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D-Day: American AirborneScenario#: 14350 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Ste-Mère-Église, FranceIn the early hours of June 6th, 1944, the American Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne and the 82nd Airborne division flew over the Normandy coast. Bad weather and heavy flak resulted in sticks being scattered, but the paratroopers were well … Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings |
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Counter-attack on MortainScenario#: 13757 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: Mortain, France"We must strike like lightning!" - Adolf Hitler to Field Marshall Von Kluge 'Operation Luttich' began shortly before midnight on the evening of August 3rd. Under direct orders from Hitler, four armored divisions launched a counterattack westward… Memoir '44 — Online Only |
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Battle of HimaraScenario#: 13627 Date: 12/12/1940 Location: Himara, AlbaniaItaly declared war on Greece October 28th, 1940 but by December, Mussolini’s troops had stalled. Then the unthinkable happened: in November, the Greek Army launched a counter-offensive and drove the Italians out of Greece and back into Albania. On… Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Battle of LingevresScenario#: 13566 Date: 6/14/1944 Location: Lingevres, FranceOne week after D-Day, the coming of the Panzer Lehr Division on the front line had stopped the advance of XXXth British Corps in front of Tilly-sur-Seulles. So, 50th Infantry Division had to attack toward Lingevres, a village west of … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014 |
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La MarvindièreScenario#: 13564 Date: 8/4/1944 Location: la Marvindière, FranceOn the 4th of August 1944, during Operation Bluecoat, the Guards Armored Division was fighting in the Normand bocage south of Montchamp. A battle group, formed with tanks of 2nd Irish Guards and infantrymen of 5th Coldstream Guards, was surrounded … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014 |
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Assault on Hill 112Scenario#: 13559 Date: 7/10/1944 Location: Eterville, FranceThe objective of Operation Jupiter was the capture of Hill 112 by British troops. 129th Brigade of the 43rd Infantry Division was ordered to capture it. on the 10th of July 1944, infantrymen of 4th Wiltshire, 4th Somerset Light … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014 |
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EscovilleScenario#: 13550 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Escoville, FranceThe landing of the gliders of the 6th Airlanding Brigade in the evening of D-Day reinforced the British bridgehead east of the Orne river. On the 07th of June at 15h00, Kampfgruppe Von Luck, composed with a panzer company, the … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014 |
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Strong point La CassineScenario#: 13504 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Bernières-sur-mer, FranceThe German strong point Wn28 had been built in place of a villa called "la Cassine" on the beach side of Bernières-sur-mer. On the 06th of June 1944 at 08h05, the B Company of Queen's Own Rifles of Canada landed … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014 |
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Capture of distelfink radar stationScenario#: 13438 Date: 6/17/1944 Location: Douvres-la-Délivrande, FranceGerman radar station "distelfink", between Basly and Douvres-la-Délivrande, was defended by the 8.kompanie of Luftnachrichten Regiment. This position was really strong because of numerous blockhaus and trenches armed with anti-tank guns,… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2014 |
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Operation EpsomScenario#: 10962 Date: 6/27/1944 Location: Tourmauville, FranceOperation Epsom was General Montgomery's plan to outflank and seize the German-occupied city of Caen. VIIIth British Corps' main objective was to break through the German lines by crossing the Odon River and driving for Hill 112. On June 26, … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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High Stakes at BruyèresScenario#: 10937 Date: 10/17/1944 Location: Bruyeres, FranceIn 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 |
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Twin Battles at Warnach & BigonvilleScenario#: 10932 Date: 12/23/1944 Location: Warnach, BelgiumOn the afternoon of December 23, 1944, American engineers completed setting up a bridge south of Warnach. General Earnest's men, led by the 35th Tank Battalion, rapidly advanced towards Warnach, but were soon pushed back. On their right, Colonel… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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TorbungScenario#: 10927 Date: 5/16/1944 Location: Torbung, BurmaIn March of 1944, the Japanese launched an offensive in Burma against the British 14th Army. After a month of hard fighting, their attack, plagued by poor supply lines, began to falter. Seeing an opportunity to counter-attack, General "Punch" Cowan … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus |
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Out of KemiScenario#: 10925 Date: 10/3/1944 Location: Kemi, FinlandFollowing the Moscow Armistice, Finnish troops began to boot their erstwhile German ally against the Soviet Union out of Lapland. In a bid to speed up the Germans' retreat toward Northern Norway, the troops of General Hjalmar Siilasvuo devised an … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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Fire action at SinglingScenario#: 10924 Date: 12/6/1944 Location: Singling, FranceThe US 4th Armor Division, under the direction of Col. Creighton Abrams, had been broken into two Combat teams. On December 6, 1944, its lead elements came under heavy fire in the Lorraine Sector, when approaching the village of Singling. … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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Vetko VillageScenario#: 10923 Date: 1/12/1940 Location: Vetko, FinlandIn January 1940, during the Winter War, Stalin ordered the 2nd Soviet Ski Brigade, under the command of Colonel Konstan Dolin, to relieve the 54th Rifle Division who the Finns had encircled and cut off. Dolin, moved into Finland toward … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus |
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Winter fight at KuhmoScenario#: 10922 Date: 11/30/1939 Location: Kuhmo, FinlandOn November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union broke off diplomatic relations with Finland and attacked by air and land without declaring war. Ordered to repel the Russian 54th Rifle Division in the North, elements of the 13th Finish Reinforced Battalion … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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French Stand near ArrasScenario#: 10921 Date: 5/20/1940 Location: Arras, FranceDuring the fall of the Dunkirk pocket, several French and British launched desperate attacks to slow the German advance, allowing the B.E.F. to evacuate by sea. On May 20, near Arras, the French 3rd DLI (Light Motorized Division), placed under … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus |
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Yasnaya PolyanaScenario#: 10920 Date: 8/12/1941 Location: Yasnaya Polyana, RussiaIn July of 1941, Mussolini sent Italian troops to take part in Operation Barbarossa. These men were pooled together with German troops to form the 9‘“ Pasubio. As the Axis rolled into Russia, this unit's advance guard was ordered to … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus |
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Casa BerardiScenario#: 10919 Date: 12/14/1943 Location: Casa Berardi, ItalyThe small coastal city of Ortona, on the Adriatic Sea, was the place of a violent battle between the British 8th Army and the German 10.Armee. Canadians of the 1st Canadian Division had to capture a strategic crossroad codenamed "Cider", … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013 |
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Operation Little SaturnScenario#: 10913 Date: 12/16/1942 Location: Mamon, RussiaOperation Uranus was a complete success for the Soviets, trapping the German 6th Arrny and 4th Panzer Army in Stalingrad. To exploit this victory, the Soviet general staff planned a winter campaign. Soviet forces consolidated their positions around… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus |
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Battle of Mount GarganScenario#: 10912 Date: 7/18/1944 Location: Mount Gargan, FranceOn the 14th of July 1944, 36 B-17 Flying Fortress dropped a large number of weapons intended for the French Resistance near the village of Sussac. Germans reacted quickly by sending troops to prevent the Resistance to get back and … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013 |
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Canal de la Haute ColmeScenario#: 10909 Date: 5/30/1940 Location: Canal de la Haute Colme, FranceIn conjunction with an evening attack by the 11 Schützen, the SS-Regiment "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" moved forward to try and break the French line around Dunkirk, splitting the 225th and 341th Regiments. But crossing the Canal de la Haute Colme … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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The Bourbourg - Brouckerque LineScenario#: 10908 Date: 5/30/1940 Location: Spycker, FranceIn an effort to bring German artillery into range of Dunkirk, elements of Panzergruppe von Kleist pushed their light tanks toward Spycker, on May 30, 1940. After a preliminary bombardment of perimeter defenses, the Germans slowly moved forward. But… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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Cavalry Charge at ChebotarevskyScenario#: 10903 Date: 8/24/1942 Location: Chebotarevsky, RussiaIn the clash between Soviet and German forces during the summer of 1942, the Italian Cavalry Regiments of Colonel Bettoni were tasked with defending the Don River. On August 20, the Soviets attacked; their initial assault on the left flank … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus |
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Battle of LembituScenario#: 10853 Date: 3/17/1944 Location: Lembitu, EstoniaOn the 17th of March 1944, near the Estonian village of Lembitu, west of Narva, the Soviet Army launched a massive attack on German defensive positions guarding the strategic railway Narva-Tallinn. German infantrymen were quickly in trouble because… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013 |
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Motoyama Airfield 1Scenario#: 10838 Date: 2/19/1945 Location: Motoyama Airfield, Iwo JimaOn the 19th of February 1945, after a long naval and air bombing, the 4th and 5th Marine Division landed unopposed on the long black sandy beach of Iwo Jima. But as soon as the Marines tried to exit the … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013 |
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Paulus last offensiveScenario#: 10826 Date: 11/11/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaAt the beginning of November 1942, the German 6.Armee controlled 90 percent of the city of Stalingrad. Russian troops held only the Mamaïev Kurgan, some part of Red October factory and the Lasur chemical factory. General Winter arrived on … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013 |
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Battle of AgordatScenario#: 10795 Date: 1/21/1941 Location: Agordat, AbyssiniaYoung Italian cavalry officer, Amedeo Guillet was involved in the Abyssinia campaign in 1935. Seriously wounded, he received his first medals for Gallatry in the battle. Then in 1937, he participated in the Spanish civil war in the tanks unit … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2013 |
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Action at ZaporozhieScenario#: 10754 Date: 10/13/1943 Location: Zaporozhie, UkraineIn 1943, anticipating a massive Soviet offensive in Ukraine, German troops began to build a defensive "Panther-Wotan" line along the Dniepr river. By September, with the Soviets in hot pursuit, they had retreated to the west bank, Von Manstein… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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Landing Near LibrevilleScenario#: 9176 Date: 9/11/1940 Location: Gabon, French Equatorial AfricaDuring the three days called "Les Trois Glorieuses“ in France (26"', 27th and 28th of August 1940), the main part of the French Equatorial Africa (AFF) joined Free France. Only Gabon stayed on Vichy's side but because of its strategic … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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Panzer attack on Hill 140Scenario#: 8730 Date: 8/9/1944 Location: Mazieres, FranceBy August 9, 1944, Operation Totalize had lost its momentum in the face of stiff Resistance from German troops, now busy establishing a new defensive line on the Laizon river. Then tragedy struck for the British: lost in darkness, Worthington … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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The Maginot Four à ChauxScenario#: 8660 Date: 6/19/1940 Location: Ouvrage Four-à-Chaux, FranceOn the 17th of June 1940, with the Battle of France definitively lost, Maréchal Pétain awkwardly announced to the French people a cease fire. The German army took advantage of this by attacking the last standing French fortification: the … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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Retreat to SphakiaScenario#: 7621 Date: 5/27/1941 Location: Sfakia, CreteLess than a month after launching Operation Marita, mainland Greece was under Axis control. Hitler then shifted his focus to Crete where the Allies had retreated. On May 20th, the largest airborne assault in history was launched on the northern … Memoir '44 — Remembrance Scenarios |
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GalatosScenario#: 7620 Date: 5/25/1941 Location: Galatos, CreteBy May 24th the Germans had formed a cohesive front; they began advancing east toward Chania. On the 25th, they ran into the bulk of the Allied forces and launched a general attack. Surprised to discover the Germans had artillery, … Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete |
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PlataniasScenario#: 7619 Date: 5/23/1941 Location: Modi, CreteBy late morning on May 23rd, the Fallschirmjägers of Oberst Ramcke had set up a defensive position on the Platanias River bridge near the coast. Inland, Oberst Utz moved to take the village of Modi. Defended by New Zealanders, the … Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete |
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Prison ValleyScenario#: 7618 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Galatos, CreteThe first wave of gliders from Gruppe Mitte's (Center Group) 3rd Fallschirmjäger Regiment had a number of bold objectives: Hauptmann Altmann's men were tasked with silencing a dangerous anti-aircraft battery in the Akrotiri peninsula, while the men… Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete |
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Airdrop over RethymnoScenario#: 7617 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Rethymno, CreteA second German wave arrived in the afternoon. At 16:15, 2nd Fallschirmjäger Regiment airdropped over Rethymno airfield; but like others in Crete, they all landed scattered along the coast. Elements of the 3rd Battalion quickly managed to regroup and… Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete |
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Airdrop over HeraklionScenario#: 7616 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Heraklion, CreteNews of the German Paratrooper landings reached Brigadier Chappell's headquarters at about the same time the first Fallschirmjägers were landing in Heraklion. Under orders from Chappell, the 2nd Leicester attacked out of the town and into Buttercup… Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete |
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Maleme AirfieldScenario#: 7615 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Maleme, CreteAt 08:00 on May 20, 1941, German Fallschirmjägers jumped over Crete in the first major airborne invasion of the War, landing near Maleme airfield with the goal of securing the runways to facilitate a larger glider-borne invasion. But three New … Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete |
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Offensive on Saint-LôScenario#: 7406 Date: 7/11/1944 Location: Saint-Lo, FranceBy July 1944, the Norman "bocage" (hedgerows) had caused many casualties in the American ranks, their personnel little use to this peculiar terrain's features. Aware of the risks of getting bogged down, General Bradley prepared Operation Cobra as a… Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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Battle of CellesScenario#: 7218 Date: 12/25/1944 Location: Celles, BelgiumDuring the first week of the German offensive in the Ardennes, Field Marshal Montgomery moved the XXX British Corps along the Meuse river to prevent enemy forces from crossing over. The 29th Armored Brigade, reinforced by the 8th Battalion … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack |
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Tissu est dans iodeScenario#: 7102 Date: 11/23/1944 Location: Strasbourg, FranceOn the 22nd of November 1944, during the briefing before operation, Leclerc gave the routes to his combat commands in order to enter in Strasbourg avoiding the German line of defence. The next morning at dawn, the French armored columns … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012 |
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The road of DaboScenario#: 7049 Date: 11/20/1944 Location: Voyer, FranceGerman troops withdraw on two lines of defence in the Vosges mountain : "Vor-Vogesen Stellung" (1st line) and "Vogesen Stellung" (main line of defence). General Leclerc ordered to colonel de Guillebon to breakthrough these lines in order to have open… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012 |
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Hôtel MeuriceScenario#: 7048 Date: 8/25/1944 Location: Hôtel Meurice, FranceIn 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 |
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Forêt dEcouvesScenario#: 7045 Date: 8/12/1944 Location: Alencon, FranceAfter the capture of Alençon on 12 August 1944 in the morning, the 2nd French Armored Division under General Leclerc continued its offensive toward Argentan. The French were informed that the 9th Panzer Division was ambushed in Ecouves forest. … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012 |
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The Hell of GrussenheimScenario#: 7044 Date: 1/28/1945 Location: Grussenheim, FranceAttached for a while to the 2nd French Army Corps under the command of general de Monsabert, the 2nd French Armored Division was involved in the reduction of the Colmar's pocket. GT"V" (Combat Command of colonel de Guillebon) took part … Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012 |
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Battle of SzackScenario#: 7006 Date: 9/28/1939 Location: Szack, PolandBy 17 September, 1939, most of the Polish reserves and heavy equipment from the forces defending the eastern border of Poland had been sent west to help against the German invasion. When the Soviet forces poured over the border … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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The Oath of KufraScenario#: 7004 Date: 2/18/1941 Location: Kufra, LibyaPhilippe de Hauteclocque, alias Colonel Leclerc, arrived in Chad in November 1940 with the aim to launch offensive operations against Italian troops. Immediately, he wanted to strike a decisive blow by the capture of the oasis of Kufra in south-east… Memoir '44 — Open de France 2012 |
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Tuchola ForestScenario#: 7003 Date: 9/1/1939 Location: Chojnice, PolandThe German 2nd Army and 19th Panzer Corps pushed into Poland as part of Unternehmen Fall Weiss. What seemed like good defensive terrain to the Poles had actually been part of the German Army's training area during World War … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2 |
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