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It's Hardly Fair Scenario#: J155 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Wyler, Germany At approximately 1330 hours on 17 September 1944, the Red Devils jumped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden. Although initial resistance was light, heavy fighting ensued for days.The 508th established and maintained a defensive position… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Mageret Mixer Scenario#: J156 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Mageret, Belgium Fearing a counterattack, Lehr commander Bayerlein pulled back his tanks and let Volksgrenadier-Division 26 secure Mageret during the night of 18-19 December. Combat Command R, 9th Armored Division the next morning launched an attack to reopen the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
It Don't Come Easy Scenario#: J158 Date: 1/15/1945 Location: Noville, Belgium By the middle of January, “Easy” was on the attack again. Although many replacements had come into the ranks, some of whom were not even paratroop-qualified, Major Dick Winters entrusted them with one more assault to retake ground east of Bastogne… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Bienen Burnout Scenario#: J160 Date: 3/25/1945 Location: Bienen, Germany The only axis of attack available to the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division was through the villages of Speldrop and Bienen. Speldrop was taken by the end of 24 March but at a high cost in both men and material, providing a taste of things to come. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10
Down on the Farm Scenario#: HS33 Date: 2/19/1945 Location: Goch, Germany In front of A and C Companies of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, B Company, under the command of Major Duncan Kennedy, was attacking the Schwanenhof farmstead, located a few hundred yards past the Goch-Kalkar road. The Kangaoos dropped the men… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Riding to the Rescue Scenario#: J161 Date: 5/24/1940 Location: Picquigny, France On May 22, German tanks reached Boulogne and split the Allied armies at the Somme River. The British 1st Armoured Division, in France for less than four days, was ordered to retake three river crossings with the support of lorry-borne Territorials… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Ramcke's Redoubt Scenario#: J172 Date: 9/16/1944 Location: Brest, France Following the Allied D-Day landings on 6 June, 2nd Fallschirmjäger-Division was sent to the Brittany region of France, and took up defensive positions at Brest. Following Operation Cobra, the allied breakout from Normandy, Major-General Troy H.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Assault on Baerendorf Scenario#: J173 Date: 11/24/1944 Location: Baerendorf, France Soon after crossing the Sarre River, 4th Armored Division vanguards ran into the flank of Panzer Lehr Division. Approaching the village of Baerendorf, Combat Command B sent its 53rd Armor Infantry Battalion forward to conduct a hazardous stream… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Bedburg Bite Scenario#: J175 Date: 2/16/1945 Location: Louisendorf, Germany To kick of the attack known as Operation VERITABLE, the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, supported by the 3rd Armoured Battalion of the Scots Guards, was ordered to take the hilly ground around Louisendorf, south of Moyland. This would protect the right flank… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Deadly Assumption Scenario#: J176 Date: 3/4/1945 Location: Rheinberg, Germany The most appealing objectives in the Wesel bridgehead were two still-intact bridges, which offered the promise of a dry crossing of the Rhine by Allied forces. Because the Americans had encountered so little resistance in the days after Operation… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Coup de Main at Hamminkeln Scenario#: J177 Date: 3/24/1945 Location: Hamminkeln Station, Germany Though neither wide nor deep, the Issel stream had steep banks which formed a natural tank barrier, a fact which caused major concern among the Allied command. The seizure of every intact bridge over the Issel was considered vital to the success of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Old Friends Scenario#: J178 Date: 3/26/1945 Location: Gahlen, Germany For the American 30th Infantry Division, Operation PLUNDER commenced on 24 March with a relatively quiet crossing of the Rhine. The division’s first main objective, the village of Spellen, was quickly taken by two of its regiments which attacked the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Resignation Supermen Scenario#: J179 Date: 4/10/1945 Location: Heilbronn, Germany The final weeks of the war in Europe saw deep penetrations by the forces of General Alexander Patch’s Seventh Army, which rolled over most resistance in its path. Crossing the Neckar River proved to be one of the first true obstacles encountered by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
The Hour Zero Scenario#: J180 Date: 5/8/1945 Location: Forst Segeberg, Germany Men of the 8th Parachute Division were called upon to neutralize a group of die hard SS and German Partisan's (Werewolf units) in the first days of May 1945. They dug themselves in within a forest called Forst Segeberg in Northern Germany. They were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Belgian Blitzkrieg Scenario#: J182 Date: 5/27/1940 Location: Knesselare, Belgium On 27 May, the Germans renewed their offensive on the Lys River line. The Belgian 11ème division d’infanterie was unable to withstand the German attack, and a gap appeared in the Belgian lines. The only reserves available were the Groupement Morel de… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
A Real Barn Burner Scenario#: J183 Date: 5/31/1940 Location: Amagne, France In contrast to their comrades to the west, the French Aisne River front held firm against the German attacks in May. The 14éme division d’infanterie, one of the best French units, manned the front bear Rethel. On 30 May, a reconnaissance in force was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
Raff's Rules Scenario#: J193 Date: 3/24/1945 Location: Diersfordt, Germany Lead elements of the 507th PIR crossed the river Rhine at around 0950 and made the first combat jump in the history of the 17th Airborne Division. Colonel Edson Raff gathered his staff and available men after landing. It took some time before he… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12
Merzenhausen Zoo Scenario#: J019 Date: 11/22/1944 Location: Merzenhausen, Germany After six days of fighting, XIX Corps believed they were ready for a quick push to the Roer. Merzenhausen was the key to the enemy’s defenses west of the Roer River. The 246th Volksgrenadier Division was undergoing a relief in place. TF 1/66 with… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Inhumaine Scenario#: J028 Date: 12/27/1944 Location: Humaine, Belgium American artillery pounded Humaine. CCR was assigned the task of capturing the town. They successfully surrounded the town, forcing most of the defenders to surrender. But a group of Germans manned a chateau on the northeastern end of the village and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
Lovat First Sight Scenario#: J031 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Benouville, France Fighting continued in Benouville and LePort as the British 7th Battalion continued to hold the towns against repeated German assaults. The Ox and Bucks, on the other hand, had been placed near the Caen Canal Bridge as a reserve to the British… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
It's About Time - Historical Variant Scenario#: PB06A Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Benouville, France The final relief of the British paratroopers at dusk. The British get a massive force, including ponderous but impenetrable Churchill tanks, but have to clear the Germans out of every building. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2
The Bridge of Verdalsöra Scenario#: J036 Date: 4/21/1940 Location: Verdalsöra, Norway After landing at Namsos, the British goal was to make contact with the Norwegians at Verdalsöra where a strategic bridge crossed the Inna River. On the morning of 21 April, a German destroyer landed a company of Gebirgsjagers on the shore north of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Tretten in Flames Scenario#: J037 Date: 4/23/1940 Location: Tretten, Norway The first Allied land operations conducted in April 1940 to stop the German invasion of Norway had been a complete failure. The Allies suffered defeat after defeat. Nonetheless, at Tretten, they made one last attempt to stem the German advance. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Bitter Defense at Otta Scenario#: J038 Date: 4/28/1940 Location: Gudbrandsdal Valley, Norway In southern Norway, any Axis line of advance had to parallel the existing road system due to terrain and weather. Taking advantage of these restrictions, the Allies based their defense on a series of roadblocks supported by flanking fire from… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Indeed! Scenario#: J039 Date: 5/10/1940 Location: Hemnesberget, Norway On 10 May, south of Mosjoen, two platoons from the 5th Independent Company along with Norwegian soldiers laid a deadly ambush for a German motorcycle vanguard. The Allies then retreated to the Hemnesberget area with the aim of delaying the Germans… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Might Makes Right Scenario#: J040 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Finneid, Norway The German operation codenamed “Wildente” used surprise to catch the Anglo-Norwegian units off-guard by barring their way south of Ranfjord. A steamer sailed up the fjord and landed 300 men and two guns in the small port of Hemnesberget. They could… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
By Ourselves Scenario#: J041 Date: 5/11/1940 Location: Finneid, Norway In 1940, the Norwegian army was a force completely unable to resist the Nazi war machine. Its equipment and training were mediocre. Furthermore, the German aggression took its High Command by complete surprise; such was the case of Colonel Sundlo,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
3rd RTR in the Rain Scenario#: J043 Date: 5/23/1940 Location: Guines, France In their attempts to stem the German advance to Calais and other port cities, the British dispatched the 3rd Royal Tank Brigade, composed of the 2nd king's Royal Rifles and the 1st Queen's Victoria Rifles. On 23 May, these units sallied aggressively… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Guards Artillery Scenario#: J057 Date: 8/3/1944 Location: Maisoncelles, France Following a night advance to Point 176, the self-propelled artillery regiment of the Guards Armoured Division formed its gun lines in the small fields west of Maisoncelles. At approximately 0845 hours, guns began to engage targets and the battery… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
No. 8 Platoon Overrun Scenario#: J058 Date: 9/18/1944 Location: Arnhem, Holland One of the few units near the bridge not attached to the 2nd Parachute Battalion was Platoon No. 8 of the 3rd Parachute Battalion. Accompanied by men from the Headquarters Defense Platoon, Platoon No. 8 probed outward into the factories of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Bad Luck Scenario#: J060 Date: 11/21/1944 Location: Merzig, Germany As part of the Third Army’s encirclement of Metz, Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division was ordered to strike east towards the Saar River to secure the Army’s flank. Fearing that this was the main attack to roll up the Saar region, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
In the Bag Scenario#: J061 Date: 12/25/1944 Location: Celles, Belgium The 2nd Panzer Division had made the most progress during the Ardennes offensive, and was positioned a mere 6 kilometers from the Meuse River. General Harmon, the 2nd Armored Division commander, contacted headquarters for permission to attack and,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Lee's Charge Scenario#: J062 Date: 1/3/1945 Location: Coroie, Belgium On January 3rd, 1945, VII Corps launched its offensive to reduce the Bulge salient. The drive, with the 2nd Armored Division as a key element, headed towards Houffalize. Over a foot of snow covered the ground and the armored columns were forced to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3
Sound Retreat Scenario#: J066 Date: 5/19/1940 Location: Ninove, Belgium On the day that General Martel received orders to prepare for a counter-offensive around Arras, his 25th Brigade had already begun to fall back from its forward positions on the high ground overlooking the River Dendre. As the infantry regiments… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
The Lawless Roads Scenario#: J067 Date: 5/24/1940 Location: le Beau Marais, France As the British troops in Calais were preparing to defend the town, the Rifle Brigade received orders to escort a column of ten-ton lorries loaded with rations for the British at Dunkirk. A composite force of infantry and tanks was made up to handle… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Unlucky Thirteenth Scenario#: J068 Date: 5/25/1940 Location: Avalette, France For four long days, the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers had held the line of the Canal de la Bassee. So tenacious was their stand that Generalmajor Rommel visited the scene to see for himself what was holding up 7th Panzer Division. Detached… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Cahier Carriers Scenario#: J072 Date: 7/16/1944 Location: Gavrus, France At the beginning of Operation Greenline, the 1st Ox and Bucks held the extreme right wing of 53rd Welsh Division. Starting at 0300 hours, their attack began disastrously. Both D and C Companies had heavy officer losses. B Company took the battalion… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Tired and Unsupported Scenario#: J073 Date: 7/25/1944 Location: Montreuil Sur Lozon, France General Omar Bradley devised Operation Cobra with the simple goal of cracking the German lines in Normandy's