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Unternehmen Niwi Scenario#: 3365     Date: 5/10/1940     Location: Nives, Belgium To carry out the "Sickle-Cut" plan that would split the Allied forces in half, the Panzers of Gruppe Von Kleist had to cross the Ardennes. The key of the operation was the speed of the assault: for the Panzers, the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Moerdijk Bridges Scenario#: 3359     Date: 5/10/1940     Location: Moerdijk, Holland German paratroopers of the 1st Fallschirmjäger Regiment were dropped near Moerdijk and Dordrecht in order to take the bridges that were the gateway to Rotterdam and "Fortress Holland". The operation in Moerdijk was a success as the paratroopers… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Valkenburg Airfield Scenario#: 3358     Date: 5/10/1940     Location: Valkenburg, Holland The invasion of the Netherlands was launched with a large German airborne operation. Paratroopers of the 7th Flieger Division were tasked with taking several bridges to open the way for motorized units. The plans also called for them to secure … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Operation Frankforce Scenario#: 1665     Date: 6/1/1940     Location: Arras, France As the Germans advanced rapidly towards the French coast in May 1940, the area around the town of Arras was reinforced with British Expeditionary Force (BEF) troops. By 20 May 1940, Arras itself was surrounded but still holding out. Viscount … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Counter-Attack at Arras Scenario#: 1290     Date: 5/21/1940     Location: Agny, France Thanks to the unfolding success of their Blitz, the Germans rapidly pushed the Allied armies back, forcing the British Expeditionary Force to seize the town of Arras and dig-in, to try and hold the German tide there. But these forces … Memoir '44 — Online Only
Gallabat & Metemma Scenario#: 1289     Date: 11/6/1940     Location: Metemma, Ethiopia Gallabat-Metemma was Britain's first land offensive of the East Africa campaign. On November 6th, 1940 Brigadier J.W. Slim led the British assault. Under his command were; the 10th Indian Brigade, 12 tanks from the 4th Royal Tank Regiment and some … Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules
Across the Meuse Scenario#: 1287     Date: 5/13/1940     Location: Dinant, Belgium In 1940, the German plan was for Army Group B to overrun Holland and then move more slowly into Belgium to lure the bulk of the Allied armies in the Low Countries. Army Group A would then drive through the … Memoir '44 — Online Only
No Wine for the Boches Scenario#: LOF14     Date: 08/28/1940     Location: Les Mesnil-sur-oger, France “To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine," said Claude Terrail, owner of the famous Parisian restaurant La Tour d'Argent. Under orders from Field Marshal Hermann Góring, a large quantity of the famed 1928 … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #10
Desperadoes and a Bridge Scenario#: LOF08     Date: 06/07/1940     Location: Douville Sur Andelle, France By the end of May 1940, the French were learning, a bit late, the lessons of the Blitzkrieg. They had been building Up several small armored combat teams to oppose the Germans' powerful panzer divisions. These new units, comprised of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #06
One Last Steak Dinner Scenario#: DD14     Date: 06/11/1940     Location: St. Pierre-le-viger, France The British 51st Highland Division was being squeezed into a small pocket around the town of Dieppe by Erwin Rommel and his 7th Panzer Division. Rommel was doing his best to capture the division before it could escape across the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Beneath the Scythe Scenario#: DD13     Date: 06/04/1940     Location: S Of Abbeville, France The German blitzkrieg cut across northern France to the Englidh Channel like a scythe, with the Somme River forming its lower edge. In an effort to retake the German-held bridgeheads along the Somme, a combined British-Prench attack northward along… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Bring on the Night Scenario#: DD12     Date: 05/28/1940     Location: Woesten, Belgium As the British 3rd Infanty Division attempted to withdraw to prepared positions at dusk, the Germans attacked the remaining rear-guard elements. Hand-to-hand fighting broke out as the Irishmen of the Royal Ulster Rifies made a desperate stand to… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
The Price of Arrogance Scenario#: DD11     Date: 05/28/1940     Location: Wormhout, France The noose was tightening on the beleaguered allied forces. Curiously,Hitler had ordered a halt to the blitzkrieg. Sepp Deitrich, Commander SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, on his own initiative, decided to push the attack. British troops were assigned… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Kick 'em Out Scenario#: DD10     Date: 05/27/1940     Location: La Bassée, France German infantry of the 7th Panzer division had infiltrated the La Bassee Canal defense line and had established a small bridgehead. As German engineers were building a pontoon bridge over the canal for reinforcements, a combined Allied infantry-armor… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Squeezing Limeys Scenario#: DD09     Date: 05/25/1940     Location: Calais, France The Allies were determined to hold onto all of the major seaports as long as they could. Calais had traditionally been a crucial strongpoint in channel crossings. Most of the city was made into a makeshift fortress. The 1st Panzer … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
The Canal Scenario#: DD08     Date: 05/25/1940     Location: Avalette, France An allied defense line using the Brasse canal had been successful in stopping the relentless advance of the German Army. The British were so stubborn that General Rommel went to … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Going Coastal Scenario#: DD07     Date: 05/24/1940     Location: E Of Calais, France The Allies had collapsed into a defensive pocket around the Channel ports. In order for 360,000 rations for the BEF to be brought from Calais to Dunkirk, the road between the two cities had to be reconnoitered and secured. An … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
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
Death's Head at Arras Scenario#: DD05     Date: 05/21/1940     Location: Near Warlus, France The Allied counterattack near Arras had started splendidly. The German defenses were no match for the slow but heavily armored Matilda n tanks. Combined infantry and armored elements were assigned to take a series of villages west of Arras. They … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
The Heart of the Matter Scenario#: DD04     Date: 05/13/1940     Location: Rotterdam, Holland The Willemsbrug Bridge over the Nieuwe Maas in central Rotterdam was fiercely contested since the Blitzkrieg began on the 10th. The Germans clung to a bridgehead on the north side, but were unable to extend it, with most of their … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Oranje Crush Scenario#: DD03     Date: 05/11/1940     Location: W Of Wageningen, Holland On the morning of May 11th German stormtroopers of the SS Standarte der Fuhrer attacked central Holland. The Grebheline was an outer Dutch defensive position extending from the Ijsselmeer, an artificial lake in the north, south to the rehbeberg, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Fallschirmjäger Bridgehead Scenario#: DD02     Date: 05/10/1940     Location: Dordrecht, Holland As the Blitzkrieg in Holland began, the Germans had to capture the traffic bridge in Dordrecht intact in order to allow the flow of forces from the border to reach Rotterdam and The Hague. A platoon from the 3rd Company, … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
Sunrise at Ypenburg Scenario#: DD01     Date: 05/10/1940     Location: Ypenburg, Holland To open the Battle of the Netherlands, the Germans had planned a grand endeavor to capture not just The Hague, and the main Dutch military headquarters there, but the Dutch Royal Family and the Cabinet. Crucial to this effort was … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — In Defeat Defiance
The Road to Hill 311 Scenario#: HB16     Date: 05/18/1940     Location: Between Olizy And La Ferté, France Following the Panzer Divisions through the Ardennes breach. the German infantry turned to the fortified sectors of the Maginot Line that flanked the breakihrough. Soon, the French casemates of the Montmedy sectors on Hill 311 were under attack, and… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Into the Dragon's Lair Scenario#: HB15     Date: 05/22/1940     Location: Mont St Eloi, France As the German Panzers raced toward the sea. the capacity for the French to re-establish a continuous front appeared impossible. The remnants of the Allied forces were reduced to counterattacking the base of the German bulge. West of Arras, which … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Kampfgruppe Eberback Scenario#: HB14     Date: 05/12/1940     Location: Thisne, Belgium Hannut, Belgium, saw WWII's first tank battle. On the second day of the battle, the French began to retreat into positions flanking the 4th Panzer Division. Though the Germans wanted to press their advance, they didn't want to risk becoming … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Noise in the Fog Scenario#: HB13     Date: 06/18/1940     Location: Heming, France On the day General DeGaulle issued his call from London, one day after Pétain called for ceasefire and Armistice, the French Army fought one last battle. The men who were charged with defending the Maginot Line now had to defend … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Where are all the Others? Scenario#: HB12     Date: 05/10/1940     Location: Bodange, Belgium The 1st Panzer Division entered Belgium without difficulty. The Germans hoped to take Neufcháteau on the same day and then rush to the west. but most of the bridges over the Sure River had been destroyed and, at first, only … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Steel Against Steel Scenario#: HB11     Date: 05/17/1940     Location: Vervins, France The Germans that crossed the Meuse at Monthermé continued their western push in an effort to take the bridges on the Oise River and Oise-Sambre Canal system. Though the French 9th Army was collapsing. the French HG threw forward several … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Battle for the Isthmus Scenario#: HB10     Date: 05/14/1940     Location: Monthermé, France By the evening of May 14th the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Panzer Divisions had established a bridgehead at Sedan. The 5th and 7th Panzer Divisions had established a bridgehead in the area of Dinant and Houx but the spearhead of … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Poker Trick in Martelange Scenario#: HB09     Date: 05/10/1940     Location: Martelange, Belgium In the morning, the 1st Panzer Division crossed Luxembourg, and its advanced guards were ready to enter Belgium as soon as possible. On the border, in Martelange, the Chasseurs Ardennais were ready to fight, and hosted their defenses. Bridges had … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
River of Blood Scenario#: HB08     Date: 05/20/1940     Location: Landrecies, France Around the Mormal Forest, remnants of several disorganized French divisions attempted to counterattack the 5th and 7th Panzer Divisions, the spearhead of the German Army. During five deadly days. an almost uninterrupted series of brutal and chaotic… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
The Rescue: Leclerc Rides In Scenario#: HB07     Date: 06/10/1940     Location: Perthes, France On June 9th, the Germans crossed the Aisne River near Bethel. But they needed to increase the bridgehead to allow all their tanks to cross the Aisne. While the 1st and 2nd Panzer Divisions strengthened the Aisne bridgehead, the 17th … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
The Last Charge of the Spahis Scenario#: HB06     Date: 05/15/1940     Location: La Horgne, France After successfully crossing the Mouse River. Guderian's Panzer Korps broke away from the Sedan bridgehead. ln front of them remained only scattered units. One of them, the 3rd Brigade of Spahis, North African Cavalry, was ordered to hold the road … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
En Route to Abbeville Scenario#: HB04     Date: 05/28/1940     Location: Huppy, France On May 21st the Germans created a bridgehead over the Somme at Abbeville. General De Gaulle and his brand new 4th OCR (Armored Division) was ordered to stop the enemy advance. The Germans had fortified an area adjacent to the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Fighting the Hedgehogs Scenario#: HB03     Date: 06/05/1940     Location: Peronne, France After the defeat in the Belgian plains and the reduction of the pocket of Dunkirk, the German Army launched Fall Rot. the second stage of the 1940 Western Campaign. On the 360 km long front of the Somme and Aisne … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Airaines: The Hell Scenario#: HB02     Date: 06/07/1940     Location: Airaines, France Dunkirk had fallen, the Belgian Army had surrendered, and the British had left. The best French divisions were trapped in the north and the east. The situation was desperate. Behind the Somme River. every village was hastily fortified in hopes … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
Phoney War Scenario#: HB01     Date: 01/01/1940     Location: Forbach, France During the period preceding the German offensive both the French and the Germans kept their positions along the border. France had invaded the Saar "country but retreated after the Polish capitulation. War was then an affair of recon patrols, brutal… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Heroes of the Blitzkrieg
The Castle Scenario#: BM3     Date: 05/25/1940     Location: Boulogne Sur Mer, France German forces attadr Boulogne, in order to clear the way to Dunkirk. The battle will last four bloody days. On the 25th, the situation is more than critical for the French Remnants of the french forces are surrounded near the … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battles Magazine #2
Skulls and Crossbones Scenario#: BM1     Date: 05/17/1940     Location: Catillon-sur-sambre, France Around the forest of Monnal, the 7th and 51h Panzers are rougth harassed by the remnants of the French troops who bore the brunt of the first attack by the German armies that have crossed the Meuse. These surviving French … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battles Magazine #1
Ponente Scenario#: HoNA04     Date: 1940-12-10     Location: Sidi Barrani, Egypt Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
On the Run Scenario#: HoNA03     Date: 1940-08-17     Location: Barkasan, British Somaliland Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Kill or Be Killed Scenario#: HoNA02     Date: 1940-07-04     Location: Kassala, Sudan Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Bunker Busting Scenario#: HoNA01     Date: 1940-06-28     Location: Moyale, Kenya Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Noise in the Fog Scenario#: HiD32     Date: 1940-06-18     Location: Heming, France On the day General DeGaulle issued his call from London, one day after Pétain called for ceasefire and Armistice, the French Army fought one last battle. The men who were charged with defending the Maginot Line now had to defend … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
The Train From Hell Scenario#: HiD31     Date: 1940-06-15     Location: Near Meuse, France Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
One Last Steak Dinner Scenario#: HiD30     Date: 1940-06-11     Location: St. Pierre-le-viger, France The British 51st Highland Division was being squeezed into a small pocket around the town of Dieppe by Erwin Rommel and his 7th Panzer Division. Rommel was doing his best to capture the division before it could escape across the … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
The Rescue: Leclerc Rides In Scenario#: HiD29     Date: 1940-06-10     Location: Perthes, France On June 9th, the Germans crossed the Aisne River near Bethel. But they needed to increase the bridgehead to allow all their tanks to cross the Aisne. While the 1st and 2nd Panzer Divisions strengthened the Aisne bridgehead, the 17th … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Airaines: The Hell Scenario#: HiD28     Date: 1940-06-07     Location: Airaines, France Dunkirk had fallen, the Belgian Army had surrendered, and the British had left. The best French divisions were trapped in the north and the east. The situation was desperate. Behind the Somme River. every village was hastily fortified in hopes … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance
Fighting the Hedgehogs Scenario#: HiD27     Date: 1940-06-05     Location: Peronne, France After the defeat in the Belgian plains and the reduction of the pocket of Dunkirk, the German Army launched Fall Rot. the second stage of the 1940 Western Campaign. On the 360 km long front of the Somme and Aisne … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes in Defiance