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The Last RoadblockScenario#: 240 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Orneset, NorwayOn 24 May, faced with the deteriorating situation in France, the Allies decided to evacuate Norway. However, before the evacuation, the Anglo-French commanders wanted to retake Narvik. For that operation, the main attack would come from the north and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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The Lawless RoadsScenario#: J067 Date: 5/24/1940 Location: le Beau Marais, FranceAs the British troops in Calais were preparing to defend the town, the Rifle Brigade received orders to escort a column of ten-ton lorries loaded with rations for the British at Dunkirk. A composite force of infantry and tanks was made up to handle… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4 |
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The Liberation of TulleScenario#: 27 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Tulle, FranceWith 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! |
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The LiberatorsScenario#: G34 Date: 4/2/1945 Location: Wiener Neustadt, AustriaFollowing the collapse of Hitler's Awakening of Spring, on March 16th, Marshall Tolbuhkin's 3rd Ukrainian Front went over to the attack. The 6th Guards Tank Army was placed at his disposal to deal with the stiff resistance. On April 2nd, having… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #31.1 |
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The Long RoadScenario#: A095 Date: 9/16/1942 Location: Anjiajia, MadagascarThe Nyasalanders of the King’s African Rifles, with a detachment of South African armored cars, had worked their way from the port of Majunga halfway to the Madagascan capital, Tananarive. The Vichy defenders were handicapped both by the limited… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96 |
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The Mad MinuteScenario#: 24 Date: 1/3/1945 Location: Longchamps, BelgiumDug into the snow along the edge of the village of Longchamps, weary Americans watched as an armored force deployed from Compogne in the fields to the north. Orders went out to the gun crews to engage the armor as soon as it was in range. Within… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks |
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The Mailed FistScenario#: DASL19 Date: 5/13/1940 Location: Jandrain, BelgiumOne of the Western Allies’ plans in the event of a German attack, Plan “D” – based upon the belief that the Germans would push through the lowlands of Belgium as they had in the previous war – called for the BEF and various French divisions to rush… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader |
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The Marco Polo Bridge IncidentScenario#: BOF01 Date: 7/8/1937 Location: Wanping, ChinaIn July 1937, Beijing was surrounded by Japanese-controlled territory. Only the southern road with the ancient Marco Polo Bridge was still free of the enemy. If this last of the Beijing approaches fell into Japanese hands, the whole city would be… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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The Marketplace at WormhoudtScenario#: J114 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Wormhoudt, FranceAs the brief reprieve the Allies received when Hitler ordered the Panzers to halt at the Channel coast ended, the Leibstandarte was ordered to support the 20th Infanterie (Mot.) Division in the general offensive to crack the Dunkirk perimeter. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8 |
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The MartinofenScenario#: RO4 Date: 11/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaDominating the Krasny Oktyabr factory complex, the mammoth Hall 4 was the lynchpin of the Soviet defense. The enterprising Soviets had turned the factory’s 14 recessed “Martin Ovens” into a series of impregnable fortresses, interconnected with… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories |
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The Meat GrinderScenario#: AP041 Date: 6/25/1941 Location: Lutsk, RussiaIn the opening days of Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, the triangular area bounded by the cities of Lutsk, Rovno, and Brody was the scene of a bitter struggle. Army High Command plans called for a rapid thrust to the Ukrainian capital of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front |
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The Men from ZadigScenario#: OB10 Date: 8/19/1944 Location: Neuilly, FranceOn the morning of August 19th, alerted by the codeword "The Men from Zadig", a resistance group under the command of Andre Caillette seized the Neuilly town hall. This was to be but a small part of a much larger insurrection that was taking place in… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker |
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The Niscemi-Biscari HighwayScenario#: 178 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Niscemi, SicilyDuring the initial invasion of Sicily, many American parachute units were given the task of blocking German movement towards the landing beaches. One such, the 3rd Battalion of the 504th Parachute Regiment, landed two miles northwest of Biscari.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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The NutcrackerScenario#: AP063 Date: 12/7/1941 Location: Klin, RussiaDuring the final phase of Operation TYPHOON, German Panzer-Armee 4 broke through Russian defenses northeast of Moscow. General Reinhardt's Panzer-Korps LVI was able to cross the Moskva-Volga Canal at Yakhroma on 27 November but could not hold its… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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The Old TownScenario#: 31 Date: 8/12/1944 Location: Warsaw, Poland UPRISINGBelieving 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! |
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The Only Way OutScenario#: 176 Date: 10/15/1944 Location: Rovaniemi, FinlandRovaniemi, the capital city of Finnish Lapland and formerly the site of German headquarters, was burning to the ground when the first Finnish unit, Infantry Regiment 11, arrived on the scene as the delaying Gebirgs-Infanterie-Division 7 was just… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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The Order of WarScenario#: AP184 Date: 10/12/1950 Location: Korangp’o-Ri, S. KoreaIn August, General Gay replaced the 5th Cavalry Regiment's aging and near-deaf commander Colonel Carl Rohsenberger with the more dynamic Marcel Crombez. Colonel Crombez had missed most of WWII in stateside training assignments but served in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV |
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The Paw of the TigerScenario#: F Date: 1/12/1943 Location: Leningrad, Russia ISKRAThroughout the winter of ‘42–‘43, the Soviets launched repeated attacks to relieve the siege of Leningrad. The hard-pressed Germans rebuffed one attack after another, but in so doing, their lines became progressively thinner. Finally, the Germans had… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL |
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The Penetration of RostovScenario#: 131 Date: 7/24/1942 Location: Rostov, RussiaWith the German summer offensive of 1942, “Operation Blue”, Hitler hoped to force a decision on the southern front. In an attempt to complete a large-scale encirclement of the Lower Don, the city of Rostov became the natural center of operations. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) |
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The PinnacleScenario#: J018 Date: 4/21/1945 Location: Ie Shima, OkinawaThe Iegusugu Pinnacle was the nerve center of the Japanese defenses on the island of Ie Shima. After fighting their way through the town of Ie, the 306th was ready to attack the final Japanese bastion on Ie Shima. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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The Playing FieldScenario#: RO6 Date: 12/15/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaBy the end of the second week in December the former defenders of Stalingrad were finally ready to take the initiative and begin their bid to recapture the ruined city. In the southern end of the Red October factory complex, two of those structures… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL10a - Red Factories |
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The Porechye BridgeheadScenario#: J093 Date: 8/5/1941 Location: Porechye, RussiaA strong combat element of the 6th Panzer Division succeeded in effecting a surprise capture of the two Luga bridges at Porechye, 60 miles southwest of Leningrad, and in forming a bridgehead. The strong armored forces which were to follow remained… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6 |
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The Pouppeville ExitScenario#: 183 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Pouppeville, FranceWith the invasion at Normandy underway, the first Allied troops to see fighting were the men of the airborne divisions. Most of these early encounters for the 101st Airborne Division occurred at the many German strongpoints and scattered villages… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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The Prelude to SpringScenario#: J110 Date: 12/8/1944 Location: Lake Balaton, HungaryEast and north of Budapest, the Russian front was advancing. The 2nd Panzer Army had to surrender the cities of Pecs and Mohacs on 29 November. An offensive by the 3rd Ukrainian Front came in a broad area between the Danube and Drava Rivers. Though… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7 |
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The Price of ImpatienceScenario#: A006 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Cressensac, FranceAt dawn, under orders that brooked no delay, the vehicles of the 2nd SS-Panzer Division lurched forward, beginning the eventful trek north towards the Allied beachheads at Normandy. At Montauban, the 4th SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment was to meet up… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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The Price of PostageScenario#: SF14 Date: 1945-02-22 Location: Manila, PhilippinesWhile the 3rd Battalion was trying to secure the City Hall, the 1st Battalion of the 145th Infantry Regiment was preparing to attack the General Post Office. Situated along the south shore of the Pasig River, the five-story tall Post Office building… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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The PrizeScenario#: ABTF01 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Arnhem, HollandThe primary objective of the British 1st Airborne Division was the main road bridge in Arnhem. The three battalions of the 1st Parachute Brigade were to drive for the bridge along three separate routes. 2nd Parachute Battalion’s route – “Lion” – took… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far |
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The ProfessionalsScenario#: 144 Date: 4/7/1941 Location: Pirot, YugoslaviaOn April 6th, the Wehrmacht erupted across the Yugoslavian borders. The Yugoslavs repeatedly performed individual acts of heroism -- attacking the panzers with grenades and Molotov cocktails -- but collectively the Yugoslavian army was outclassed and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition) |
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The Puma ProwlsScenario#: T02 Date: 6/28/1944 Location: Lepel, RussiaDuring the destruction of Army Group Center,the German front became pierced at many points. As the battlefield situationbecame more fluid, reliable information was of crucial importance to both sides.In the midst of the fighting an unusual clash… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL |
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The Queen's PrequelScenario#: OA19 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Montecorvino, ItalyFollowing the successful campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, the Allied commanders turned their attention to the Italian mainland. As Allied forces march up from the toe of Italy, several British and American divisions landed in and around Salerno… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2 |
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The Raate RoadScenario#: A054 Date: 12/13/1939 Location: Raate, FinlandWith the invasion, two reinforced Soviet divisions crossed the border in the north with orders to cut Finland in half by seizing Oulu, 150 miles to the west. But the Russian 163rd Rifle Division was soon trapped at Suomussalmi. And so, a third Soviet… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93a |
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The Rag Tag CircusScenario#: U48 Date: 4/12/1945 Location: Barby on the Elbe, GermanyGIs of the 83rd Infantry Division took particular pride in their use of captured German vehicles. So extensive was their “used car lot” appearance that the news correspondents nicknamed this unit the “Rag Tag Circus”. The Americans had a chance to… Advanced Squad Leader — Rivers to the Reich |
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The RavineScenario#: HS13 Date: 11/24/1942 Location: Hill 81, GuadalcanalThe Japanese began to fortify their positions, particularly in the hills west of the Matanikau. The westward U.S. advance threatened supply routes leading to inland positions. Using reverse slope positions that could not be hit by artillery, the… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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The Red HouseScenario#: RB07 Date: 12/5/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaThe German 6th Army had been surrounded for almost two weeks. Still, it in turn had trapped the Soviet 138th Rifle Division in a pie-shaped piece of land behind the Barrikady. The 138th launched nightly forays against the eastern edge of der Kessel,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 1 - Red Barricades |
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The Red WaveScenario#: A107 Date: 9/24/1941 Location: Lushno, RussiaBy mid-September, Army Group North had been stopped short of its goal of the capture of Leningrad. What they had been unable to achieve by force, they now hoped to accomplish by starving the city out. Leningrad was entirely cut off except for the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 97 |
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The ReplacementsScenario#: WO25 Date: 9/1/1942 Location: Kotovskiy, RussiaThe Soviets occupied a small bulge on the west side of the Don River centered on the small town of Kotovskiy. Daily, both sides launched small attacks to expand their position or to recover what had just been lost. Tired of the back and forth, and… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2018 |
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The Revenge of the GreysScenario#: OA20 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Montecorvino, ItalyThe 2/6th Queen's battalion under Lt. Col. Keighley from the 169th Brigade was assigned the task of securing the Montecorvino airfield. Facing them were the men from the 2nd Battalion, 10th Panzer Grenadier Regiments. Unfortunately, the Shermans from… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2 |
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The Riley ShuffleScenario#: OA32 Date: 2/24/1945 Location: Irsch, GermanyThe 5th Ranger Battalion was tasked with penetrating the front and operating behind enemy lines. They were to soften up the defenses in anticipation of a later breakthrough attempt. During the raid, one of the platoons under Lt. Gambosi became… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2 |
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The RingScenario#: AP001 Date: 4/20/1945 Location: Niesky, GermanyWith the final Soviet offensive pushing into the German capital, the war in the east was drawing to its conclusion. Soviet attacks in other sectors along the front were designed to keep German units pinned down, preventing them from reinforcing the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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The Road to GoraScenario#: A091 Date: 12/15/1941 Location: Gora, RussiaThe Finnish 7th Division had gained a bridgehead on the eastern side of the Svir River at the Tetoimaki village group. The four villages of Tetoimaki lay along a solitary road in the otherwise desolate wilderness, with Gora being the westernmost… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96 |
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The Road to OnhayeScenario#: DN09 Date: 5/14/1940 Location: Dinant, BelgiumAfter securing the crossing area, Rommel ordered his reconnaissance units to begin moving along N936 toward Onhaye. As the light armor and cycles moved out in the darkness, they ran into a series of French positions along the road. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ( 2nd Edition) |
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The Road To St. LôScenario#: DASL30 Date: 7/16/1944 Location: Martinville Ridge, FranceBetween the Normandy invasion on D-Day and the Breakout from the hedgerow country during Operation Cobra, there occurred a hard, slow fight moving from hedgerow to hedgerow and from town to town. One of the major objectives of this battle was St. Lo.… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader |
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The Road to WiltzScenario#: P Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Wiltz, LuxembourgThe German Bulge Offensive had surprised the Americans both in its size and intensity. The Germans had to be delayed or stopped as they drove along the roads to Bastogne. In the early hours, elements of the 44th Combat Engineers, supported by… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #26.1 |
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The RoadblockScenario#: 18 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Neuville-au-Plain, FranceIn the confusion of the scattered air drop of the 101st Airborne, Lt. Colonel Vandervoort was ordered to turn his 2nd Battalion towards the already-taken village of Ste. Mere-Eglise and abandon his initial objective – a blocking position astride… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 2 - Paratrooper |
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The RockScenario#: 68 Date: 5/6/1942 Location: Corregidor, PhilippinesAfter the fall of Bataan, the Japanese turned the full weight of their artillery and air force onto the island fortress of Corregidor. For nearly a month, massive guns up to 14 inches in caliber salvoed back and forth across the North Channel of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho! |
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The Roer BridgeheadScenario#: U43 Date: 2/23/1945 Location: Koerrenzig, GermanyThe GIs had been poised before the Roer for days. German engineers had skillfully blown the upriver dam floodgates so that the Roer had run fierce and wide. Now, with the river still in flood but navigable, the concentrated might of the US Army would… Advanced Squad Leader — Rivers to the Reich |
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The Sand SpitScenario#: HS11 Date: 10/23/1942 Location: Matanikau River, GuadalcanalThe leading elements of the elite 2nd "Sendai" Division had arrived on Guadalcanal with same orders as their predecessors -- eliminate the Marine beachhead. With ample manpower, Japanese commanders planned to attack the perimeter from the west and… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 1 - Operation Watchtower |
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The Sand SpitScenario#: HC5 Date: 1942-10-23 Location: Matanikau River, GuadalcanalThe leading elements of the elite 2nd "Sendai" Division had arrived on Guadalcanal with same orders as their predecessors -- eliminate the Marine beachhead. With ample manpower, Japanese commanders planned to attack the perimeter from the west and… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #3 |
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The Sangshak RedemptionScenario#: J150 Date: 3/26/1944 Location: Sangshak, IndiaThe 153rd Parachute Battalion, 50th Parachute Brigade, was the only Gurkha airborne unit formed during the war. Their initial combat experience occurred as part of a delaying action against the northern pincer of the Japanese envelopment of Imphal,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10 |
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The SchoolhouseScenario#: DASL08 Date: 7/9/1943 Location: Ponyri, RussiaIt was a nondescript, strung-out village but it was situated in the Kursk salient and it was destined to become the scene of the most intense street fighting since Stalingrad. The school, the water tower, the tractor station, the railway embankment,… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader |
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