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The Attempt to Relieve Peiper Scenario#: H     Date: 21-Dec-44     Location: the Ardennes, Belgium The key to the German Ardennes Offensive Jay with a quick breakthrough and deep penetration. In the north the success of a breakthrough rested heavily with Colonel Peiper's Kampfgruppe from the 1st SS Division. But the quick victories which had … Squad Leader — The General #17.2
Devil's Hill Scenario#: G     Date: 19-Sep-44     Location: Kleve-Nijmegen, Holland Although the airborne portion of the "Market-Garden" Operation centered around the seizing of vital bridges, heavy fighting occurred over control of the highway section leading to the bridges as well. While parts of the 82nd Airborne fought to gain… Squad Leader — The General #17.2
The Pouppeville Exit Scenario#: F     Date: 6-Jun-44     Location: Pouppeville, France With the invasion at Normandy underway, the first Allied troops to see fighting were the men of the airborne divisions. Most of the early encounters for the 101st Airborne Division occurred at the many German strong points and scattered villages … Squad Leader — The General #17.2
Siegfried Idyll Scenario#: 44     Date: 20 March 1945     Location: Wissembourg, Germany The 36th finally entered Germany between Wissembourg and Altenstadt, but were now coming under fire from the fortified belt of the ‘Siegfried Line’. On the 20th of March, just five days after the initial move at Haguenau, the 141st Regiment … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright Scenario#: 43     Date: 13 March 1945     Location: Haguenau, Germany The 36th had captured most of Haguenau and the Germans held only the northern outskirts across the Moder River. The river was crossable by infantry but an obstacle to American vehicles. The small four-house bridgehead was expanded on the 13th … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Compagnon D'Armes Scenario#: 42     Date: 18 Dec 1944     Location: Kaysersberg, France After repelling German counterattacks aimed at recapturing the high ground of the Vosges Forest overlooking the Alsace Plain, the 36th moved to clear the Germans from the towns approaching Colmar. The 141st Regiment, supported by a company of… Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
An Example to the Enemy Scenario#: 41     Date: 12 Dec 1944     Location: Selestat, France As the 36th advanced into the Alsace Plain they were struck by a massive German counterattack by the German 198th Infantry Division. In the northeastern outskirts of Selestat the 1st Battalion of the 142nd Regiment faced attacks from the 736th … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Way of the Hero Scenario#: 40     Date: 3 Dec 1944     Location: St Hippolyte, France After St Hippolyte was initially taken by Company F of the 142nd, they were expelled by a German counterattack. The American return was spearheaded by Sgt Ellis R Weicht, who advancing down the winding streets overcame two machinegun nests and … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
A Lost Battalion Scenario#: 39     Date: 30 Oct 1944     Location: La Houssiere, France Advancing through the Foret Dominiale De Champ, the 1st Battalion of the 141st Regiment were cut off on a forested hilltop overlooking La Houssiere. Destruction of an entire American Battalion would be a major propaganda coup for the Nazis, and … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Schwammenauel Dam Scenario#: 1422     Date: 2/4/1945     Location: Schwammenauel Dam, Germany Before Operation 'Veritable' and 'Grenade' could begin, there was a matter of the Roer dams to consider. These dams were located in an area of steep gorges, small mountains and narrow roads. Earlier attempts to capture the dams had failed … Memoir '44 — Terrain Pack
Across the River Roer Scenario#: 1340     Date: 2/24/1945     Location: Linnich, Germany The 9th Army was lined up along the River Roer on the 23rd of February at the start of Operation Grenade. The river had receded enough to make a crossing possible and the Operation opened with a tremendous artillery bombardment. … Memoir '44 — Terrain Pack
Nijmegen Bridges Scenario#: 1302     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Nijmegen, Holland It was hoped that the 82nd Airborne Paratroopers would be able to take the strongly held Nijmegen bridges during the early phases of Operation Market Garden, but other priorities and drops that put most of the Paras miles from their … Memoir '44 — Terrain Pack
Bob's Farm Scenario#: SB12     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Normandy, France The 3rd Para Brigade continued to take heavy casualties while aggressively defending the northeastern sector of the invasion bridgehead. The 5th Brigade, who had been placed in reserve after their courageous stand around the canal bridges during the… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
No Time For a Spot of Tea Scenario#: SB11     Date: 09/17/1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland Unlike the confused response to the Normandy landings, some German commanders quickly and correctly appraised the massive airdrop outside of Arnhem and took immediate action. Captain Sepp Krafft, an instructor at the Waffen SS NCO School, did just… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
Expected Company Scenario#: SB10     Date: 06/07/1944     Location: Le Bas De Ranville, France The 12th battalion had landed earlier in the morning and established defensive positions around the strategically important town Ranville. Here, the countryside was more open, and the 5th Para Brigade allocated their small supply of anti-tank guns… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
Overlord Begins Scenario#: SB09     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Benouville, France After months of rehearsals, D Company of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (familiarly referred to as the "Ox and Bucks") under Major John Howard, lifted off in towed Horsa gliders during the later hours of June the 5th, headed … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
Saving Brigadier Hill Scenario#: SB08     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Ranville, France The British 3rd Para brigade under Brigadier James Hill had successfully accomplished their D Day objectives, but with heavy casualties. They then established holding positions north of the town of Ranville. Ranviiie was key in defending the British… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
The Last Gasp Scenario#: SB07     Date: 08/25/1944     Location: Beuzeville, France While Free-French and American troops were liberating Paris, the fatigued and depleted British 6th Airborne division was still inching its way northeast towards the Seine. The village of Beuzeville lay in the 3 Para Brigade's path. General Gale, the… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
Men of France, You May Fire First Scenario#: SB06     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Ouistreham, France One of the objectives on D-Day for the British 1st Special Service Brigade was to clear the gun emplacements outside the seaside resort of Ouistreham. Captain Kieffer, in charge of the contingent of Free-French Commandos, asked permission to lead the… Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
The Best Laid Plans Scenario#: SB05     Date: 06/07/1944     Location: Sainte Honorine, France On the second day of the invasion the British 6th Para Brigade had easily taken its first objective: the town of Longueval. The Brigade commander decided to assault the secondary objective to the southeast: the hamlet of Ste. Honorine. With … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
Sniper's Den Scenario#: SB04     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Le Port, France The Ox and Bucks had taken the Orne canal bridge and quickly established a perimeter. Now, they had to hold it while facing greater German resistance. Even worse was the incessant sniper fire coming from west of their positions. … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
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
Attack of Das Kochegschirr Scenario#: SB02     Date: 06/06/1944     Location: Benouville, France Benouvilie, a town crucial in stemming any German counterattacks against the canal bridges and the invasion itself, was defended by a small holding force of the Ox and Bucks. They had successfully fended off early morning German probes, but had … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
Stalingrad of the West Scenario#: SB01     Date: 09/19/1944     Location: Arnhem, Holland Colonel John Frost's 2"^ Parachute Battalion had orders to take and hold the Arnhem Bridge until relieved. He had taken one end of the bridge and had established a small perimeter with the limited resources at his disposal. Now, with … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Swift and Bold
The Road to Wiltz Scenario#: 12     Date: 17-Dec-44     Location: Wiltz, Luxembourg The German assault had surprised the Americans both in its size and intensity. Desperately, the Americans formed scratch defenses to buy time so the key road junction of Bastogne could be held. The Germans had to be delayed or stopped … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
The St. Goar Assault Scenario#: 11     Date: 24-Mar-45     Location: St Goar, Germany Germany's army was beaten. The Rhine had been crossed at Remagen and elsewhere. As more and more of the Allies closed in on the Rhine, there was a growing tendency to simply take it "o n the run" rather than … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
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
The Cannes Strongpoint Scenario#: 9     Date: 23-Aug-44     Location: Cannes, France Generally the American advance through Southern France was so swift that it was rare when the Germans stayed and fought. However, the swiftness of the advance often caused German elements to be cut off and faced with the decision either … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
The Bitche Salient Scenario#: 8     Date: 14-Jan-45     Location: Bitche, Germany Elements of the U.S. l 75th Infantry Regiment have been ordered to continue closing the ring around German forces trapped near Bitche. However, due to poor radio security, the Germans are quite aware of this latest development and have planned … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
Buchholz Station Scenario#: 7     Date: 16-Dec-44     Location: Buchholz, Belgium The original German opening for the Battle of the Bulge was somewhat subdued. German infantry, with little armor was to seize key road junctions early so the armored formations could quickly pass through and exploit a breakthrough. One such key … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
West of the Vire Scenario#: S073     Date: 6/12/1944     Location: Montmartin-en-Graignes, France Expecting a German counterattack before long to drive a wedge between the American beachheads at Omaha and Utah, high command tasked the 29th Infantry Division with conducting a reconnaissance-in-force west of its lines to capture two important… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9
Purple Heart Hill Scenario#: O18     Date: 6/18/1944     Location: Villiers-Fossard, France None. Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9
White Russians Scenario#: O17     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Les Droueries, France None. Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9
Reaper's Harvest Scenario#: S062     Date: 6/11/1944     Location: Rots, France The position held by SS-Panzer-Division 12 “Hitlerjugend” in the village of Rots threatened the deep flank of the 3rd Canadian’s advance against Caen. To remove this threat, the Canadians ordered the 46th Royal Marine Commandos, supported by the 10th… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 8
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
Operation NIWI Scenario#: S060     Date: 5/10/1940     Location: Bodange, Belgium As part of the opening German offensive in the west called FALL GELB, the 400 men of Bataillon II, Infanterie-Regiment "Gorssdeutschland" were selected to land by 98 Fieseler Storch planes in the area of Nives and Witry, near the Belgain fort at… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7
Wiking Horde Scenario#: O14     Date: 4/8/1945     Location: Ricklingen, Germany None. Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7
Exit No.1 Scenario#: S058     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Pouppeville, France Exit No. 1 at Pouppeville was foremost on the mind of the Division Commander, Maj. General Maxwell Taylor, who had just confirmed his whereabouts near Hiesville upon sighting the distinctive, onion-shaped steeple of Ste. Marie-du-Mont. Not having… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 6
In Pursuit of the French Scenario#: S056     Date: 6/15/1940     Location: Paris, France After Dunkirk, the Germans launched FALL ROT (CASE RED), and “Grossdeutschland” Division was transferred south, where it helped establish a crossing of the La Noye River at both Quiry-le-Sec and Paillart on 8 June. The French 2nd and 4th Armies were… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5
City on the Edge Scenario#: O10     Date: 10/8/1944     Location: Alsdorf, Germany The encirclement of Aachen – the first significant German city reached by the Western Allies – began in earnest on 2 October when the city’s suburbs were attacked from both north and west. After five days of combat, the 30th, attended by tanks of the… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5
Behind in the Count Scenario#: O09     Date: 10/4/1944     Location: Ubach, Germany In Übach, GIs worked in concert with tanks of the 743rd Tank Battalion, which blew open the doors of boarded-up houses, allowing infantry to enter and clear out anyone remaining. House-to-house fighting went on all night, with lines never more than a… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 5
Crucifix Hill Scenario#: O08     Date: 10/8/1944     Location: Haaren, Germany In the 1st Infantry Division’s drive to capture Aachen, the 1st Battalion of Col. George Smith’s 18th Infantry Regiment was ordered to capture a fortified hill near Haaren known as Crucifix Hill. Employing special pillbox assault teams equipped with… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 4
Ain't Running Away Scenario#: O04     Date: 8/7/1944     Location: St. Barthélemy, France At dawn on 7 August, the Americans in St. Barthelemy were aware of German armor, masked by a heavy mist that had descended overnight, maneuvering in front of their positions. They were also aware the Germans had assaulted the village of le… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 2
Raiders Along the Wall Scenario#: S038     Date: 9/22/1944     Location: Schevenhütte, Germany The 8th Infantry Division's ultimate objective was Roer River crossings at Düren. On September 14, 1944, an attack by the 47th Infantry Regiment captured Schevenhütte, on the northern fringes of the forest, with few casualties. The division had… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 1
Breaking the Panzers Scenario#: S037     Date: 7/1/1944     Location: Rauray, France By 30 June, the British Operation EPSOM reached its conclusion as something of a draw. The British attack created a salient which pushed into German-held territory as far south as Gavrus and Hill 112. In preparation for the inevitable German… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 1
Go Big or Go Home Scenario#: O01     Date: 5/14/1940     Location: Connage, France The German surprise attack through the Ardennes and over the Meuse River at Sedan had succeeded. The last chance for the French to avoid a total disaster was to destroy the bridgehead before too many German troops arrived. Though time was of the… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 1
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