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The Attempt to Relieve Peiper Scenario#: 194 Date: 12/21/1944 Location: Trois Ponts, Belgium During the German Ardennes offensive, Colonel Peiper’s kampfgruppe from the 1st SS Panzer Division had quick victories which had taken them close to the Meuse River bridges but they had completely run out of fuel. The remaining assault elements of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Hunters from the Sky Scenario#: 201 Date: 3/24/1945 Location: Hamminkeln, Germany “Operation Varsity”, the airborne phase of the Allies’ northern Rhine crossing, was to be the last airborne assault of the war. The 17th Airborne Division’s first regiment to drop had little problem from ground fire, arriving so close behind the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Strayer's Strays Scenario#: 182 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Hiesville, France By dawn of D-Day, Lt. Colonel Robert Strayer had pieced together a unit comprised of scattered men from three Parachute Regiments. Radio communication with HQ didn’t exist. All Strayer knew for certain was that his objective was to clear the southern… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Parker's Crossroads Scenario#: 197 Date: 12/23/1944 Location: Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium Major Arthur C. Parker, withdrawing with remnants of his 598th Artillery Battalion, including only three guns, realized the strategic value of the crossroads he was approaching. The center of the US XVIII Airborne Corps sector would be at risk. With… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Morgan's Stand Scenario#: 187 Date: 9/11/1944 Location: Bar-le-Duc, France Lt. Allen Morgan's 2nd Platoon had orders to hold an important crossroads west of the Moselle River. On September 10th the Germans counterattacked the junction, but were repulsed in a furious fight, falling back to the village of Bar-de-Duc with Lt.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Shoot-N-Scoot Scenario#: 192 Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Rocherath, Belgium In the opening moves of the Ardennes offensive it would be imperative for Dietrich's 6th SS Panzer Armee to make big gains early. Unfortunately, this would mean driving the 1st SS and 12th SS Panzer Divisions and the 277 Volksgrenadiers Division… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Abandon Ship! Scenario#: 193 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Wardin, Belgium In an effort to determine the strength and location of the Germans before Bastogne, Company I of the 501st Parachute Infantry was ordered into the town of Wardin. Upon reaching the village a roadblock was found, astride the Wardin-Bastogne road. A… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
The Liberation of Tulle Scenario#: 27 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Tulle, France With the arrival of the Allies in Normandy, many in France believed their liberation would follow within weeks if not days. The Communist FTP partisans believed that they would now have to take matters into their own hands or see their power in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
Ambush! Scenario#: 28 Date: 3/29/1942 Location: Thrace, Greece After the swift and total Axis victory over Greece, Bulgaria laid claim to Thrace and Macedonia. Throughout the winter of 1941-42, small bandit groups began to emerge as the nucleus of a fledgling resistance movement. On March 29th, two such bands… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
The Globus Raid Scenario#: 29 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Danish partisans attacked an important Globus radio factory outside Copenhagen when they learned that parts for the new V-2 rocket were being manufactured there. On the appointed day, all the BOPA partisans that could be gathered together assembled… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
Sylvan Death Scenario#: 30 Date: 5/1/1944 Location: Bessarabia, Romania In the spring of 1944, elements of the Grossdeutschland en route from southern Poland to Vinnitsa were ordered to suppress partisan bands that were paralyzing communication with the 6th and 8th Armies defending Romania. One of the ensuing encounters… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
The Old Town Scenario#: 31 Date: 8/12/1944 Location: Warsaw, Poland UPRISING Believing the Russians would soon be in Warsaw, Polish forces went on the offensive. But the Russians stopped and the Germans went after the Poles with a vengeance. Heavy fighting occurred during the German drive to retake the buildings and narrow,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
Subterranean Quarry Scenario#: 32 Date: 1/1/1944 Location: Kerch, Crimea As the Soviet Independent Coastal Army and the German V Infantry Corps battles in and around Kerch, one previously peaceful area along the main Axis supply road to the front became the scene of frequent partisan attacks. Since the road ran through… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
The Cossacks Are Coming Scenario#: 33 Date: 8/17/1944 Location: Palesnik, Croatia The 1st Cossack Cavalry Division fighting under German colors, had been in Yugoslavia for nearly a year doing “search and destroy” missions against Tito’s Partisans. One column of the division was returning to base when it received word that 500… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
A New Kind of Foe Scenario#: 34 Date: 6/24/1941 Location: Seirijai, Lithuania By nightfall of June 22nd, the German V Infantry Corps had broken through the Soviet border defenses and established a bridgehead across the Nieman River some 40 miles away. Later that night a bridging column of the 5th Infantry Division was ambushed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
Blazin' Chariots Scenario#: 35 Date: 11/19/1941 Location: Gabr Saleh, Libya The 4th Armoured Brigade, probing northeast of Gabr Saleh, was driving a German recon unit before it. The Afrika Korps at last reacted, quickly forming several units of the 21st Panzer Division into Kampfgruppe Stephan which set out to investigate… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein
Rachi Ridge Scenario#: 36 Date: 11/12/1943 Location: Leros, Greece German paratroopers landed on the Aegean island of Leros which had been manned by British defenders. Their objective was to take Rachi Ridge which lay astride a narrow isthmus in the middle of the island. If they could take hold that position, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein
Khamsin Scenario#: 37 Date: 6/13/1942 Location: Tobruk, Libya The Gazala battles had been raging for days with Panzerarmee Afrika driving for the great prize of Tobruk. Several British strongpoints still lay in its path, one of which was the Knightsbridge box held by the 201st Guards Motor Brigade Group. On 13… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein
Escape from Derna Scenario#: 38 Date: 4/7/1941 Location: Derna, Libya As Rommel’s first offensive pushed across Cyrenaica, the British fighting withdrawal became a rout. Those forces falling back along the northern and southern edges of the Djebel Akhdar gravitated to the seaside town of Derna, where the coast road… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein
Turning the Tables Scenario#: 39 Date: 3/31/1941 Location: Mersa el Brega, Libya The main line of defense in Libya was a natural bottleneck along the coast at Mersa el Brega, with the sea on one flank and an extensive salt marsh on the other. The British mined and wired this line extensively. Rommel launched a full scale assault… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein
Fort McGregor Scenario#: 40 Date: 2/26/1943 Location: Medjez el Bab, Tunisia Preliminary to the main German attack on Medjez, a position known as Fort McGregor had to be seized from British defenders. The forward outpost consisted of an infantry company with its platoons dug in around a bare, rocky knoll, with the entire… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein
A Bridgehead Too Wet Scenario#: 41 Date: 3/22/1943 Location: Wadi Zigzaou, Tunisia Montgomery chose to make a frontal assault in an area defended by elements of Panzergrenadier Regiment Afrika and the weak Giovani Fascisti (Young Fascists). The 151st Infantry Brigade of the 50th Division reinforced by forty–odd Valentine tanks were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein
Point of No Return Scenario#: 42 Date: 11/23/1941 Location: Sidi Rezegh, Libya As part of the drive to open a corridor to Tobruk, the 2nd New Zealand Division was ordered to seize the heights dominating the eastern approaches to Ed Duda. Resistance was surprisingly feeble, as most Germans surrendered rather quickly. In their… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein
Tavronitis Bridge Scenario#: 93 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Maleme, Crete The airfield at Maleme figured prominently in the German plans for the capture of Crete. “Group West”. Commanded most of the 1st Assault Regiment under the command of General Meindl, consisted of three detachments: one to land at the Tavronitis… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Bofors Bashing Scenario#: 94 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Maleme Airfield, Crete For thirty minutes the Luftwaffe hammered the airfield at Maleme, concentrating on the AA positions near the mouth of the dry Tavronitis. Certainly the Bofors gunners at Maleme had an unenviable task. They had, of necessity, to be sited well forward… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Descent into Hell Scenario#: 95 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Maleme, Crete The glider detachments of Braun and von Plessen were ordered to capture the western approaches to the vitally important Maleme airfield and secure the right flank of the Assault Regiment before joining Major Koch and the main body at the field… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Stand Fast the Guards Scenario#: 92 Date: 5/23/1940 Location: Boulogne, France An epic of disastrous proportions was looming for the BEF as the panzers neared the French Channel ports. If they fell, the BEF would be bereft of supplies – and evacuation. To Boulogne was shipped the 20th Guards Brigade. During the night of May… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
The Crux of Calais Scenario#: 96 Date: 5/25/1940 Location: Calais, France Calais, and all the troops in it, was doomed to fall – it was only a question of time. The 2nd KRR was given the task of holding the three bridges over the Marck Canal. It had a handful of light tanks and scout cars for support. … Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Regalbuto Ridge Scenario#: 100 Date: 7/31/1943 Location: Regalbuto, Sicily It was up to the Devonshire and Dorsetshire battalions of the 50th Infantry Division to take Regalbuto. Dominating the town was the massive ridge that ran southwest of it, and that was held by the grenadiers of the Hermann Goring Division. In a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Tettau's Attack Scenario#: 107 Date: 9/18/1944 Location: Arnhem, Holland The Germans responded quickly to the British presence at Arnhem. Walter Harzer’s 9th Panzer “Hofenstaufen” Division was ordered to mop up the paratroopers west and north of the town. A rag-tag force under Lt. Gen. Hans von Tettau was sent to overrun… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Guards Attack Scenario#: 108 Date: 9/18/1944 Location: Aalst, Holland Stiff German resistance had thwarted Horrock’s plan to smash out of the XXX Corps’ bridgehead on Sunday and link with the Americans in Eindhoven in less than three hours. By nightfall on the 17th, Lt. Col. Vandeleur’s tanks had only reached… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
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
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
Ad Hoc at Beaurains Scenario#: 91 Date: 5/21/1940 Location: Beaurains, France Quite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the extended spearheads of Rommel’s breakthrough. The Germans were able to stop the foot soldiers but the British armor pushed on unsupported – deep into the German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Probing Layforce Scenario#: 99 Date: 5/28/1941 Location: Babali Hani, Crete On Crete, once again the British forces had suffered defeat and were in retreat, streaming towards the beaches at Sfakia and evacuation by the Royal Navy. The pursuing German mountain troops were pressing hard, and had to be checked. The commandos of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
On Silent Wings Scenario#: 98 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Canea, Crete Lieutenant Alfred Genz’s 1st Company had two objectives in the airborne assault on Crete. First, to neutralize the anti-aircraft battery located south of Canea and, second, to capture a nearby wireless station. Most of his gliders touched down near… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Throwing Down the Gauntlet Scenario#: 101 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Varaville, France On D-Day at 0100 hours, an advance party from the 3rd Parachute Brigade descended over the Normandy countryside between the Orne and Dives rivers – the Allied invasion of Europe had begun. One of the tasks for the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
A Day By the Shore Scenario#: 103 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Franceville-Plage, France The heavily defended gun battery at Merville had been attacked by paratroops, but one gun was still firing and, in the confusion, two groups of Number 3 Commando were sent to finish the job. 45 (RM) Commando was reassigned to secure the coastal town… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Point of the Sword Scenario#: 102 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Langrune-Sur-Mer, France The Allied landings at Normandy were quickly followed by advances into the villages that lined the coast. A detachment of the 4th Brigade Commandos pushed into the sleepy village of Langrune-sur-Mer from Sword Beach and met stiff resistance from the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Hill of Death Scenario#: 104 Date: 7/11/1944 Location: Hill 112, France Hill 112 had a commanding view over the area south of Caen and attracted the best units of both combatants. On July 10th, a British combined tank and infantry force had wrested the hill from its SS defenders. That same evening, the hill was subjected… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Going To Church Scenario#: 105 Date: 8/1/1944 Location: Saint Martin-de-Fontenay, France In the days following Operation Spring, the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division conducted several short but sharp engagements to improve their positions. One such position was the adjoining villages of St. Andre-sur-Orne and St. Martin-de-Fontenay. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
A Desperate Affair Scenario#: 97 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Heraklion, Crete The mission of the German paratroopers approaching Heraklion was to take the town and its airfield in order to land troops of the 5th Mountain Division. As the paratroopers jumped from the Junker Ju52s, each armed with only a few grenades and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Kangaroo Hop Scenario#: 106 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Mont Lambert, France Mount Lambert offered a vantage point over the key French port of Boulogne and was critical to its defense. After an aerial and artillery bombardment, the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division's 9th Brigade, following tanks of the 10th Armoured Regiment,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Into the Fray Scenario#: 43 Date: 9/1/1939 Location: Krojanty, Poland By noon the first day, the German 20th Motorized Infantry Division was surging across the so-called “Polish Corridor” from the west towards the vital crossroads at Chojnice. Along the Chojnice-Naklo rail line, the German vanguard had been fought to a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
The Gauntlet Scenario#: 44 Date: 4/9/1940 Location: Hamar-Elverum Road, Norway During the early stages of the German invasion of Norway, two companies of paratroopers that had landed at Fornebu Airport three hours earlier than planned, loaded on buses with hopes of raiding the Norwegian army headquarters at Hamar and capture… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
Revenge at Kastelli Scenario#: 45 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Kastelli, Crete A number of Greek regiments, understrength and poorly armed but with grim determination after the defeats of the past month, were on Crete. On the day of the German paratroop assault, one such – the 1st, numbering a bit over 1000 men – was stationed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
Birds of Prey Scenario#: 46 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Briedgen, Belgium In a furious assault in the villages of Veldwezelt and Briedgen, 114 German fallschirmjagers capture two bridges across the Albert Canal and destroyed the detonator wiring. Still under desultory fire, engineers removed the explosives. Lt. Altman,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
Rude Awakening Scenario#: 47 Date: 4/9/1941 Location: Alibunara, Yugoslavia At the time of the invasion on 6 April, the Yugoslavian Army was in the midst of mobilization; only eleven divisions were ready to face the thirty German, fourteen Italian and five Hungarian divisions that plunged into their country. Confusion and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
Toujours L'Audace Scenario#: 48 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Witry, Belgium 400 men of Infantry Regiment “Deutschland” landed by light plane to seize crossroads near the villages of Nives and Witry deep in the Ardennes. Lt.-Col. Garski’s command, landing in fields east of his target, was informed of the presence of Belgian… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
Piercing the Peel Scenario#: 49 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Gennap, Holland It was vital for the German 6th and 18th Armies to get across the River Maas and the Dutch defensive line just beyond it swiftly. The Dutch defensive line – the so-called “Peel Line” – was composed of MG bunkers and artillery casemates fronted by an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah