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Rage Against the MachineScenario#: J157 Date: 12/21/1944 Location: Courland Pocket, LatviaFor nearly one month, heavy rain and mud had prevented further Russian offensives against the German army trapped in the Courland pocket. When a sudden heavy frost returned the roads to passable conditions in mid-December, a forbidding atmosphere of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #10 |
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The Attempt to Relieve PeiperScenario#: 194 Date: 12/21/1944 Location: Trois Ponts, BelgiumDuring the German Ardennes offensive, Colonel Peiper’s kampfgruppe from the 1st SS Panzer Division had quick victories which had taken them close to the Meuse River bridges but they had completely run out of fuel. The remaining assault elements of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Hell for the HolidaysScenario#: WO07 Date: 12/20/1944 Location: Marvie, BelgiumThe roadblocks along the Wiltz road had not been established in vain. Even the disaster at Wardin bought time for the 101st Airborne to move into position around Bastogne. Just as Lt. Colonel Roy Inman's 2nd Battalion of the 327th Glider Infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2012 |
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Carnage in the NightScenario#: KGP09 Date: 12/20/1944 Location: La Gleize, BelgiumThe American paratroopers of Companies B and C of the 504th PIR, having neither artillery nor armor support available, had failed during the daylight to make any headway against the Germans defending Cheneux. Nevertheless, they were ordered by the… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 3 - Kampfgruppe Peiper II |
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Probing the VillasScenario#: KGP06 Date: 12/20/1944 Location: La Gleize, BelgiumTask Force McGeorge departed the Spa area at about 0800 on the 20th, its mission to proceed to La Gleize. Moving south, it arrived at Borgoumont around noon, where it linked up with Company K of the 117th Infantry and the 1st and 2nd Platoons of… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 3 - Kampfgruppe Peiper II |
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Marechal's MillScenario#: KGP05 Date: 12/20/1944 Location: La Gleize, BelgiumA small German group comprised of only a King Tiger, a Pz IV, a Puma armored car, one halftrack and fifteen men with a Panzerschreck, drew back to an old mill known as the Moulin Marechal to cover the southern approach to La Gleize. In the late… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 3 - Kampfgruppe Peiper II |
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Shadows of DeathScenario#: KGP01 Date: 12/20/1944 Location: Stoumont, BelgiumThe initial objective of Task Force Harrison was the recapture of the St. Edouard Sanatorium, a large brick building dominating the heights on the northwestern outskirts of Stoumont. At twilight, partially concealed by a dense mist, the GIs attacked… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 2 - Kampfgruppe Peiper I |
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Mageret MixerScenario#: J156 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Mageret, BelgiumFearing 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 |
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Desobry DefiantScenario#: AP061 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Noville, BelgiumEarly on the morning of 19 December, near Noville in a dense fog, advance units of the 2nd Panzer Division stumbled into elements of Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division. After several probes, the Germans deployed to attack. As the moved out… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War |
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Abandon Ship!Scenario#: 193 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Wardin, BelgiumIn an effort to determine the strength and location of the Germans before Bastogne, Company I of the 501st Parachute Infantry was ordered into the town of Wardin. Upon reaching the village a roadblock was found, astride the Wardin-Bastogne road. A… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Jabo!Scenario#: G41 Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Cheneux, BelgiumThe long file of Kampfgruppe Peiper vehicles, many heavily camouflaged with pine boughs, filled the road north from Trois Ponts, through La Gleize, and on towards Cheneux where advance elements had discovered an intact, undefended bridge over the… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #31.5 |
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The Road to WiltzScenario#: P Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Wiltz, LuxembourgThe German Bulge Offensive had surprised the Americans both in its size and intensity. The Germans had to be delayed or stopped as they drove along the roads to Bastogne. In the early hours, elements of the 44th Combat Engineers, supported by… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #26.1 |
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Escape to WiltzScenario#: J088 Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Kautenbach, BelgiumAs 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 |
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Shoot-N-ScootScenario#: 192 Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Rocherath, BelgiumIn the opening moves of the Ardennes offensive it would be imperative for Dietrich's 6th SS Panzer Armee to make big gains early. Unfortunately, this would mean driving the 1st SS and 12th SS Panzer Divisions and the 277 Volksgrenadiers Division… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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French Toast and BaconScenario#: WO01 Date: 12/17/1944 Location: Ouren, LuxembourgThe second day of the battle of the Bulge was underway with the Germans anxious to seize bridges across the Our River. The town of Ouren had two such bridges, defended by a mélange of tank destroyer units, infantry, and artillery. Late in the morning… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2010 |
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Over Open SightsScenario#: S012 Date: 12/17/1944 Location: Skyline Drive, LuxembourgDespite numerous pleas from his field commanders, Hitler insisted that the main thrust of the Ardennes offensive not be diminished just to shore up the flanks. This General Brandenberger’s 7th Army, charged with protecting the southern flank as the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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Weissenhof CrossroadsScenario#: U08 Date: 12/16/1944 Location: Schnee Eifel Region, GermanyAs the German Ardennes offensive got underway, the 62nd Volks Grenadier Division opened its attack by hurling two regiments against the 424th Infantry in an attempt to breakthrough at Winterspelt. The most serious threat developed at the Weissenhof… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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Hammer to the TeethScenario#: S015 Date: 12/16/1944 Location: Bleialf, GermanyThe opening hours of the Ardennes offensive found forward U.S. infantry outposts probed and infiltrated by their German counterparts. River crossings and key road networks had to be seized to allow the panzer divisions to drive through Belgium. On… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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Welcome BackScenario#: S004 Date: 12/16/1944 Location: Hosingen, LuxembourgAt 0525 on December 16th, an intense German artillery barrage commenced against U.S. forces astride Route N16, “Skyline Drive”, one of only a few paved roads in the Ardennes. A thick fog obscured anything beyond a few hundred yards and as the morning… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #1 |
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Buchholz StationScenario#: 191 Date: 12/16/1944 Location: Buchholz, BelgiumThe original German opening for the Battle of the Bulge was somewhat subdued. German infantry, with little armor support, was to seize key road junctions early so the armored formations could quickly pass through and exploit a breakthrough. One such… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Monte CastelloScenario#: A067 Date: 12/12/1944 Location: Gaggio Montano, ItalyFollowing the sinkings of a number of their merchantmen by U-boats, Brazil declared war on Germany and Italy in August 1942. A year later, after lengthy training, the Brazilain 1st Expeditionary Infantry Division arrived in Naples in mid July 1944.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93b |
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Stand FastScenario#: U42 Date: 12/10/1944 Location: Hamlet outside Obergeich, GermanyAs the Americans advanced across the plains of Germany, the badly outnumbered Germans could not hope to hold a continuous line. Rather than expose themselves, the Wehrmacht troops turned each town or clump of buildings into a small strongpoint. Early… Advanced Squad Leader — Rivers to the Reich |
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The Down PaymentScenario#: S088 Date: 12/10/1944 Location: Gey, GermanyThe battle for Hürtgen Forest had been bitter, cold, and deadly. Every tree and shrub, every fold in the terrain concealed death. The area generally know as the Hürtgen Forest was not all forest. South of the divisional boundary between the 9th and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2 |
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Jungle CitadelScenario#: 71 Date: 12/9/1944 Location: Bhamo, BurmaAs part of the multi-pronged drive to re-open the northern end of the Burma Road, the Chinese New 1st Army had pushed south to the river port of Bhamo, the terminus of navigation on the Irrawaddy. The Japanese had spent some six months turning it… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho! |
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The Prelude to SpringScenario#: J110 Date: 12/8/1944 Location: Lake Balaton, HungaryEast 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 |
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Heart of AthenaScenario#: J174 Date: 12/7/1944 Location: Athens, GreeceBy 1944, the two major resistance movements in occupied Greece, EDES and EAM-ELAS, each saw the other to be their great enemy. They both saw the Germans were going to be defeated and were a temporary threat. For the communists, the British… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11 |
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Fitzgerald's FireScenario#: SG2 Date: 12/6/1944 Location: Singling, FranceWhen it became apparent to the men of Abrams' Team B that they faced a much more daunting task than anticipated, the only real option open to them was to consolidate their gains and await the arrival of Combat Command B. Having taken control of much… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #1 |
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Abrams' ChargeScenario#: SG1 Date: 12/6/1944 Location: Singling, FranceOn December 5th, Task Force Abrams of the 37th Tank Battalion made an attack from Schmittviller with the goal of reaching Rimling, but the effort was stopped well short of its objective by both poor terrain and fire from the town of Singling. The… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #1 |
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Scobie PreservesScenario#: J021 Date: 12/6/1944 Location: Piraeus, GreeceLATE SUMMER 1944: German forces withdraw from most of Greece, which is taken over by local partisans. Most of them are members of ELAS, the armed wing of the National Liberation Front, EAM, which included the Communist KKE party … Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #2 |
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Last Act in LorraineScenario#: AD02 Date: 12/6/1944 Location: Singling, FranceFor nearly a month the U.S. 4th Armored Division had been fighting in difficult terrain to clear Lorraine. On December 6th in an attempt to take Bining and Rohrbach and reach the River Sarre and the German border, Lt. Colonel Creighton Abrams’ tank… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Three Bars of ChocolateScenario#: WO38 Date: 11/29/1944 Location: Lindern, GermanyThe Wurm-Lindem-Beeck triangle was a fortiñed area of small hamlets and fields with well-positioned fortifications throughout. It was a part of the Siegfried Line. The Siegfried Line was not a position to be “broken.” It had to be chipped away at… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2021 |
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Guns for St. BarbaraScenario#: AP072 Date: 11/29/1944 Location: St. Barbara, GermanyThe American 95th Infantry Division, upon being relieved from its position at Metz, was tasked with making the first crossing of the Saar River. From 25-28 November, the division made headway against the German defense which, though thin spread, was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7 |
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Enter the YoungScenario#: S051 Date: 11/29/1944 Location: Merode, GermanyBy the end of November, Major General Clarence Huebner's "Big Red One" had fought all the way through the Huertgen Forest and into the towns along the edge of the Roer river plane. Hopeful for the end of fighting in the Huertgen "Death Factory", the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 |
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King's CastleScenario#: A027 Date: 11/26/1944 Location: Weisweiler, GermanyPenetrating the outskirts of Weisweiler, the GIs of "King" Company suddenly encountered devastating fire from the feudal castle which dominated the "old town". Frenzenberg Castle, a landmark of the region, was being held by the young troops of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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Assault on BaerendorfScenario#: J173 Date: 11/24/1944 Location: Baerendorf, FranceSoon 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 |
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Shoestring RidgeScenario#: 61 Date: 11/24/1944 Location: Damulaan, LeyteOn Leyte in the Philippines, the U.S. 32nd Infantry Regiment seized the town of Dumulaan with ease. Several days later they received news that a large Japanese force was moving toward them. One battalion supported by artillery was to hold the point… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido |
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Twilight at BaerendorfScenario#: S034 Date: 11/23/1944 Location: Baerendorf, FranceThe thrust towards the Rhine River by the U.S. XV Corps was threatening to split the German First and Nineteenth Armies, which could lead to the outflanking of the Saar Basin and the destruction of the German forces west of the Rhine. German Field… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #2 |
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Merzenhausen ZooScenario#: J019 Date: 11/22/1944 Location: Merzenhausen, GermanyAfter 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 |
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Bad LuckScenario#: J060 Date: 11/21/1944 Location: Merzig, GermanyAs 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 |
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N-463Scenario#: S050 Date: 11/21/1944 Location: Seppois, FranceOn November 20th, the German XIX Army launched a counterattack intended to push the Free French back from the city of Belfort and cut off the Free French forces in the Belfort gap and at the Rhine River. For the counterattack, the German commanders… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 |
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Dorset Wood in the RainScenario#: A100 Date: 11/19/1944 Location: Tripsrath, GermanyDespite days of intermittent rain, by evening of the 18th the Allies XXX Corps had completed the encirclement of Geilenkirchen with the British 43rd Wessex Division to the north and the U.S. 84th Division to the south. As the GIs attempted to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 96 |
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Scouts OutScenario#: 190 Date: 11/19/1944 Location: Freistroff, FranceAs part of the assault on Metz, the 10th Armored Division was ordered to execute a flank attack around the north side of the fortified area. Racing east past Thionville, the division turned south to complete the encirclement of Metz. The next… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Ripples on the PondScenario#: S030 Date: 11/16/1944 Location: Apweiler, GermanyOperation Queen was the codename for the assault into the Roer River plain. The American XIX Corps was to cross the Roer and drive towards the Rhine. Most of the terrain was flat and dotted with villages and cultivated fields. The tankers of the 2nd… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #1 |
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Mountain MarinesScenario#: ROMA4 Date: 11/16/1944 Location: Eglio, ItalyThe weeks-long struggle for Massa on the coastal plains of northwest Italy brought to the forefront longstanding issues of ill trust and poor morale throughout the 92nd Infantry Division, the only African-American Infantry Division to see combat in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020 |
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Han-Sur-NeidScenario#: U07 Date: 11/11/1944 Location: Han-sur-Neid, FranceIt will never be known who ordered the charge. Perhaps it was Colonel Burnette, who was mortally wounded as his men neared the 100 foot bridge. Perhaps it was simply the sight of Lt. Edwards' tanks edging across the unblown span that drew the men… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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Bare Foot BeatingScenario#: AP099 Date: 11/10/1944 Location: Momauk, BurmaThe Chinese 38th Division, tasked with capturing Bhamo, advanced its three regiments south towards the Taping River. The 113th Regiment brushed aside Japanese patrols along its north bank, but found the south to be more heavily defended. 38th… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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First ActionScenario#: G04 Date: 11/8/1944 Location: Vic-sur-Seille, FranceIn the early morning hours of a gray day, the 761st Tank Battalion faced the enemy in combat for the first time. The whole Third Army was going over to the attack and the initial objective assigned to the untested Black Panthers was the capture of a… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #24.3 |
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Action at KommerscheidtScenario#: U06 Date: 11/4/1944 Location: Kommerscheidt, GermanyThe US 28th Division made a limited flanking division in the Huertgen Forest to take the town of Schmidt. Although the town fell easily to the divisional attack, a strong German counterattack soon followed and routed the Schmidt defenders. Moreover,… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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Infatuate IIScenario#: U41 Date: 11/1/1944 Location: Westkapelle, HollandThe last German stronghold on the Schledt Estuary was the island of Walcgeren. 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,… Advanced Squad Leader — Rivers to the Reich |
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PanzergeistScenario#: AP050 Date: 10/30/1944 Location: Olszak, PolandWhile most Soviet formations were either out of supplies, victory drunk or both, the German landsers were becoming weary of constant defensive action. With new equipment in place and supply lines back to the Reich shortened by the territorial losses… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front |