bocage country and achieving a breakout. The American offensive was scheduled to begin with a bang -- a carpet-bombing attack along a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Priests on the Line Scenario#: J074 Date: 7/29/1944 Location: La Pompe, France By the fourth day of Operation Cobra, it was obvious to the German High Command that their forces were on the verge of being surrounded. They ordered the front line units to break out from the evolving pocket by moving south-east towards Percy. Near… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Moses' Blazes Scenario#: J077 Date: 4/10/1945 Location: Rethem, Germany The defense of the Wesser-Aller line was allocated to the Second Marine Infantry of the Kriegsmarine. Approaching Rethem from the west, 1/5 Welch had orders to secure a crossing of the River Aller. But progress was slow. With his rifle companies… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #4
Frontal Assault Scenario#: J086 Date: 8/3/1944 Location: Presles, France On the evening of 2 August, fearful for his open left flank, Major Robinson pushed Ned Thornburn's D Company a half-mile to the east. Digging-in around the farm of les Grands Bonfaits, the company was later reinforced by two platoons of A Company, a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
Escape to Wiltz Scenario#: J088 Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Kautenbach, Belgium As the German offensive crashed upon and beyond Consthum, what was left of the defending 3rd Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment received orders to save itself and retreat to Wiltz before it was hopelessly cut off. After crossing the Clerve River at… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
For A Few Rounds More Scenario#: J100 Date: 3/30/1945 Location: Menden, Germany As March 30th dawned, the U.S. 5th Infantry Division and the 3rd Armored Division advanced on the village of Menden in an effort to seal the encirclement of the Ruhr pocket. In front of the village, the 737th Tank Battalion found itself engaged by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
The Marketplace at Wormhoudt Scenario#: J114 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Wormhoudt, France As the brief reprieve the Allies received when Hitler ordered the Panzers to halt at the Channel coast ended, the Leibstandarte was ordered to support the 20th Infanterie (Mot.) Division in the general offensive to crack the Dunkirk perimeter. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Schloss Hemingstein Scenario#: J121 Date: 9/14/1944 Location: Brandscheid, Germany Always close enough to the battle to maintain his reputation as an action reporter, “Papa” Ernest Hemingway had become close friends with the commander of the 22nd Infantry Regiment, Colonel Charles Lanham. Lanham wanted to make sure Hemingway had… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Bloody Bois Jacques Scenario#: J122 Date: 12/22/1944 Location: Bastogne, Belgium In an attempt to assault Bastogne from the east, the 26th Volksgrenadier Division infiltrated along the Bourcy-Bastogne rail line through a forested area known as the Bois Jacques (Jack’s Woods). This area marked the boundary between the US 501st and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #8
Ugly Faces Scenario#: J126 Date: 5/28/1940 Location: Nieuport, Belgium The Belgian town of Nieuport was to anchor the east end of a perimeter to keep the Germans from Dunkirk for as long as possible. Belgian forces had been expected to contribute to the defense,, but King Leopold, without consulting the allies,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
No Mercy in Burcy Scenario#: J137 Date: 8/3/1944 Location: Burcy, France As SS-Panzer-Division 9 attempted to encircle and isolate the 11th Armoured Division with concentric left and right flank attacks, it was left to the last divisional reserve, the Pionier battalion, to storm the center ground. The divisional artillery… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Point To Make Scenario#: J138 Date: 9/3/1944 Location: Pont-À-Marcq, France The northern wing of Guards Armoured Division expected a clear run to Brussels. Crossing the Somme battlefields of the First World War, the Grenadiers set their sights on Waterloo, where they had gained their title in 1815. Even after two tanks were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Light Aid Detached Scenario#: J139 Date: 9/4/1944 Location: Lessines, Belgium Left behind in the Guards Armoured Division’s dash to Brussels, the Light Aid Detachment set up a repair facility in the quiet town of Lessines. Early on 4 September, the quiet was broken by excited townsfolk warning of a German column descending on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9