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Day 230 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-21 World War II - Western Front
Oklahoma Wildcat Scenario#: E10 Date: 21 Jan 1945 Location: Kurtzenhausen, Germany In January the Germans launched a counter-offensive from the Gambsheim-Herrlisheim pocket, aimed at retaking Strasbourg. As they broke through the infantry screen of the 2nd Battalion of the 143rd regiment in woods in front of Kurtzenhausen and into… Band of Brothers — Extras
Day 229 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-20 World War II - Western Front
Cold Crocodiles Scenario#: A025 Date: 1/20/1945 Location: Saint Joost, Holland Operation Blackcock's plan was for 12th Corps to clear the German 176th and 183rd Infantry Divisions, well dug in with anti-tank guns, from a triangle formed by the rivers Roer, Wurm and Maas. The Division was on the left bank with 131st Brigade… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
Day 228 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-19 World War II - Western Front
Forest Gumm Scenario#: AP174 Date: 1/19/1945 Location: Weyersheim, France Towards the latter part of Operation NORDWIND in the Alsace province of eastern France, the Germans shifted their focus to the Rhine River. ln response, the inexperienced American 12th Armored Division had tried to take the initiative against the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Day 227 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-18 World War II - Western Front
The Ardennes Area - Battle of the Bulge - Operations 17 January to 7 February 1945 World War II - Western Front
Day 226 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-17 World War II - Western Front
Day 225 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-16 World War II - Western Front
The Bend Scenario#: AP173 Date: 1/16/1945 Location: Hatten, France A war of attrition had descended upon the villages of Hatten and Rittershoffen in the French province of Alsace. German attempts to break through this sector and into the open plains beyond as part of Operation NORDWIND had been halted through the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Hatten & Rittershoffen Scenario#: 16303 Date: 1/16/1945 Location: Rittershoffen, Germany Unternehmen Nordwind (Northwind), the drive to Strasbourg, was the last major German offensive on the Western Front. Launched on January 1, 1945, it was initially successful as the Axis forces broke through the thinly stretched U.S. 7th Army line and… Memoir '44 — VE-Day
Pushing Back Scenario#: Comp19 Date: 1945-01-15 Location: Noville, Belgium Easy Company had been put in reserve after taking the town of Foy: the beginning of the Allies counteroffensive in the Ardennes. Now, they were tasked with taking the hotly contested town of Noville. On the 14th of January they began to move out.… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3
Beyond the Breaking Point Scenario#: BoEC15 Date: 1945-01-15 Location: Noville, Belgium Lock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company
Pushing Back Scenario#: BP03 Date: 01/15/1945 Location: Noville, Belgium Easy Company had been put in reserve after taking the town of Foy: the beginning of the Allies counteroffensive in the Ardennes. Now, they were tasked with taking the hotly contested town of Noville. On the 14th of January they … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo
Day 224 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-15 World War II - Western Front
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
Day 223 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-14 World War II - Western Front
Fahrenheit 352 Scenario#: HF8 Date: 1/14/1945 Location: Hatten, France After five days of fighting, both Hatten and Rittershoffen had largely been split in two, with the Germans holding slightly more of the most prominent positions. Many buildings had been rubbled, burned to the ground or suffered significant structural… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames
The Bitche Salient Scenario#: J Date: 1/14/1945 Location: Bitche, Germany Elements of the 29th Infantry Division had been ordered to continue closing the ring around German forces trapped near Bitche. However, due to poor radio security, the Germans were quite aware of this latest development and had planned a flanking… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL
The Bitche Salient Scenario#: 8 Date: 14-Jan-45 Location: Bitche, Germany Elements of the U.S. l 75th Infantry Regiment have been ordered to continue closing the ring around German forces trapped near Bitche. However, due to poor radio security, the Germans are quite aware of this latest development and have planned … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
Foy Scenario#: BoEC14 Date: 1945-01-13 Location: Foy, Belgium Lock 'n Load Tactical — Battles of Easy Company
Day 222 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-13, Start of Operation Blackcock. World War II - Western Front
Help Our Troops Out Scenario#: S061 Date: 1/13/1945 Location: Hatten, France The NORDWIND offensive had breached the lines of the U.S. 7th Army at the Alsatian towns of Hatten and Rittershoffen. The 14th Armored Division was ordered to restore the main line of resistance; the first time in its operational history, it would be… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7
Gotta Get Out Scenario#: HF7 Date: 1/13/1945 Location: Hatten, France Four days into the battle, the 14th Armored Division, supported by infantry from two battalions of the 315th Infantry Regiment, had managed to temporarily halt the momentum of Panzer-Korps XXXIX. Switching to the offensive, American tankers sought to… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames
Day 221 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-12 World War II - Western Front
Day 220 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-11 World War II - Western Front
Jackpot Jones Scenario#: HF6 Date: 1/11/1945 Location: Hatten, France Lieutenant Colonel Holton had three experienced companies available to him from the 2nd Battalion, 315th Infantry Regiment, for the defense of Hatten. They were supported by a platoon of M18 Hellcats, ably led by Lieutenant Robert Jones. The Germans,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames
Strasbourg Scenario#: 3683 Date: 1/11/1945 Location: Strasbourg, France On the 7th of January 1945, the German Nineteen Army initiated an attack south of Strasbourg against the First French Army. Code-named 'Sonnenwende' ("Winter Solstice"), the operation led by the 198th Volksgrenadier Division, the 106th Panzer Brigade… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Strasbourg Scenario#: 28 Date: 1/11/1945 Location: Strasbourg, France On the 7th of January 1945, the German Nineteen Army initiated an attack south of Strasbourg against the First French Army. Code-named 'Sonnenwende' ("Winter Solstice"), the operation led by the 198th Volksgrenadier Division and 106th Panzer Brigade… Memoir '44 — Game Trade Magazine #58
Tip of the Speirs Scenario#: Comp18 Date: 1945-01-10 Location: Foy, Belgium There was no rest for the men of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Exhausted by their defense of Bastogne, they were never the less tapped to counterattack the retreating Germans during the month of January 1945. Their officer… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3
Tip of the Speirs Scenario#: AP07 Date: 01/10/1945 Location: Foy, Belgium There was no rest for the men of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Exhausted by their defense of Bastogne, they were never the less tapped to counterattack the retreating Germans during the month of January 1945. Their … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Alpha
Day 219 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-10 World War II - Western Front
Graveyard Shift Scenario#: HF5 Date: 1/10/1945 Location: Hatten, France For the remainder of 10 January, the Germans focused their efforts on securing defensive positions while aligning themselves for an assault on Rittershoffen via a sunken road originating from the northwest of Hatten. The American counterattack… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames
Liehr Launches First Scenario#: HF4 Date: 1/10/1945 Location: Hatten, France Dawn of 10 January held up hope for OKW that their stalled NORDWIND offensive was being reinvigorated. Hatten was largely theirs, and the neighboring village of Rittershoffen appeared lightly defended. Beyond those villages, the terrain was more… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames
Counterattack at Hatten Scenario#: 5 Date: 1945-01-09 Location: Hatten By December 21st, the German High Command had realized that the Ardennes Offensive was not going to reach its objectives. A sudden attack on the southern Allied front might damage the gap that Patton’s Third Army had left on its … Last Hundred Yards — Last Hundred Yards
Day 218 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-09 World War II - Western Front
First Timers Scenario#: HF3 Date: 1/9/1945 Location: Hatten, France A breakthrough in the village of Hatten became the key focus of the German offensive codenamed Operation NORDWIND. By early afternoon of 9 January, units from Panzergrenadier-Division 25 had captured most of Hatten. The Americans responded… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames
Bertoldo the Brave Scenario#: HF2 Date: 1/9/1945 Location: Hatten, France Operation NORDWIND, the German offensive in France’s Alsace province, enjoyed only limited success in its first week. German fortunes changed, however, with the penetration by Panzer-Korps XXXIX of the American Maginot Line positions during a… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames
Black Day in Hatten Scenario#: HF1 Date: 1/9/1945 Location: Hatten, France In early January 1945, the Battle of the Bulge had run its course, and numerous Allied units were drawn northward to stem the German tide. Taking advantage of this situation, OKW launched a second, less well-known western front offensive codenamed… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 9 - Hatten in Flames
Day 217 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-08 World War II - Western Front
Mageret Morning Scenario#: AP130 Date: 1/8/1945 Location: Mageret, Belgium The German attack on Bastogne brought SS-Panzer-Division 12 to within 4 kilometers of the city center. The division was ordered to capture Hill 510 to the west of Mageret to provide observation into Bastogne since, from their current positions, they… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Day 216 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-07 World War II - Western Front
GOYA Scenario#: G18 Date: 1/7/1945 Location: Rochelinval, Belgium The 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion was a veteran airborne unit, whose distinctive patch was emblazoned with the acronym “GOYA” (for “Get Off Your Ass”). From the 21st of December through the 6th of January, the men of the battalion weathered “no… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.2
Day 215 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-06 World War II - Western Front
Day 214 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-05 World War II - Western Front
Day 213 US 12th Army Group Situation Map for 1945-01-04 World War II - Western Front
Second Thoughts Scenario#: BOF11 Date: 1/4/1945 Location: Wingen-sur-Moder, France The first objective of Operation Nordwind, Hitler's last major offensive in the west, was to secure a path through the Low Vosges mountains to the Alsatian plains. One possible path ran through Wingen-sur-Moder. Kampfgruppe Wingen was tasked to seize… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Blizzard Baptism Scenario#: 31 Date: 4-Jan-45 Location: Flamierge, Belgium The US 17th Airborne Division was new to the European Theater of Operations, having just arrived in the Reims area in France on the 25th of December. The division was attached to General Patton's 3rd Army. One of its initial … Combat Commander — Battle Pack #1: Paratroopers
The Ardennes Allied Counter offensive 3-28 January 1945 World War II - Western Front