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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
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
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
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
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
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
Strike Up the Band Scenario#: AP097     Date: 8/9/1944     Location: Lesquern, France By mid-summer, Third Army’s drive across northern France was moving so quickly that it outran its supply sources, and not enough trucks were available to transport supplies to every front line unit. On Patton’s orders, supplies were dumped at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10
Coal in Their Stockings Scenario#: AP100     Date: 12/25/1944     Location: Foy-Notre-Dame, Belgium By Christmas Eve, PanzerArmee 5’s attack had lost steam. Christmas morning dawned clear and bright, and ensuing Allied air activity restricted German ability to reinforce units that had made the deepest penetrations toward the Meuse River.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10
When I Call Roll Scenario#: AP101     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Vierville-Sur-Mer, France The “Great Crusade” was underway, but even the lowliest private on Omaha Beach at H-Hour could tell all had not gone according to plan. The Germans manning the Atlantic Wall were not the espected second rate troops, and there were many more of them… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Better Late Than Never Scenario#: AP102     Date: 6/8/1944     Location: Pointe-du-Hoc, France Companies D, E and F of the 2nd Rangers Battalion – having scaled the cliffs and accomplished their D-Day goals – were under heavy attack. That night, expected German attacks knocked the Rangers out of their forward positions along the coastal road,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
That Damn Bridge Scenario#: AP103     Date: 6/8/1944     Location: Grandcamp-Les-Bains, France Immediately after the relief of Pointe-du-Hoc, Col. Canham, C.O. of the 116th Infantry Regiment, turned his attention to Grandcamp-les-Bains and its small but important harbor. 5th Rangers were ordered down the coastal road over a small, flooded… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Linkup Scenario#: AP104     Date: 6/9/1944     Location: Auville-Sur-La-Vey, France The 175th Infantry Regiment landed on June 7 and, aided by the 747th Tank Battalion, spent all the next day and into the night fighting through Ost Bataillon 621 into a rubbled Isigny to secure its bridge over the Aure. As 9 June dawned, most of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Cota's Last Stand? Scenario#: AP105     Date: 6/12/1944     Location: Montmartin-en-Graignes, France With the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne fully engaged outside Carentan, the 29th was ordered to conduct a reconnaissance in force west of the Vire to test the German forces and to capture two important bridges. At the last moment, General Norman… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
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!
Better Fields Of Fire Scenario#: AP107     Date: 9/8/1944     Location: Brest, France In addition to breaking into the stronghold at Kerrognant, US forces also needed to capture Fort Penfield – an old five-sided fort constructed of thick earthen embankments encase in masonry wall and very typical of the numerous pre-twentieth century… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Yes Sir! Scenario#: AP108     Date: 9/8/1944     Location: Brest, France The 29th Infantry Division was fighting on the Brittany peninsula with orders to crack the German fortress of Brest, home to U-boat pens that housed returning German submarines and – potentially – a massive supply point for the Allies if captured… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Not Bad For A Lone Croc Scenario#: AP109     Date: 9/14/1944     Location: Fort Montbarey, France The 29th Infantry Division cuold feel that the campaign for Brest was reaching a climax but there was still a significant amount of frustration at divisional headquarters with the slow progress and general attrition of trained fighting men from… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
Display Of Enthusiasm Scenario#: AP110     Date: 10/4/1944     Location: Breberen, Germany The overstretched 175th Infantry Regiment had finally crossed Saeffler Creek and was being relieved by the 113th Cavalry Squadron when the Germans, in Major General Charles Gerhardt’s peculiar vernacular, started to display “a little enthusiasm” in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #11 29 Lets Go!
A Lion in the Field Scenario#: AP114     Date: 6/29/1944     Location: Gavrus, France On June 28, as part of the battle in the Scottish Corridor, the 2nd Argylls of the 15th Scottish Division were ordered to cross the Ordon River. Since there were Germans to the front and rear, the battalion had to be stretched out over the entire… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
Mook Point Scenario#: AP116     Date: 9/25/1944     Location: Mook, Holland By the time the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment landed on 23 September, the British Airborne in Arnhem had already been overrun. South of the Groesbeek Heights, the 82nd Airborne Division held on to the Kiekberg Woods, allowing the 319th Glider Field… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
Wise's War Scenario#: AP118     Date: 10/13/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany The main assault on Aachen began with a pounding barrage by aircraft and artillery. Early on 13 October, Lt. Col. John Corley's 3rd Battalion of the 26th Infantry Regiment was ordered to push northwest, while Lt. Col. Derrill Daniel's 2nd Battalion… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
Flight of Fancy Scenario#: AP128     Date: 7/8/1944     Location: Herouville, France After waiting a month for the Allied attack at Calais, Generalmajor Karl Seivers' Feld-Fivision 16 (Luftwaffe) began its move to Normandy into the front lines around Caen, protecting the flanks of SS-Panzer-Division 12 and Panzer-Division 21. After… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
A Polish Battlefield Scenario#: AP129     Date: 8/20/1944     Location: Hill 262, France To help close the gap in the Falaise Pocket, the Polish 1st Armored Division occupied Hill 262, which the Poles called Maczuga (the Mace). The Mace overlooked the Chambois-to-Vimoutiers road which was the Germans' only hope of escape. Occupying a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Mageret Morning Scenario#: AP130     Date: 1/8/1945     Location: Mageret, Belgium The German attack on Bastogne brought SS-Panzer-Division 12 to within 4 kilometers of the city center. The division was ordered to capture Hill 510 to the west of Mageret to provide observation into Bastogne since, from their current positions, they… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Night of Nights Scenario#: AP132     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France "Tonight is the night of nights" began Lt. Col. Robert Sink's message to the men of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment as they embarked onto a fleet of transport planes on the evening of 5 June. As the vast armada of aircrafts carrying the 101st… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Two the Hard Way Scenario#: AP133     Date: 6/9/1944     Location: Azeville, France Despite significant bombing and shelling, the batteries at Azeville and Crisbecq still posed a serious threat to the Allied landings. Supported by Sherman tanks, the 22nd Infantry Regiment began attacks on both batteries on 7 June, only to be… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Fuller's Folly Scenario#: AP135     Date: 6/12/1944     Location: Hill 192, France The week after D-Day, the 2nd Infantry Division was still not ready for the atatck on Hill 192. According to Captain Henry Caulder, a battalion adjutant in the 23rd, the officers leading the attack had not personally reconnoitered the ground and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Second to None Scenario#: AP136     Date: 6/16/1944     Location: Bérigny, France After licking its wounds amid two days of local German counterattacks, the 23rd Infantry Regiment was able to bring more supporting elements, including a tank platoon, to assist in a renewcd assault around Hill 192. This time, with three full… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Fear Naught Scenario#: AP137     Date: 6/26/1944     Location: St. Manvieu-Norrey, France Montgomery's attempt to take Caen by the end of June was codenamed Operation EPSOM, and the flanking maneuver west of Caen commenced in bad weather. This kept anticipated tactical airstrikes from happening, but did not prevent the 15th (Scottish)… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Red Horse Recon Scenario#: AP138     Date: 7/8/1944     Location: Goucherie, France The swampy areas of the Cotentin peninsula led Allied command to misundcrstand bocage country. Only as the U.S. First Army attempted to reach the line formed by the towns of Coutances, St. Ló, and Caumont would that terrain's true nature be… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Emergency Surgery Scenario#: AP139     Date: 8/4/1944     Location: Châteauneuf, France Patton's rush across Brittany to take the port city of Brest and fortress of St. Malo met little resistance during July. To keep the pressure on, he ordered the formation of Task Force A, a regiment sized unit composed of the 15th Cavalry Group and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Misty Morning Mayhem Scenario#: AP140     Date: 8/7/1944     Location: St. Barthélemy, France With the breakout of Patton's 3rd Army and the American capture of Avranches, Hitler felt it necessary to launch a counterattack. 3rd Army's supplies had to come through Avranches across the See River bridge. Further to the east, the Americans also… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Currie's Favor Scenario#: AP141     Date: 8/19/1944     Location: St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France The pincers around Falaise were closing en Paul Hausser's 7 Armee and by the third week of August there were very few routes of escape left. One such possible route was at the village of St. Lambert along the Dives river, which is little more than a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
The Closer Scenario#: AP142     Date: 8/20/1944     Location: St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France Having secured most of the small village of St Lambert-sur-Dives with a quick strike the day before, Major David Vivian Currie of the South Alberta Regiment consolidated his mixed force of tanks and infantry around the main bridge across the Dives… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Late for Chow Scenario#: AP143     Date: 8/29/1944     Location: Kergoas, France Breaking out of Normandy, Maj. Gen. Stroh's "Pathfinders" of the 8th Infantry Division advanced quickly across the Breton coast and was the first infantry division to arrive in the Brest area, relieving the 6th Armored on 18 August. In a hasty… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Death Takes a Toll Scenario#: AP134     Date: 6/10/1944     Location: Norrey-en-Bessin, France After the disaster that befell Kompanie 3 of SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 on the 9th, a last attempt to retake Norrey was made by the only uncommitted infantry left available to SS-Panzer-Division 12, SS-Panzer-Pionier-Abteilung 12. Ordered to assault at… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #14 Oktoberfest XXXIV
Frivilligkompani Benckert Scenario#: AP147     Date: 4/16/1940     Location: Kongvinger, Norway Shortly after the attack on Denmark and Norway, the Swedish government prohibited public meetings and recruitment organizations for Swedish volunteers to Norway. Maybe some 300 Swedes went to Norway, some of them in the Swedish uniforms with Finnish… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Beacon of Hope Scenario#: AP148     Date: 4/30/1940     Location: Selbu, Norway As the defenses of southern Norway crumbled before the German onslaught, a group of young Swedish men decided to try their luck and help their neighbors. Led by Conny Andersson, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, the group crossed the border in late… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Lions and Tin Men Scenario#: AP149     Date: 5/2/1940     Location: Os, Norway In early May, the defenses in central Norway, much like the snow on the ground, were reduced to minor patches. In the district of Röros, a handful of soldiers struggled to keep communications with Sweden open. To secure this, they needed to ensure… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Norwegian Edelweiss Scenario#: AP150     Date: 5/17/1940     Location: Stein, Norway Operation Wildente had pushed the Allied troops all the way up to Mo I Rana. Brigadier Fraser was ordered to hold that area for as long as possible. The forces at his disposal were the Scots Guards, five Independent Companies, a few platoons of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Never On Time Scenario#: AP170     Date: 6/28/1944     Location: Mouen, France The company level engagement around Mouen railway station was an accidental affair, although the nature of the combat was typical of those in the village and bocage country of Normandy. Company C from Lt. Colonel Hubert Orr's 3rd “Monmouths”… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
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
The Bend Scenario#: AP173     Date: 1/16/1945     Location: Hatten, France A war of attrition had descended upon the villages of Hatten and Rittershoffen in the French province of Alsace. German attempts to break through this sector and into the open plains beyond as part of Operation NORDWIND had been halted through the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Forest Gumm Scenario#: AP174     Date: 1/19/1945     Location: Weyersheim, France Towards the latter part of Operation NORDWIND in the Alsace province of eastern France, the Germans shifted their focus to the Rhine River. ln response, the inexperienced American 12th Armored Division had tried to take the initiative against the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Raff's Dilemma Scenario#: AP029     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Les Forges, France Not all the troopers of the 82nd Airborne Division entered France on D-Day via airdrop; some landed at Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry Division. Lt. Col. Edson raff, commander of a combined-arms unit whose mission it was to relieve the 82nd at Ste.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944