobruk, the 6th New Zealand Brigade and 8th Royal Tank Regiment assaulted a German position simply known as Point 175. Overconfident by recent success against Italian forces, they were … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Bir Hakeim Scenario#: 8303     Date: June 10. 1942     Location: Bir Hakeim, Libya On the 10th of June 1942, knowing that holding Bir Hakeim was no longer essential for the continuation of the battle, French general Koenig decided to break through the encirclement and escape to the British lines with all the 1st … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Voronezh Scenario#: 24171     Date: July 4-13, 1942     Location: Voronezh, Russia At the beginning of Operation Fall Blau, the 4th Panzer Army of General Hoth advanced towards Voronezh to cross the Don River and then turn South to encircle Soviet troops west of the river. The capture of the city was … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
First battle for Schmidt Scenario#: 24378     Date: October 06, 1944     Location: Germeter, Germany Hürtgen Forest is a rugged area between the Ruhr and Aachen. The German defenders had numerous bunkers in the area, mostly belonging to the deep defences of the Siegfried Line. The dense forest allowed infiltration and flanking attacks, and it … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Hill 400 Scenario#: 24374     Date: December 07, 1944     Location: Bergstein, Germany Hill 400 is the name given by Allied forces during World War II to a 400 metres high hill located east of the centre of Bergstein, a village in the Eifel region of Germany. This small mountain provides a view … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Saarlautern Bridgehead Scenario#: 24364     Date: December 04, 1944     Location: Saarlautern, Germany After the capture of the main Saarlautern bridge the previous day, the 95th division managed to form a bridgehead on the other side of the river. The main effort of these troops went into pushing forward towards Fraulautern and to … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Clearing of the Echternach Bulge Scenario#: 24370     Date: February 06, 1945     Location: Echternach, Germany The battle of the Bulge finished in January 1945. The 417th Infantry Division and the 5th Armored Division had to cross the Sauer between Bollendorf and Echternach to take the first hill mass, not quite a mile beyond the Sauer. … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Reichswald Scenario#: 24380     Date: February 09, 1945     Location: Kleve, Germany The Reichswald is the 5-mile gap between the Maas and Rhine and the natural advance route from the German-Dutch border to the Ruhr. After amassing troops to get a numerical advantage near Groesbeek, the allies advanced towards Kleve. The German … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Operation Undertone Scenario#: 24368     Date: March 08, 1945     Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Operation Undertone, also known as the Saar-Palatinate Offensive, was a large assault by the U.S. Seventh, Third and French First Armies of the U.S. Sixth and Twelfth Army Groups as a part of the Allied invasion of Germany in March … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2022
Stalingrad: 1st assault Scenario#: 12721     Date: 09/14/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia When German troops arrived in front of Stalingrad in early September 1942, they noticed that the long, straight city hugging the Volga River did not allow them to use their usual tactic, the pincer movement. They would have to make a frontal… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Strong defense at Vinovka Scenario#: 24282     Date: 08/23/1942     Location: Vinovka, Russia On the 23rd of August 1942, the 16.Panzer-Division, head of the XIV.Panzer-Korps, crossed the Don River and advanced toward the Volga River until they reached Rynok, north of Stalingrad, that evening. General Hube, commander of the division, received… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Scorpions vs. Folgore Scenario#: 22561     Date: 10/24/1942     Location: Deir el Munassib, Egypt In the evening of October 23rd,1942, General Montgomery launched Operation Lightfoot in the north of El Alamein. To the south, a diversion operation planned to engage the Axis mobile units deployed in this sector (21.Panzer Division and Division… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios
Battle for Oran Scenario#: 13177     Date: 11/09/1942     Location: Oran, Algeria On the morning of November 8th,1942, Allied troops landed in French North Africa, with the hope that the French wouldn’t fight. But in the Oran area, French troops fought against the US Center Task Force of General Fredendall... Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios