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Crossroads Scenario#: 7     Date: 14 Sept 1944     Location: Brandscheid, Germany The American 4th Infantry Division’s 8th and 22nd Regiments, plus supporting armor and engineers, attempt to take the village of Brandscheid, Germany. Opposing them is the 2nd SS Panzer, which has few tanks but a good supply of infantry. Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Uphill Battle Scenario#: 6     Date: 11 Feb 1945     Location: Trier, Germany After sustaining horrible losses while crossing the Sauer River, the 76th Infantry Division adopts more cautious protocols in their attempts to push through the Siegfried Line. On the morning of February 11th, 1945, a 15-minute barrage from an entire… Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Liberation Scenario#: 5     Date: 17 July 1944     Location: Saint-Lo, France In the weeks following D-Day, the Allies continued to advance slowly from their ever-expanding beachhead, the only exception being the village of St.-Lô. Here the 29th Division has been bogged down for over a month, suffering more casualties outside… Tide of Iron — Next Wave
At the Breaking Point Scenario#: 4     Date: 27 July 1944     Location: Mortain, France On July 27th, 1944, the Allies overran the Panzer Lehr Division and began their breakout across France. As General Patton rapidly advances forward, Field Marshal von Kluge is ordered not to retreat but instead to use the 116th Panzer Division … Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Normandy Farm Scenario#: 3     Date: June 1944     Location: Normandy, France A group of Americans approaches a farmhouse and its surrounding buildings. As dusk is fast approaching they are looking for shelter for the night. They are in for a nasty surprise. Apparently a group of German soldiers had the same … Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Clash of Elites Scenario#: 2     Date: 13 June 1944     Location: Carentan, France Carentan, June 13, 1944 – The capture of Carentan is essential to consolidating the Utah and Omaha beachheads into a single defensible position. 6. Fallschrimjäger regiment had evacuated the city on the 12th after running out of ammunition. Now… Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Mons Again Scenario#: 1     Date: 3 Sept 1944     Location: Mons, Belgium The Belgian fortress city of Mons was the site of one of the first battles of WWI. Now, almost exactly thirty years later, the II SS Panzerkorps and the American VII Corps are about to collide. Tide of Iron — Next Wave
Germany's Last Gasp Scenario#: W15     Date: 1944-12-20     Location: Bastonge, Belgium Units of the 5th Fallschimrjaeger Division driving west on the Arlon-Bastogne road encountered scattered resistance as they established defensive positions to cover the advance of 5th Panzer Army during the Ardennes offensive. Units of the U.S.10th… Tank Leader — Western Front
Between a Rock and a Hard Place Scenario#: W14     Date: 1945-03-25     Location: Oppenheim, Germany Following the Rhine crossing at Oppenheim by the American Third Army, confused fighting developed between Dannstadt and the Main River as retreating and defending German units mixed with the American armored spearheads. Most opposition was quickly… Tank Leader — Western Front
On the Road to Arnhem Scenario#: W13     Date: 1944-09-17     Location: Valkenswaard, Holland Restrictcd to surfaced roads due to heavy rains, the Guards Armored Division, spearhead of XXX Corp in Operation Market-Garden, made slow headway. Constant ambushes by German ínfantry and anti-tank units choked the roads with disabled vehicles. Time… Tank Leader — Western Front
Assault on Salines Scenario#: W12     Date: 1945-01-30     Location: Salines, Germany After the failed Ardennes Offensive. Understrength German ínfantry divisions were left holding much of the line. Crucial towns containing road and rail junctions were held at all costs to delay … Tank Leader — Western Front
The Rhine River Blues Scenario#: W11     Date: 1944-10-15     Location: Elst, Holland Following the disaster at Amhem in September 1944, the 21st Army Group consolidated its positions in Belgium. The polder made tough going for the tanks, slowing the British advance to a crawl. By mid-December the British line was anchored on … Tank Leader — Western Front
Clearing Action in the Ruhr Scenario#: W10     Date: 1945-04-05     Location: Ruhr, Germany Following the Rhine crossings in the U.S. First Army and Third Army sectors, German resistance in the Ruhr completely disintegraled. American armored divisions sprinted through weak forces, establishíng a bridgehead as deep as 60 miles in only seven… Tank Leader — Western Front
Hammer and Anvil Scenario#: W09     Date: 1944-11-02     Location: Scheldt Estuary, Holland German Panzer units of the 15th Army fighting rearguard actions against the British 1st Army often found themselves surrounded and lighting out of encirclements. The 43rd Battalion, defending V weapon launch sites, was ordered to attack British… Tank Leader — Western Front
Meat Grinder Scenario#: W08     Date: 1945-02-25     Location: Wadgassen, Germany The U.S. Third Army pressed attacks across the Saar river in the late winter of 1945. Heavily fortified German positions made these assaults costly. Despite control of the air and overwhelming artillery support, ínfantry still had to make the… Tank Leader — Western Front
Arracourt Scenario#: W07     Date: 1944-09-19     Location: Arracourt, France On 20th September 1944, Creighton Abrams led Task Force Abrams, comprising 3 companies of M4 Shermans of the First Tank Battalion and 2 companies of armored ínfantry of the 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, against Kampfgruppe Jughanrtis, comprising 2… Tank Leader — Western Front
Incoming! Scenario#: W06     Date: 1944-06-30     Location: Longueville, France In the bocage of Normandy, the Allied armies came to a virtual halt. In the American sector, every hedgerow had to be taken by suicidal ínfantry charges resembling those of 1914. Interestingly, the Germans also considered the bocage a curse. … Tank Leader — Western Front
Delaying Action on the Marne Scenario#: W05     Date: 1944-08-22     Location: Paris, France Following the breakthrough at St. Lo, German armies retreated headlong towards the West Wall. Ad hoc mobile groups formed the rearguard of the retreating formations keeping the Allies at bay until a new line could be established. Task Force North, … Tank Leader — Western Front
Foggy Bottom Scenario#: W04     Date: 1945-04-25     Location: Harz, Germany The U.S. 1st Army under Hodges encountered little resistance as it advanced on the Mulde river. Only in the Harz mountains was serious opposition encountered. Wenck's ínfamous 11th Army launched numerous small attacks against the encircling… Tank Leader — Western Front
St. Vith Scenario#: W03     Date: 1944-12-16     Location: Saint-Vith, Belgium Units of the 2nd SS Panzer Divsion crossed the Our river north of St. Vith on the morning of 16 December 1944. American units were completely suprised by the onslaught and scrambled to draw their equipment. The first tank units … Tank Leader — Western Front
Operation Lumberjack Scenario#: W02     Date: 1945-03-10     Location: Eifel, Germany The U.S. Third Army under George S. Patton launched operation LUMBERJACK as Phase II of the Allied advance to the Rhine. Third Army's objective was Coblenz. Patton advanced through the Moselle river valley, south of The Eiffel. Units of the … Tank Leader — Western Front
Khaki Storm Rising Scenario#: W01     Date: 1945-03-16     Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany British armored units fanned across the North German plain following the crossing of the Rhine in March. Resistance, initially stiff, weakened as the Germans ran low on fuel and ammunition. The 4th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, was advancing on the… Tank Leader — Western Front
Cooperative Venture Scenario#: W99     Date: 28-Mar-45     Location: Dorsten, Germany In an attempt to speed the Allied advance General Simpson's U.S. Ninth Army HQ appealed to the British Second Army commander, General Dempsey, for armored reinforcement of XVIII Airborne Corps. General Depsey was able to assign the crack Sixth Guards… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Night Assault Scenario#: W98     Date: 26-Mar-45     Location: Kirchhellen, Germany After dispersing an attack by the Wehrmacht 116th Panzer Division, the American infantrymen of 120th Regiment were able to advance to positions near Kirchhellen Airfield. The Gls watched helplessly as the airfield's powerful flak guns, mounted high… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
The Breaking Wave Scenario#: W97     Date: 19-Dec-44     Location: Dom Butengenbach, Belgium The German efforts to press their Wacht am Rhein offensive were falling behind schedule. After rapid deliberation German General Staff decided that the best way to speed the assault was to increase the maneuver area for the attacking elements. They … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Scratch Force Scenario#: W96     Date: 7-Sep-44     Location: Briey, France The Germans had counter-attacked in the night. Lacking aerial reconnaissance the Wehrmacht troops had, by chance, driven straight into the U.S. 90th Division Command Post, cutting off the advanced units of the division. In the hours that followed Gls… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
The Attempt to Exploit Scenario#: W95     Date: 26-Jul-44     Location: Marigny, France Combat Command of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division, in support of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division, attempted an envelopment of the German forces in Marigny. Initially slowed by bomb craters and defended hedgerows the American armored forces tried to… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Hill 112 Scenario#: W94     Date: 24-Jun-44     Location: Caen, France As part of the bitter Normandy battles following D-Day, the British 11th Armored and 15th Divisions spearheaded the 'Epsom' offensive, designed to tie down the German Panze r Divisions to the East of the beachhead and prize the defenders out … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Assault at Wadelincourt Scenario#: W91     Date: 13-May-40     Location: Wadelincourt, Belgium The northernmost of the three crossing attempts of the Meuse took place late in the day as advance elements of the German 2nd Panzer Division approached the river in the face of fierce crossfire from the western bank. As a … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
The Bruneval Raid Scenario#: W87     Date: 28-Feb-42     Location: Bruneval, France At 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
Raid on Vaagso Scenario#: W86     Date: 24-Dec-41     Location: South Vaagso, Norway In 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
Le Peradis Scenario#: W84     Date: 26-May-40     Location: Le Paradis, France The 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
The Final Attempt Scenario#: W83     Date: 22-May-40     Location: Cambrai, France During 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
To Lose A Battle Scenario#: W82     Date: 16-May-40     Location: Clairfayts, France As 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
A Bridge Too Near Scenario#: W81     Date: 21-Apr-40     Location: Verdel, Norway Following 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
A Day At The Races Scenario#: W100     Date: 19-Dec-44     Location: Dom Butengenbach, Belgium The final Nazi holdout was thought to be centered in the Alps of Southern Germany. Allied fears that the Nazis might fall back to some form of National Redoubt sen t U.S. columns speeding towards Austria. These armored fingers lost … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Night Drop Scenario#: R223     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Cherbourg Peninsula, France Scattered in farms and villages along thirty miles of coast, the German 709th Infantry Division had been awaiting the invasion for a year. It had been formed eighteen months before around a core of German veterans from the Russian front … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Infatuate II Scenario#: R222     Date: 1-Nov-44     Location: Walcheren Island, Holland The last German stronghold on the Scheidt Estuary was the island of Walcheren. Linked by a narrow causeway to South Beveland, its batteries were still a threat to Allied transports. Agile minesweepers were already plying their trade in the estuary, … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Vitality I Scenario#: R221     Date: 24-Oct-44     Location: South Beveland, Holland The south shore of the Scheidt was nearly cleared. Unfortunately, guns on the north bank, though much less commanding, could still threaten the Allied shipping lanes to the port of Antwerp. The eastern portion of the north shore was a … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Clearing the Breskens Pocket Scenario#: R220     Date: 6-Oct-44     Location: Scheldt Estuary, Holland Players should read scenarios R218 & R219 for units involved and historical background. Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Scheldt Fortress South Scenario#: R219     Date: 25-Oct-44     Location: Scheldt Estuary, Holland Backed against the Scheidt Estuary, the weakened German 64th Infantry Division faced the entire Canadian First Army. It was the guns of the 64th which barred shipping from Antwerp. Every day that the 64th held out meant another day of … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Operation Switchback Scenario#: R218     Date: 6-Oct-44     Location: Scheldt Estuary, Holland Antwerp had fallen unharmed into Allied hands. All that prevented Allied use of one of Europe's largest ports were the German flak and artillery that lined the narrow waterway linking the North Sea to Antwerp; the narrow Scheidt Estuary. Axis … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
The Whirlwind Scenario#: R217     Date: 18-Apr-45     Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany As the German defenses crumbled in front of the U.S. 3rd Army, the fighting became fluid . On the night of April 17th elements of a recce troop of the American 26th Division occupied a village on the outskirts of … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
A Small Town In Germany Scenario#: R216     Date: 8-Apr-45     Location: Friesoythe, Germany The occupation of the Groningen bulge made it possible for the British Second Army to drive into northern Germany. The Allied advance did not go smoothly. Small "stay-behind" forces resisted bitterly. One example occurred when the Canadian 4th… Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Hasty Pudding Scenario#: R215     Date: 27-May-40     Location: Dunkirk, France Throughout May 27th, the Allies stubbornly held off the advancing Germans as they simultaneously prepared for a general withdrawal to a defense perimeter around Dunkirk. In an attempt to buy time, a raid was ordered behind the German lines. Elements… Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
On The Road To Andalsnes Scenario#: R212     Date: 24-Apr-40     Location: Andalsnes, Norway With the Allied landings at Namsos and Andalsnes the strategic and political importance of Trondheim was brought into sharp focus. Quickly implementing alternative planning, Von Falkenhorst ordered the German 196th Infantry Division to clear several… Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Auld Lang Syne Scenario#: R211     Date: 1-Jan-45     Location: Gerimont, France In the Ardennes sector the U.S. 87th division was given the assignment of taking Gerimont as the VIII Corps continued its advance to the east. The opening of the assault went well as the lead companies drove the Germans from … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Aachen's Pall Scenario#: P     Date: 25-Oct-44     Location: Aachen, Germany The 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
Strayer's Strays Scenario#: O     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, France By 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
Semper Paratus Scenario#: J     Date: 27-Sep-44     Location: Oorderen, Holland Lieutenant 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