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Hedgerow Hell Scenario#: BP10 Date: 07/15/1944 Location: Haut-vent, France Over 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
Hedgerow Hell Scenario#: Comp09 Date: 1944-07-15 Location: Haut-vent, France Over 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 of the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3
Hedgerows & Hand Grenades Scenario#: 2 Date: Jul-44 Location: Pont-Herbert, France A few weeks after the D-Day landings, General Bradley was keen to choose a suitable place for a swift, decisive breakout with a minimum of casualties in order to get his armored forces into more tank-friendly terrain. The key ground … Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Hell for the Holidays Scenario#: WO07 Date: 12/20/1944 Location: Marvie, Belgium The roadblocks along the Wiltz road had not been established in vain. Even the disaster at Wardin bought time for the 101st Airborne to move into position around Bastogne. Just as Lt. Colonel Roy Inman's 2nd Battalion of the 327th Glider Infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2012
Hell on Wheels Scenario#: 29 Date: 26 July 1944 Location: St. Giles, France During the initial stages of Operation Cobra, the panzer Lehr Division was effectively taken out of action after seeing its forces shrink by nearly 40% following massive damage from both medium and heavy bombers and tactical strikes from P47 fighter… Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #3 Operations For The Drive To The Rhine - The Second Front
Hell on Wheels Scenario#: OA04 Date: 8/1/1944 Location: Chevry, France Shermans vs Panthers amongst the DASL hedgerows. Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic
Hell Week Scenario#: 51 Date: 7 Aug 1944 Location: Mortain, France By the end of July 1944, the Americans had successfully broken out of Normandy and into the open countryside to the south and southeast. The town of Mortain was taken by American forces at the beginning of August. This small … Tide of Iron — Designer Series
Helluva Patrol Leader Scenario#: AP106 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Montmartin-en-Graignes, France Brigadier General Norman Cota had decided to tag along on a mission to capture two bridges that the Germans might use to sever the tie between US forces in Carentan and Omaha Beach. After crossing the Vire River, the two companies encountered heavy… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Help Our Troops Out Scenario#: S061 Date: 1/13/1945 Location: Hatten, France The NORDWIND offensive had breached the lines of the U.S. 7th Army at the Alsatian towns of Hatten and Rittershoffen. The 14th Armored Division was ordered to restore the main line of resistance; the first time in its operational history, it would be… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7
Here Comes the Sun Scenario#: NBO03 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Noville, Belgium Suddenly the mist lifted, as if drawn aside by an invisible hand, and Noville's defenders saw that they were surrounded by Panthers, Tigers, Panzer IVs and groups of advancing German infantry. But what could well have been a disastrous defeat … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Noville - Bastogne's Outpost
Here Comes the Sun Scenario#: NBO03 Date: 1944-12-19 Location: Noville, Belgium Suddenly the mist lifted, as if drawn aside by an invisible hand, and Noville's defenders saw that they were surrounded by Panthers, Tigers, Panzer IVs and groups of advancing German infantry. But what could well have been a disastrous defeat was… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Noville - Bastogne's Outpost
Heroes of Lanzerath Scenario#: 25 Date: 1944-12-16 Location: Lanzerath, Belgium On the morning of 16 December, 3rd FJ Division began an attack through the Losheim Gap towards Lanzerath to secure the road north to Bullingen. This road w'ould provide the ISS Pz Division access to their assigned rollbahn in the Wacht am Rhein… Last Hundred Yards — Mission Pack 1
Hervorst Hell Scenario#: HS21 Date: 2/15/1945 Location: Hervorst, Germany At Hervorst, a village slightly north of Goch that was also part of the Siegfried line, a company of Camerons bumped up against several enormous pillboxes. They had concrete walls 3-feet thick and were cleverly camouflaged under dirt and grass, with… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable
Hettrick's War Scenario#: 12 Date: 6 Oct 1944 Location: Opheusden, Holland Lieutenant Donald Hettrick was an artillery observer in the 101st. On the “Island” he was assigned to the 327th Glider Infantry, Company “C”. There were two dikes in this area. A smaller one near the river that was held by … Band of Brothers — Band of Brothers
Hickory Lickin' Scenario#: AP172 Date: 10/16/1944 Location: Wurselen, Germany After several days of struggle, the city of Aachen, one of the first major German towns to be threatened on the Western Front, was now completely enveloped. The veteran U.S. 1st infantry Division had approached Aachen from the south while the 30th… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Hidden Guns Lash Out Scenario#: 82 Date: 14-Jun-40 Location: Gembloux, Belgium French light armored forces rushed to the Gembloux gap, a wide rural plain crossed by important rail lines, to stem the advance of the German 3rd & 4th Panzer Divisions. Behind the rail line, ideal defensive terrain near the farm … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #5: The Fall of the West
Hide & Seek Scenario#: A077 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Saint-Come-du-Mont, France After their initial drop into the bocage country behind the invasion beaches, the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Regiment discovered that their regiment objective of St. Come-du-Mont would not fall as easily as expected. The village was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 95 Winter
Hide and Seek Scenario#: 45 Date: 7-Jun-44 Location: St Come-du-Mont, France After their initial drop into the bocage behind the invasion beaches, the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Regiment discovered that their regimental objective of St Come-du-Mont would not fall as easily as expected. The village was defended by a… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Hide and Seek Scenario#: 23 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Pointe du Hoc, France As part of Operation Overlord, the American Ranger battalions attempted to capture gun batteries at Pointe du Hoc after making a cliff assault under enemy fire. However, upon reaching their target, they discovered their information was wrong and were… Tide of Iron — Normandy
High Stakes at Bruyères Scenario#: 10937 Date: 10/17/1944 Location: Bruyeres, France In the heavily wooded valleys of the Vosges Mountains, a bitter battle pitched the US 36th and 45th Infantry Divisions against the German 338th Volksgrenadier and 198th Infantry Divisions, in October 1944. The Allies had been ordered to move forward… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Higher Ground Scenario#: 26 Date: June 1944 Location: Caen, France The French city Of Caen was a vital objective of the Normandy landings on D-Day. Located in the British and Canadian sector, the plan was for the British 3rd Infantry Division to push through the German defenders and capture city … Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #3 Operations For The Drive To The Rhine - The Second Front
Highway to Hell Scenario#: PB3 Date: December 19, 1944 Location: Noville, Belgium Of course, the Tigers weren’t the only bad news. The mist had finally lifted and Desobry’s men realized that they were damn near surrounded. Old School Tactical — Pocket Battles
Hill 112 Scenario#: 1558 Date: 7/11/1944 Location: Maltot, France Montgomery began a frontal assault on the city of Caen on July 7. At the same time, he renewed attacks west of the city to capture the high ground between the rivers Odon and Orne. Part of this high ground … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
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
Hill 192 - Hedgerow Hell Scenario#: 31 Date: 1944-06-11 Location: Hill 192, France After landing on June 7th at Omaha beach, the 2nd Division moved inland and was eventually tasked with cutting the St Lo-Bayeux highway in mid-June. This operation was a critical part of enabling the planned 3rd Army breakout south out of Normandy… Last Hundred Yards — Mission Pack 1
Hill 219 Scenario#: 29 Date: 1944-08-05 Location: Vire, France The town of Vire was a key objective for both sides. It is located on the northern border of a large area containing dense hedge rows and hills known as the “Suisse Normande”. Near the south end of this large area is the town of Mortain; the starting… Last Hundred Yards — Mission Pack 1
Hill 314 Scenario#: N11 Date: 1944/08/10 Location: Hill 314, France The Germans launched the first attack against Hill 314 shortly after midnight on 7 August. The initial assault involved flanking maneuvers that allowed for surprise attacks against the widely separated American defenders. Under constant attack,… Undaunted — Undaunted: Normandy
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
Hill 95 Scenario#: Comp19 Date: 1944-07-04 Location: Near La-haye-du-puits, France As the Allied invasion of Normandy pushed to seize Cherbourg, to replace the lost Mulberry harbor at Omaha Beach due to the worst storm seen in 50 years in the English Channel, the 82nd Airborne were situated in the Bois … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1
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
Hill of Death Scenario#: 38 Date: July 11, 1944 Location: Hill 112, France Hill 112 has a commanding view over the surrounding fields and several small villages, which made it a key position. After the British took the hill, it was subjected to as many as 14 German attacks, all of which were … Panzer (YAQ) — Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945
Hitdorf Scenario#: 16300 Date: 4/6/1945 Location: Hitdorf, Germany On 6 April 1945, the first wave of the 82nd Airborne Division crossed the Rhine in boats and immediately made contact with the enemy. Under heavy fire and faced with a minefield, the troopers fought toward their assigned objectives and … Memoir '44 — VE-Day
Hitdorf on the Rhine Scenario#: 10 Date: 6-Apr-45 Location: Hitdorf, Germany As 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
Hitdorf on the Rhine Scenario#: 202 Date: 4/6/1945 Location: Hitdorf, Germany As the Third Reich collapsed, many American leaders became bold to the point of recklessness. Often, a daring stroke by a small group of GIs yielded a vast gaggle of demoralized German prisoners. But sometimes the Americans pushed their luck to far… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition)
Hold at all Cost Scenario#: 10 Date: 1944-12-16 Location: Marnach, Luxembourg In the early morning hours of December 16, 1944, the 1st and 3rd Platoons of B Company and a few anti-tank guns from the 630th Tank Destroyer Battalion were dug-in for the night in Marnach, an important road junction in … Last Hundred Yards — Last Hundred Yards
Hold the Line Scenario#: 11 Date: 8-Jul-44 Location: St. Jean de Daye, France July 7 saw a brief battle in which German forces were forcibly evicted from their hilltop defenses near the Vire River. The small American force that won the day, elements of the 743d Tank Battalion, including an immobilized M4 Sherman, was then… Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Holding Hell's Highway Scenario#: SB03 Date: 09/20/1944 Location: Veghel, Holland Operation Market Garden; Montgomery's plan to shorten the war by creating an “air bridge" of allied troops to the city of Arnhem, was floundering. The 101st Airborne Division had successfully seized its assigned bridges, but now had to defend them … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
Holding Hell's Highway Scenario#: HoN31 Date: 1944-09-20 Location: Veghel, Holland Operation Market Garden; Montgomery's plan to shorten the war by creating an “air bridge" of allied troops to the city of Arnhem, was floundering. The 101st Airborne Division had successfully seized its assigned bridges, but now had to defend them … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of Normandy
Holding the Fort at Clervaux Scenario#: 5523 Date: 12/17/1944 Location: Clervaus, Belgium Colonel Fuller, commander of the 110th Infantry Regiment, is waiting for the enemy in Clervaux : defenses have been laid everywhere, even in the old castle. The German Panzers are closing in so Colonel Fuller decides to send a Sherman … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2009
Holy Ground Scenario#: E1 Date: 6 June 1944 Location: Angoville, France ln the confusion after the initial drop, small engagements developed everywhere. One such involved the 326th Airborne Engineers and the 2nd Battalion of the 101st, in the small town of Angoville and the surrounding hedgerows. It started when a… Band of Brothers — Extras
Hôtel Meurice Scenario#: 7048 Date: 8/25/1944 Location: Hôtel Meurice, France In the evening of 24th of August 1944, a detachment under the command of captain Dronne, vanguard of the 2nd French Armored Division, reached the Hôtel de Ville of Paris. The next morning, the whole Division entered in Paris. With … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012
How Close is Too Close Scenario#: 121 Date: 1944-09-13 Location: St. Genevieve, France The initial attack to cross the Moselle River at Pont-a-Mousson on the 5-6 of September had shown that the Germans were well organized for defense in that sector. After renewed planning and intelligence gathering the 80th Division prepared to try … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #28
Howard's Men Scenario#: PB02 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Benouville, France The British coup de main force had been on the ground for nearly an hour and a half. The capture of the bridges over the Orne River and Canal de Caen had been spectacularly successful. Lt. Fox’s platoon had arrived from the Orne River bridge to… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 4 - Pegasus Bridge
Hunters from the Sky Scenario#: 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
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)
Hunting the Hunters Scenario#: W06 Date: April 2, 1945 Location: Ruhr, Germany The Jagdpanzer 38 was nicknamed Hetzer, or hunter by the German troops. But lately the hunters had become the hunted. The two tank destroyers sat waiting to ambush, concealed in their camouflage. The war was almost over for the Americans, … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front
Hurtgen Forrest - The First Attack on Schmidt 9th Division - 6-16 October 1944 World War II - Western Front
I Don't Like Retreating Scenario#: WO04 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Nuenen, Holland Having liberated Eindhoven the previous day, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment moved out to the east toward Helmond. Easy Company led the reconnaissance, riding on Cromwells of the King's Royal Hussars. Three miles east of Eindhoven, after… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2011
I'll Take the Low Road Scenario#: DD06 Date: 05/22/1940 Location: Outrea, France The 2nd Panzer Division had the port of Boulogne as its final objective. Resistance had been stubborn on the southern approaches. Aerial reconnaissance revealed that the low road by the village of Outrea would be the most advantageous route into … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
I'll Take the Low Road Scenario#: HiD17 Date: 1940-05-22 Location: Outrea, France The 2nd Panzer Division had the port of Boulogne as its final objective. Resistance had been stubborn on the southern approaches. Aerial reconnaissance revealed that the low road by the village of Outrea would be the most advantageous route into … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance