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The Capture of Balta Scenario#: J029 Date: 8/3/1941 Location: Balta, Ukraine The 11th Army, advancing on the right side of Army Group South, skirted the Rumanian border with the Black Sea port of Odessa as its primary objective. The small town of Balta, located 120 miles northwest of Odessa, had changed hands several times… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
The Slaughterhouse Scenario#: J033 Date: 2/22/1945 Location: Graudenz, East Prussia The bridgehead position at Graudenz. was declared a fortress on 27 January 1945. The fortress defense was manned by the remaining elements of Division Hermann Gbring, as well as various other Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Police, and Fortress units... Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Desperate Dash Scenario#: J049 Date: 11/28/1942 Location: Zherebetso, Russia Attacking across a broad front, the Soviet winter offensive known as Operation Mars had some early penetrations far behind the lines of the German 9th Army. Unfortunately many of these breakthroughs could not be supported in the face of tough German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Dress Rehearsal Scenario#: J052 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Komsomolets State Farm, Russia Scenario 1/3 of Broadway to Prokhorovka campaign (page 60 of Journal 3).Both sides chooses their OBs from available groups. The unit list below lists everything available, but the players only get to use about half of them. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Setting the Stage Scenario#: J053 Date: 7/11/1943 Location: Okytaberskii State Farm, USSR Scenario 2/3 of Broadway to Prokhorovka campaign (page 60 of Journal 3). Both sides chooses their OBs from available groups. The unit list below lists everything available, but the players only get to use about half of them. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Showtime Scenario#: J054 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia The breaking dawn on the 12th saw both sides slamming artillery barrages into the grainfields around Prokhorovka. Like two tides of steel and flesh rushing towards each other, the 5th Guards Tank Army and II SS Panzer Corps collided just south of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
A Burnt Out Case Scenario#: J056 Date: 7/6/1944 Location: Smorgon, Belarus Following the capture of Minsk and the destruction of the bulk of the Fourth Army, the 5th Guards Tank Army pushed westward towards Vilnius. North of Minsk, emergency reserve units of Army Group Center augmented with Luftwaffe flak units, were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Friday the 13th Scenario#: J059 Date: 10/13/1944 Location: East Prussia In October 1944, 1st Company, Hermann Göring's Fallschirmpanzerkorps Panzerjager Battalion received 16 new JagdPanzer IV vehicles. Their mission was to act as a mobile fire brigade for the panzerkorps. Their first objective was to thwart the Soviet… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Silesian Interlude Scenario#: J063 Date: 3/19/1945 Location: Oppeln, Upper Silesia Marshall Koniev’s 1st Ukrainian Front attacked to seize the Upper Silesia all the way to the Czechoslovakian frontier. Elements of the Hermann Göring Parachute-Panzer Division were hurriedly transported by rail to the area. They were immediately… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
My Lonely Valentine Scenario#: J075 Date: 1/31/1945 Location: Kustrin-Neustadt, Germany As the Soviet January offensive raced across Poland, the security of the German heartland was directly threatened. The Oder River was the last major water obstacle before Berlin. Therefore its defense became a priority. Both sides fiercely contested… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Fast Heinz Scenario#: J078 Date: 8/7/1941 Location: Roslavl, Russia Another day of pouring rain. The mud clung like black tar to the men's boots. The 292nd Infantry Division slowed its push to close the bag on the Russian Fourth Army. Each overrun town required its own garrison. Each possible exit needed a guard. As… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Ptichin' In Scenario#: J085 Date: 6/27/1944 Location: Glusk, Russia One important facet of Operation Bagration was the utilization of the large number of partisan bands that operated behind German lines. Soviet High Command planned to utilize the partisans to strike a decisive blow to the transporation network by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Flames of Unrest Scenario#: J087 Date: 8/19/1944 Location: Warsaw, Poland UPRISING The Polish Home Army uprising had commenced with the sounds of Soviet artillery heard in the distance. The first days of the uprising were wildly successful against the surprised Germans. Soon, however, the Germans ruthlessly struck back against the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Pavlov's House Scenario#: J082 Date: 1942-10-15 Location: Stalingrad, Russia A bunch of fanatical Russians try to keep the Germans out of a three storey building as they rush from all sides. A bloody battle with lots of very tall … Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
The Porechye Bridgehead Scenario#: J093 Date: 8/5/1941 Location: Porechye, Russia A 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
Kempf at Melikhovo Scenario#: J094 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Melikhovo, Russia Operation Citadel had been underway for five days and things were not going well for the German attack. The original plan to seize the town of Korocha was scrapped and 6th Panzer Division was tasked with breaking through the Soviet defenses and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Lend-Lease Attack Scenario#: J098 Date: 6/28/1944 Location: Krupki, Russia The German High Command realized that Operation Bagration was indeed a large scale Soviet offensive. The first German reinforcements to arrive in Minsk from Ukraine were the 5th Panzer Division. Their first contact with the advancing Russian units… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
The Yelnya Bridge Scenario#: J102 Date: 10/13/1941 Location: Yelnya, Russia After the collapse of Soviet forces facing Army Group Center, a handful of Russian units were sent to defend the main communications routes to Moscow -- the most critical of which was the Minsk highway which ran south of Borodino. Meanwhile, the 10th… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7
Lenin's Sons Scenario#: J103 Date: 10/14/1941 Location: Yudinki, Russia To the south of Borodino, the SS Das Reich was committed to several actions aimed at breaking the Soviet lines in order to rush towards the east. The Der Fuhrer Regiment, fighting on the southern flank of the Division, had regrouped and was to seize… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7
Flanking Flamethrowers Scenario#: J104 Date: 10/15/1941 Location: Semenovskaya, Russia The landscape south and west of Borodino was covered with snow by first light on 15 October, but the skies were clear. The 32rd Rifle Division was holding its ground against the German onslaught, when some fresh elements of the 86th Schützen Regiment… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7
Borodino Train Station Scenario#: J105 Date: 10/16/1941 Location: Borodino, Russia The armored spearheads of the 10th Panzer Division had reached an important railway junction on the road to Moscow. Kampfgruppe Hauenschildt was tasked to hold the Borodino Train Station while armored elements of the division were to push forward… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7
Marders not Martyrs Scenario#: J106 Date: 9/10/1942 Location: Ischerskaja, Russia Too many recent examples of martyred German soldiers trying to stand their ground against the upgraded Soviet tanks had convinced German authorities to make changes. In late June, the 13th Panzer Division finally got an opportunity to refit their… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7
The Prelude to Spring Scenario#: J110 Date: 12/8/1944 Location: Lake Balaton, Hungary East 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
Prussia in Flames Scenario#: J111 Date: 1/28/1945 Location: Elbing, East Prussia On January 14th, Rokossovskiy's 2nd Byelorussian Front attacked north and nortwest from the Narew bridgehead. The aim was to reach the debouch of Weischel and Danzig. On the 20th Stavka suddenly ordered Rokossovskiy to change the attack in a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #7
Cellar Dwellers Scenario#: VOTG19 Date: 9/17/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia The remnants of Captain Gerhard Munch’s 3rd Battalion had occupied the U-shaped State Bank building since September 14. The Russians counterattacked on the night of September 15th with a company of submachinegunners and managed to break into the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Terror At Twilight Scenario#: VOTG20 Date: 9/18/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia Two battalions of Regiment 194 were fighting hard to maintain their front along the riverbank, and pressure as increasing daily from both north and south. As light was fading on September 18th, a strong attack hit the southern flank, threatening to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Defending The Voentorg Scenario#: VOTG21 Date: 9/22/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia With “Pavlov’s House” and “Zabolotnov’s House” both still in no-man’s land, the Voentorg building on 9th January Square became a key position, dominating all movement through the square. The 42nd Guards company was soon reinforced by three anti-tank… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Maczek Fire Brigade Scenario#: J113 Date: 9/4/1939 Location: Novy Targ, Poland At the initial stage of the German invasion of Poland, the XXII Corps had orders to break the defense south of Cracow, defended by the Polish 10th (Motorized) Cavalry Brigade. In charge of the brigade was Colonel St. Maczek, who immediately started… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Last Push To Mozhaisk Scenario#: J115 Date: 10/17/1941 Location: Mozhaisk, Russia After nearly a week of exhausting combat, the Russian 32nd Rifle Division had proved to be as effective as its German counterparts. In order to speed up the advance towards the Soviet capital, the Germans were compelled to break through Russian… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Elephants Unleashed Scenario#: J118 Date: 7/5/1943 Location: Ponyri, Russia The battle for Kursk had begun. After breaching the first line of defense, the 86. Infanterie-Division supported by the gigantic Ferdinand tank destroyers of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 654 continued toward the Russians' second defensive belt. But the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Sovkhoz Haystacks Scenario#: J119 Date: 1/28/1944 Location: Telman Sovkhoz, Crimea In accordance with a combat order from headquarters, tanks of the 7th Independent Guards Heavy Tank Regiment occupied an all around defense at Telman sovkhoz (collective farm) and were prepared to fend off enemy tank attacks. This regiment was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Ishun Tank Traps Scenario#: J120 Date: 4/11/1944 Location: Ishun, Crimea Because of a severe shortage of self-propelled guns, a decision was made to equip the 1452nd Separate Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment (SAP) with KV tanks, which had the most destructive armament of all the heavy tanks presented in the Crimea at… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Everything Is Lost Scenario#: J125 Date: 4/30/1945 Location: Berlin, Germany As the frontage of the various Russian corps's shortened because they were getting nearer to the center of Berlin, field artillery was incorporated into direct assault formations. The typical tactic (after a few days of figuring things out) was to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Bark You Dogs! Scenario#: VOTG22 Date: 9/26/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia On 21 September, Lt. Anton Dragan and the remnants of his company from the 1st Battalion, 42nd Guards Regiment fell back to a three-story building on the corner of Komsomolskaya and Krasnopeterskaya, which they fortified. For the next five days,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Heroes of the Soviet Union Scenario#: VOTG23 Date: 9/26/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia On 26 September, Lt. Anton Dragan and five other wounded survivors dug their way out of the rubbled strongpoint which German assault guns had collapsed. Emerging into darkness, Dragan sent his orderly Hozhushko out to scout the area. He returned… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Raid on Rodimtsev Scenario#: VOTG24 Date: 10/2/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia The German 6th Army had been trying to cut of Rodimtsev’s 13th Guards from the rest of the 62nd Army. On the night of 1-2 October, the Germans had decided to try a new ploy by infiltrating 300 men from Infanterie-Division 295 down the main drain… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
The Art of Dying Scenario#: J130 Date: 9/1/1942 Location: Kotovskij, Russia After a hard struggle, the Red Army had succeeded in establishing a significant bridgehead at Serafimovich, on the west bank of the Don. The German XVII Corps and the Italian XXXV Army Corps were assigned to a joint counterattack. At the crack of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Riding with the King Scenario#: J141 Date: 10/25/1944 Location: Nagykallo, Hungary After three weeks of constant movement, the 2nd Ukrainian Front’s Debrecen attack bogged down. Large Red Army formations were encircled, and Hungary was committed to remain Germany’s last European ally. Trapped near Nagykallo, the VII Mechanized… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Ragnarök Scenario#: J146 Date: 5/2/1945 Location: Berlin, Germany Ragnarök (the Norse Armageddon) was upon the SS Division Nordland. The Reichstag had fallen, and most of Berlin was at the mercy of the Red Army. The remains of Nordland seemed doomed, and Hauptsturmführer Hans-Gösta Pehrsson gave his last order as… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
War of the Rats Scenario#: S002 Date: 9/26/1942 Location: Stalingrad, Russia German tactics failed inside the confines of Stalingrad as the Russians were able to dig in and fight from every building. The confines of the city stifled manoeuvre, and German superiority in artillery, air power, and armor were rendered ineffective… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #1
Released from the East Scenario#: S006 Date: 12/11/1941 Location: Istra, Russia As the drive on Moscow slowed due to supply problems and general winter, STAVKA was given time to deploy fresh troops from other fronts. The 78th Infantry, Siberian veterans of the Mongolian frontier, were transferred 6000 miles to use skillful… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #1
Clash at Borisovka Scenario#: S021 Date: 3/14/1943 Location: Borisovka, Russia The German offensive to retake Kharkov put the Russian Voronezh Front in disarray. Shortages of fuel and ammo hampered the Russians. The siutation got worse on March 13th when the Grossdeutschland Division attacked north of Kharkov along the seam… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3
Sherman Marches West Scenario#: S024 Date: 6/28/1944 Location: Krupki, Belarus Operation Bagration, launched by the Soviets on June 23, was turning out to be highly successful. German reports noted that the Russians no longer attacked as in the early days with masses of infantry across a broad front but instead employed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3
Early Battles Scenario#: S025 Date: 6/26/1941 Location: Kaunas, Lithuania The Germans, after a week of relatively easy victories, approached a small Lithuanian village amidst the forest. Army Group North was among the first Germans to encounter heavier Russian tanks. These monsters dwarfed the German AFVs, and it was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3
Last Ally, Last Victory Scenario#: S026 Date: 10/10/1944 Location: Püspökladány, Hungary As the Red Army steamrolled towards Hungary, heavy German tank formations were increasingly rare. By the end of September, Cavalry-Mechanized Group Pliyev had crossed the border near Oradea, and was threatening the agricultural center of Debrecen. To… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3
Insufficient Resolve Scenario#: S084 Date: 8/2/1941 Location: Roslavl, Russia In an effort to replicate the spectacular successes at Belostok and Minsk during the first weeks of BARBAROSSA and to prevent Soviet forces from escaping towards Moscow, Generalfeldmarschall Fedor von Bock’s Army Group Center initiated an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2
Tiger's Roar Scenario#: S085 Date: 1/13/1943 Location: Scheidies Forest, Russia The Soviets, desperate to relieve the siege of Leningrad, launched Operation SPARK along a narrow corridor south of Lake Lagoda. The German commander, Generaloberst Georg Lindemann, knowing the Soviets would be attacking, had his troops deployed and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2
Across the Border Scenario#: S044 Date: 9/3/1939 Location: Tylicz, Poland The Germans invaded Poland on the morning of September 1. The newly independent state of Slovakia aided the Germans by offering free transit, the use of airfields, and three infantry divisions. The Slovakian Infantry divisions attacked in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1
Contested Settlement Scenario#: S045 Date: 9/5/1939 Location: Zabrese, Poland The recently formed Slovakian state contested not only the treaty settlement between Poland and Slovakia, but also the political authority over the settlements in the High Tatra in which many Slovakians lived. Following the German invasion of Poland,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1
Where the Winter Lingers Scenario#: S046 Date: 4/27/1942 Location: Lapland, Finland The war in Lapland had taken on a start and stop manner. The distances that men and machines had to travel were far too difficult to maintain for long and so the enemies would prepare for and then execute attacks with limited objectives. As the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1