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Highland Frank Scenario#: O15 Date: 7/13/1943 Location: Francofonte, Sicily The village of Francoforte overlooked the road to Scordia which the British intended to use during their northerly advance into Catania and up the east coast of Sicily. The village itself was almost invisible, with only the rooftops poking above the… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 8
Schwerepunkt Blunted Scenario#: KCG2 Date: 13 July, 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia With the Germans now more thoroughly in control of a foothold across the Psel River, they now sought to strengthen their hold while driving north toward Oboyan and Kursk itself. Having secured Hill 226.6, the Germans pushed northeast, while tunneling… Combat! — Kursk
High Water Mark Scenario#: K08 Date: 13 July, 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia The second night Totcnkopf spent in the PscI bridgehead was far from secure. It was spent taking the northern slopes of Hill 226.6 from it's tenacious defenders while the division’s panzer regiment drove 3km northeast to the edge of the highway… Combat! — Combat! Dairy #2
Operation Marston Scenario#: 1000 Date: 14/15 July 1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, Sicily Operation "Marston", as the attack on the Primosole Bridge over the River Simeto was known, was given to the 1st Parachute Brigade of the 1st British Airborne Division to accomplish. It was planned to the last detail: equipment, weaponry, route, … Squad Leader — The General #20.2
Up Inferno Hill Scenario#: AP048 Date: 7/14/1943 Location: Werchopenje, Russia The battle of Kursk had largely climaxed, with formations neighboring the “Grossdeutschland” Division being driven into defensive modes. Following one day of rest and replenishment, in the midst of preparing to once again drive north, the neighboring… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Typical German Response Scenario#: J095 Date: 7/14/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, Sicily After a disasterous landing, Alastair Pearson's 1st Airborne Battalion of the 1st Airborne Division had seized the Primosole Bridge early on July 14th. The Italian garrison manning te bridge was driven off after a brief fight, and the morning passed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Zitadelle - The Retreat Scenario#: 6 Date: July 14, 1943 Location: Kalinovka, Ukraine On July 12, the German and Russian armored forces met to the west of Prokhorovka in the Ukraine. Nearly 1,300 tanks and assault guns clashed in what was to become the largest tank battle in history. The battle raged, in … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945
To the Last Round Scenario#: K05 Date: 14 July, 1943 Location: Prokhorovka, Russia After nearly two days of extremely intense fighting, the seesaw battle for the Totenkopfs bridgehead over the Psel was ending. Like two punch-drunk prizefighters, the Germans and Russians had exhausted each other. Gathering their remaining strength… Combat! — Kursk
Another Bloody Attack Scenario#: J096 Date: 7/15/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, Sicily Despite a spirited defense of the Simeto Bridgehead, the Germans had retaken the bridge and established a bridgehead of their own south of the Simeto River. After a night of preparation, a counterstroke was launched the morning of the 15tth by the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Munda Mash Scenario#: 152 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Laiana, New Georgia The swift capture of Munda Point and its airfield was imperative. American forces reached the defenders' main line on the peninsula. The Japanese were there in force, cleverly concealed in pillboxes and "spider holes". It was decided to put the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 13 - Rising Sun
Sicilian Midnight Scenario#: DASL25 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Favara, Sicily Under direct orders from Patton himself, the 3rd Ranger Battalion stepped off at dusk on the 15th to seize Porto Empedocle. Marching in a column of companies, the Rangers made good time across the Sicilian hills. But just after midnight, scouts… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader
A Nice Morning For A Ride Scenario#: J097 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, Sicily After the night assault seized the bridge and a thin lodgement north of the Simeto, problems were experienced communicating to follow on units that the bridge had been captured. As the companies holding the lodgement began to come under increasing… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Recon in Force Scenario#: G08 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Porto Empedolce, Sicily As the Allied beachhead in Sicily expanded, the impatient General George Patton demanded better facilities for supplying his troops. Under orders not to launch an offensive, Patton hit upon the subterfuge of calling his advance a “reconnaissance in… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.5
The longest ridge Scenario#: KS10 Date: July 19, 1943 Location: Kuybyshevo, Russia As the fighting for Kursk rages to the north, the reconstituted German 6th Army struggles to contain a serious Soviet assault along the Mius River. General Hollidt has ordered the 23rd Panzer Division, along with its newly acquired sIG 33b … Tide of Iron — 1A Kickstarter
Operation Kutuzov Scenario#: AP095 Date: 7/19/1943 Location: Otrada, Russia Although Soviet counterblows after CITADEL were both swift and potent, they had not come as much of a surprise to the Germans. Feldmarschall Walter Model had kept all of Panzer-Armee 2 in reserve to help protect the operation’s northern pincer. On… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10
Danger Forward Scenario#: AP016 Date: 7/21/1943 Location: Alimena, Sicily While the Axis forces slowly fell back towards Messina, the Big Red One kept up the pressure through the difficult terrain of central Sicily. The opposing Italians were fighting on native soil now, but their leadership hadn’t improved. As Gruppo… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
The Partisans Scenario#: 1 Date: July 22, 1943 Location: Bryansk Forest, Belorussia Composed of peasants, villagers and isolated Russian troops, by this time the Russian partisan forces numbered close to 142,000. Although the effects of the partisans can not be accurately measured, they were a constant thorn in the side of the … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945
The Plantation Scenario#: 39 Date: 1943-07-24 Location: Munda Point, New Georgia The US Army 34th Infantry Division advanced on the Lambeti Plantation in New Georgia with Marine tanks as it attempted to capture the Japanese Airbase at Munda Point. The fighting was intense and did not see the gains expected as … Last Hundred Yards — The Solomon Islands
Kampfgruppe at Karachev Scenario#: J023 Date: 7/28/1943 Location: Kusmenkovo, Russia In response to the increasing pressure of the Soviet offensive to take Karachev and sever the rail link between Briansk and Orel, Panzer Division Grossdeutschland was shifted to the region northwest of Orel. To foil the Soviet plans, the division was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Troina Scenario#: 20072 Date: 7/31/1943 Location: Troina, Sicily While British forces were unable to break through in the east of Sicily, American forces swarmed across the west of the island. The pursuit of German forces halted at the Etna line. Here, German forces had dug in to cover … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017
Regalbuto Ridge Scenario#: A3 Date: 31-July-43 Location: Regalbuto, Sicily Since the 12th the British 30th Corps had been battling through the hills and valleys of central Sicily, protecting the flank of the 13th Corps' advance on Catania. Instrumental in that scheme was the clearing of Agira and Regalbuto. Finally, … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89
Regalbuto Ridge Scenario#: 100 Date: 7/31/1943 Location: Regalbuto, Sicily It was up to the Devonshire and Dorsetshire battalions of the 50th Infantry Division to take Regalbuto. Dominating the town was the massive ridge that ran southwest of it, and that was held by the grenadiers of the Hermann Goring Division. In a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country
Operation Kutuzov Scenario#: 10 Date: August 1943 Location: Orel, Russia The Soviets launched Operation Kutuzov, named in honor of the Napoleonic era general credited with saving Moscow from the invading 1812 French forces. to draw away and pin down German forces of Army Group Center from the Kursk Offensive. It … Panzer (GMT) — Operations on the Eastern Front 1943-45
Cherry Ripe Scenario#: AP067 Date: 8/3/1943 Location: Centuripe, Sicily As the Allied armies advanced across Sicily toward Messina, they had to overcome the defenses of a series of well defended towns. Centuripe, or “Cherry Ripe” as it was known by British troops, was the lynchpin of the so-called Etna Line. This town… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7
The San Fratello Line Scenario#: 6555 Date: 8/4/1943 Location: Nicetta, Sicily After capturing Palermo, Patton and his 7th Army advanced along the north coast of Sicily with the unavowed objective of entering Messina before the British 8th Army of General Montgomery. But Axis forces delay Patton's advance, systematically… Memoir '44 — Audie Murphy's Campaign
Saint Agatha Scenario#: 21 Date: 8-Aug-43 Location: Northern Sicily, Sicily While elements of the 15th and 30th Infantry Regiments of the US 9th Division seized a key hill along the San Fratello Line, Lt. Col. Lyle Bernard led a reinforced Battalion in an amphibious landing at Sant' Agata, a few … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Able at Cesaro Scenario#: A013 Date: 8/8/1943 Location: Cesaro, Sicily At first light, 2nd Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment stepped off to seize the next group of hills and, if possible, the village of Cesaro itself. Pushing through the scrub and low hills northwest of Cesaro, Company A quickly reached the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
Katyusha's Embrace Scenario#: J168 Date: 8/8/1943 Location: Kuban, Crimea Amid the brutal Crimea battles of 1943-44, Ekaterina Mikhailova managed to enlist at the tender age of 15. Affectionately called Katyusha by the troops, she was admired even by the enemy. She safely took water for her injured friends from a contested… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Draconian Measures Scenario#: DASL06 Date: 8/13/1943 Location: Kharkov, Russia Kharkov was again becoming the focal point for a major battle for the fourth and last time as the rampaging Red armies of Vatutin and Konev converged on the city—the site of huge German supply dumps. The first Soviets to reach the city belonged to an… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader
Operation Natzmer Scenario#: S054 Date: 8/15/1943 Location: Belsk, Russia A Kampfgruppe from Panzergrenadier-Division “Grossdeutschland” took part in Operation NATZMER on 15 August to blunt a Soviet attack across the Vorskla River. As the day progressed, many of the unit’s Tiger tanks, in action for the first time, began… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 4
Belgorod - Kharkov Scenario#: 23908 Date: August 17, 1943 Location: Belgorod, Russia The battle is usually referred to as the Belgorod–Kharkov Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviets and the 4th Battle of Kharkov by the Germans. At the beginning of August the Soviets, delivering powerful sledgehammer blows from the North and… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2021
Russian Drive On Stalino Scenario#: 9 Date: '19/8/43 Location: Stalino, Russia When Russian forces had penetrated the German front it was often necessary to use an infantry blocking force to prevent other infantry units from being trapped. Panzer (AH/MMP) — PanzerBlitz
Battle Of Kharkov Scenario#: 28-3.5 Date: '19/8/43 Location: Kharkov, Russia The 5th Guards Tank Army has ordered the Russian 18th Tank Corps to break through to Kharkov. Remnants of the German 3rd Panzer Division and the 503rd Tiger Battalion attempt to hold them back. Panzer (AH/MMP) — The General #28.3
Grab and Go Scenario#: J188 Date: 8/20/1943 Location: Kalupnovka, Ukraine In the aftermath of Operation CITADEL, Soviet attacks in the Ukraine followed the usual pattern: masses of med and machines thrown at the lines of Panzerkorps III, only to be thrown back by German counterattacks. However each time the new front line… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
3rd Mechanized Corps Operations Scenario#: 11 Date: August 1943 Location: Kharkov, Ukraine Bloodied in action the against the German Panzergrenadier Division 'Grossdeutschland' during the decisive Kursk offensive, the Soviet 3rd Mechanized Corps remained an element of the Soviet 1st Tank Army. When that unit the assumed the offensive… Panzer (GMT) — Exp. #1 The Shape Of Battle On The Eastern Front
The Front in Flames Scenario#: U31 Date: 8/22/1943 Location: Kharkov, Russia As Kharkov fell for the final time, front lines became unclear. Observation posts and defensive lines were held briefly, then abandoned as the Soviets advanced. The front began to stabilize around the Mosh River as units of the Soviet 57th Army… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide
Few and Far Between Scenario#: J169 Date: 8/30/1943 Location: Chistyakovo, Ukraine The wastefulness of Operation Citadel was beginning to hit home for Heeresgruppe Sud. Stripped of many Panzer Divisions, these were replaced with worn–out infantry divisions such as the 258th, which formed a shallow crust around the transport hubs… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Bridgehead on the Astrika Scenario#: E11 Date: 1943-08-30 Location: Kratschew, Russia For five days the soldiers of 73rd Rifle Regiment had struggled to establish a bridgehead over the Astrika at Kratschew. Kampgrumppe Sturm had repulsed each attempt in short order. On the sixth day, however, an emergency compelled German high command… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Million Dollar Mountain Scenario#: 35 Date: 3 Sept 1943 Location: Mt Maggiore, Italy Much of the 36th’s campaign in Italy consisted of wresting mountain top after mountain top from dug-in German defenders. One such peak was Mount Maggiore, called the ‘Million Dollar Mountain’ because of the quantity of artillery ammunition expended… Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Flea Circus Scenario#: AP026 Date: 9/8/1943 Location: Mezzocamino, Italy Much to the dismay of the Italians, on the afternoon of September 8, 1943, General Eisenhower made public the armistice between the Allies and the Italian government. The Italians had been playing a dangerous balancing act between the Germans and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
First Action Scenario#: 33 Date: 9 Sept 1943 Location: Salerno, Italy After training in North Africa, the 36th took part in the Salerno landings, where they landed on the right flank at Paestum. After advancing inland they were struck by German counterattacks including one that almost penetrated to the Division CP. … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
Too Little, Too Late Scenario#: 52 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Parma, Italy Late on 8 September, the same day the armistice between Italy and the Allies was announced, elements of the 433rd Medium Tank Battalion in Fidenza were ordered to move east to Parma. There, in an attempt to keep the Germans from occupying key… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition)
All Roads Lead to Rome Scenario#: AP027 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Magliana, Italy After the Italians announced an armistice with the Allies, the Germans put into place plans to capture Rome and disarm the Italians. That evening, German paratroopers headed towards Rome, encountering resistance from the Granatieri di Sardegna… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
The Hunters Become the Hunted Scenario#: AP028 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Monterotondo, Italy After the Italians announced an armistice with the Allies, the Germans put into place plans to capture Rome and disarm the Italians. As part of these operations, a battalion of German paratroops, led by Major Walter Gericke, was tasked with dropping… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Beyond the Blue Beach Scenario#: A004 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Paestum, Italy At one minute past midnight, loud speakers on the Allied transports called the boat teams to their stations. Before them lay the beaches of Salerno. The 141st and 142nd Infantry regiments of the U.S. 36th Division would be first ashore, in six waves… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89
The Queen's Prequel Scenario#: OA19 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Montecorvino, Italy Following the successful campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, the Allied commanders turned their attention to the Italian mainland. As Allied forces march up from the toe of Italy, several British and American divisions landed in and around Salerno… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
The Revenge of the Greys Scenario#: OA20 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Montecorvino, Italy The 2/6th Queen's battalion under Lt. Col. Keighley from the 169th Brigade was assigned the task of securing the Montecorvino airfield. Facing them were the men from the 2nd Battalion, 10th Panzer Grenadier Regiments. Unfortunately, the Shermans from… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
Gunter Strikes Back Scenario#: OA21 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Montecorvino, Italy After two engagements, the Queen's men with the support of Shermans from the 'C' Squadron Royal Scot's Greys, dislodged the Germans from the 2nd Battalion, 10th Panzer Grenadier Regiments. The German Panzer Grenadiers counterattacked from the north… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
The Battle for Rome Scenario#: 57 Date: 9/10/1943 Location: Rome, Italy Days after the armistice with Italy was signed, the German 2nd Parachute Division advanced toward Rome from the south. Several Italian formations, including the elite 21st “Grenadiers of Sardinia” Division, set up blocking positions and attempted to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition)
Batty-P Scenario#: AP074 Date: 9/10/1943 Location: Battipaglia, Italy Landing at 0330 a mile from the mouth of the Tusciano River, the 9th Royal Fusiliers were under fire from the moment they disembarked onto Roger Beach. Their objective was a small village at the base of a tall hill that was six miles distant. This… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome