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Forsthaus Clash Scenario#: BOF15     Date: 6/10/1942     Location: Sevastapol, Crimea On 7 June, the Germans broke through Sevastopol's outer defensive ring. Three days later, Mekenziyevy Mountain train station and a nearby road junction known as the Forsthaus (Forester's House) were captured. The Russian 79th Naval Infantry Brigade… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Saluting a General Scenario#: BOF16     Date: 9/4/1942     Location: Karmanovo, Russia In August 1942 the Red Army attempted to retake Rzhev and eliminate the most dangerous threat to the Russian capital. After almost a month of relentless attacks and bitter fighting, the Red Army had made only very small gains. On 4 September the… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
No Time to Bleed Scenario#: BOF17     Date: 11/20/1943     Location: Brusilov, Ukraine Manstein's counterattack near Fastov pushed the 3rd Guards Tank Army on to the defensive, but he could not quite deliver a repeat of the “backhand blow” as he had hoped. The new Panther battalions arrived for the attack, but by now the grenadier and… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Bidermann's Escape Scenario#: BOF18     Date: 7/5/1944     Location: Miory, Belarus On 4 July a Russian offensive cut off Grenadier-Regiment 437. A kampfgruppe lead by Lieutenant Bidermann fell back and soon only a small village stood between them and friendly lines. The seemingly deserted settlement hid Russian infantry backed by… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Scenario#: BOF20     Date: 1/27/1945     Location: Liebstadt, Germany On 26 January the breakout attempt of the now-encircled 4. Armee began. The main blow fell on Russian 53rd Rifle Corps of the 48th Army. Two Russian rifle divisions were enveloped and two more driven to the rear. The 131. Infanterie-Division… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Dying for Danzig Scenario#: BOF21     Date: 3/27/1945     Location: Gdansk, Poland Before the outbreak of the war, some French groups questioned why France would go to war with Germany over Poland and "die for Danzig". However, any French reluctance to fight did not prevent the outbreak of the war. In March 1945 the front lines ran… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Capital Punishment Scenario#: BOF22     Date: 4/16/1945     Location: Neu Glietzen, Germany In mid-April 1945, the time had come for the Red Army to cross the last major natural obstacle before Berlin - the Oder river. One of the many planned crossings was the 61st Army's effort to get the 8th Penal Battalion across to the south side of a… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Anhalt Pandemonium Scenario#: BOF23     Date: 4/26/1945     Location: Berlin, Germany The Red Army had finally reached Berlin. In the suburb of Neukölln, SS troopers and the Russians struggled for control of the courthouse. Not until both flanks had crumbled under Russian pressure and two streets were the only open withdrawal route… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
The Tatsinskaya Raid Scenario#: 4000     Date: 12/24/1942     Location: Tatsinskaya, Russia Paulus' 6th Army has been stuck in the Stalingrad pocket since November 27. Soviet Operation ?Little Saturn?, launched December 16, smashes through the front lines of Italian 8th Army, letting several Soviet armored divisions roll through. At the… Memoir '44 — Breakthrough
Nach Moskau! Scenario#: 4717     Date: 11/23/1941     Location: Kimki, Russia By November, Operation Typhoon is in full swing. The Wermacht is at the gates of Moscow. Up North, Klin has fallen and XXXX. Panzer Korps is rumbling towards the Soviet capital. But the Russians are hanging on somehow, with ?General … Memoir '44 — Breakthrough
Battle of Prokhorovka Scenario#: 5913     Date: 7/12/1943     Location: Prokhorovka, Russia The morning of July 12, 1943, somewhere in the vicinity of Prokhorovka - Having successfully broken through the third line of Soviet defenses the previous evening, the tank crews of Feldmarschall Manstein's II.SS-Pz.Korps, are finishing breakfast and… Memoir '44 — Breakthrough
Sonnenwende Scenario#: 112     Date: Feb-45     Location: Arnswalde, Germany The Soviet invasion of Eastern Germany revealed the determination that SS and Conscript units would go to defend the Fatherland. One such example was the defense of Arnswalde, Pomerania where elite Soviet assault units attacked elements of the 11th… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #24
Voronoezh Front Scenario#: 117     Date: 26-Jan-43     Location: Nikolaevka, Russia The stunning successes of the Russian counterattacks, Operations Uranus, Saturn, and Little Saturn, resulted in the shattering of the Axis front lines along the Don River. On the extreme edge of this battlefield stood the units of the Italian Alpine… Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #27
Battle of Kovel, Part 1 Scenario#: C3i1     Date: July 1944     Location: Kovel, Ukraine In an effort to stem the tide of the never ending flow of Soviet reinforcements a bold move was planned to destroy the transportation hub at the village of Kovel near the Pripet Marshes. The task was assigned to elements … Panzer (GMT) — C3I Magazine #27
Battle of Kovel, Part 2 Scenario#: C3i2     Date: July 1944     Location: Kovel, Ukraine Continuing the actions of the German 4th Panzer Army around Kovel. Battle Of Kovel Part 2 reflects the attack upon the village itself. The German units that broke through to Kevel were quite successful. The follow on attack caught the … Panzer (GMT) — C3I Magazine #27
Barbarossa Sustained Scenario#: 122     Date: 1941-08-14     Location: Plyussa River, Narva Vicinity, Estonia The days of headlong pursuit with little or no Resistance by the Russian Armies had to come to an end at some point. For the soldiers of the German 58th Infantry Division that reality occurred just south of the Estonian … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #28
Treads over Dedushka Scenario#: C3i3     Date: 25 July 1944     Location: Sinimäed Hills, Estonia For nearly two months during the fail of 1942, just over three dozen men and women of the Soviet army held the "House Of Soviets #4" from wave after wave of German assault. This building. apartment complex overlooking the Volga … Panzer (GMT) — C3I Magazine #28
House of the Soviets Scenario#: C3i4     Date: 30 September 1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia Prior to the battle of the Tannenburg Line, elements of Ill SS Panzer Corps meet elements of the Soviet 2nd Shock Army. The Germans are scouting defensible positions to cover their retreat westward, while the Soviets are hot on their … Panzer (GMT) — C3I Magazine #28
Smolensk Scenario#: 1757     Date: 7/1/1941     Location: Smolensk, Russia Army Group Center, spearheaded by Guderian's 2nd Panzergruppe with Hoth's 3rd Panzergruppe on his left, scattered 3 Soviet armies as they advanced on Smolensk. Desperately trying to stiffen Resistance, the Soviets hoped to stop the Germans' drive… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Yelnya - Timoshenkos assault Scenario#: 1774     Date: 7/1/1941     Location: Yelnya, Russia In late July 1941, Army Group Center concluded a successful offensive, encircling a large pocket ("Kessel") of Soviet troops in and around Smolensk. While the pocket was being systematically reduced, the Soviet High Command ordered the release of… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Yelnya - Zhukovs Assault Scenario#: 1778     Date: 9/1/1941     Location: Yelnya, Russia From July 24th to August 8th, German mobile divisions held off all of Timoshenko's attacks on the Yelnya salient. On the 8th, Army Group Center successfully eliminated all Russian opposition in the Smolensk pocket, just to the rear of the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Brody Scenario#: 4024     Date: 6/28/1941     Location: Dubno, Russia Early in Barbarossa the 1st Panzer Army of Army Group South threatened to encircle a huge pocket of Soviet troops around Uman. The Red Army mounted a massive counter-attack, aiming to cut off the Axis armored spearhead in a pincer … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Raseiniai Scenario#: 4073     Date: 6/23/1941     Location: Raseiniai, Russia The Northwest Soviet Front under Colonel-General Kuznetsov fell back on Barbarossatag (the first day of Unternehmen Barbarossa) before the onslaught of Army Group North under von Leeb. The Germans interpreted this as a general retreat, but Kutznesov… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Velikaya Bridgehead Scenario#: 4078     Date: 7/1/1941     Location: Pskov, Russia After capture of Raseiniai, Army Group North's Panzers under Hoepner rapidly advanced to bridgeheads over the Dvina. Leningrad was virtually defenseless, but von Leeb was overly cautious and halted Hoepner for six days. By the time the offensive… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Luga Bridges Scenario#: 4081     Date: 7/1/1941     Location: Ivanovskoye, Russia After crossing the Velikaya river, the forests and marshes ahead of Army Group North became ever more dense. Kampfgruppe Raus pushed ahead of the 6th Panzer Division to capture a bridge over the Luga river at the town of Ivanovskoye. … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Ingermanland Scenario#: 4083     Date: 7/13/1941     Location: Ostrov, Russia Outrunning its air cover, Kampfgruppe Raus pressed north from the newly captured town of Ostrov into the woods and swamps between the lakes Peipus and Il'men. Remnants of the Red Army and partisans in the woods, by now short of … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Ivanovskoye Bridgehead Scenario#: 4100     Date: 7/1/1941     Location: Ivanovskoye, Russia The town of Muravina and its bridge over the Luga River were captured by Kampfgruppe Raus of the 6th Panzer Division on July 11th as they continued to push toward Leningrad. The Kampfgruppe then advanced another 5 km through the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Kiev Scenario#: 4102     Date: 9/1/1941     Location: Kiev, Russia The Panzers of Army Group South captured thousands of prisoners and large amounts of artillery and tanks in the great "Kessel" (pocket) battle of Uman. The Soviet armies in Kiev, and to the east, found themselves facing the same fate … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Baltic Islands Scenario#: 4108     Date: 9/1/1941     Location: Muhu Island, Baltic Islands With the advance on Leningrad stalled, the German 18th Army had little to do following the capture of Tallinn. It was during this lull that Unternehmen Beowulf was conceived by German High Command: a sub-operation of Barbarossa designed to eliminate… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Staraya Russa Scenario#: 4113     Date: 9/1/1941     Location: Staraya, Russia The Northwest Front, under the energetic Chief of Staff Vatutin, decided to attack the Axis forces south of Staraya Russa. It was hoped that this would divert Army Group North's energies away from Leningrad. Indeed, von Leeb over-reacted to the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Tikhvin Scenario#: 4116     Date: 12/1/1941     Location: Tikhvin, Russia As the final assault on Leningrad ground to a halt, Army Group North made one last bid to link up with the Finns who were advancing to the east of Lake Ladoga. Because of the difficult campaign they had been … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Pripet Marsh Scenario#: 4149     Date: 7/16/1941     Location: Pripet Marsh, Russia Operation Barbarossa in July was well under way. Such was the success and speed of the German advance that the supply lines were severely overstretched. Many of the previously bypassed Soviet units began to coordinate limited counter-attacks on Axis… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Pruzana Scenario#: 4155     Date: 6/30/1941     Location: Pruzana, Russia On June 30, 1941, German Panzer forces broke through all along the front and in this sector advanced toward the town of Pruzana. However, air reconnaissance reported a Russian infantry detachment from General Oborin's XIV Mechanized Corps had… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Kamenewo Scenario#: 4156     Date: 10/6/1941     Location: Kamenewo, Russia As part of Operation Typhoon, Kampfgruppe Eberbach of the 4th Panzer Division advanced on the Russian capital. By the evening of October 5th however, Colonel Katukov's newly formed 4th Tank Brigade had deployed near the woodland east of Kamenewo.… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Battle of Warsaw Scenario#: 1545     Date: 9/8/1939     Location: Warsaw, Poland On September 1, 1939 the invasion of Poland - codenamed Fall Wei or "Case White" by the German high command - marked the first military campaign of the war. In a week, the German forces were able to overwhelm … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Bzura River Scenario#: 6997     Date: 9/9/1939     Location: Bzura, Poland Starting on 9 September, the Battle of Bzura was the largest battle of Unternehmen Fall Weiss. It was also one of the last battles that involved a significant cavalry contingent. After losing contact with Polish high command, General … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Hel Scenario#: 6998     Date: 9/9/1939     Location: Hel Peninsula, Poland The Hel Peninsula, including a Polish military port, was one of the longest-defended pockets of Resistance in Operation Fall Weiss. Approximately 3000 Polish defenders held out for almost a month against German ground, air, and naval forces. During… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Kepa Oksywska Scenario#: 6999     Date: 9/10/1939     Location: Gdynia, Poland The Polish army occupied the Oksywie Heights outside the city of Gdynia in northern Poland and when the German forces managed to cut off the nearby Hel Peninsula, the region was besieged. The Polish commanders wanted to avoid destroying … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Battle of Kock Scenario#: 7000     Date: 10/2/1939     Location: Kock, Poland By October 2, 1939, the battle for Poland was all but over. German command assumed that the Polish defenders were so demoralized that it would only take one German battalion to capture Operational Group Polesie, the only Polish military … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Tomaszów Lubelski Scenario#: 7002     Date: 9/17/1939     Location: Tomaszow Lubelski, Poland Near the town of Tomaszow Lubelski, in the far south east of Poland, the Polish Army twice tried to break through the German encirclement and move further south to the Romanian Bridgehead area. The first attempt, by Army Lublin, … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Tuchola Forest Scenario#: 7003     Date: 9/1/1939     Location: Chojnice, Poland The German 2nd Army and 19th Panzer Corps pushed into Poland as part of Unternehmen Fall Weiss. What seemed like good defensive terrain to the Poles had actually been part of the German Army's training area during World War … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Battle of Szack Scenario#: 7006     Date: 9/28/1939     Location: Szack, Poland By 17 September, 1939, most of the Polish reserves and heavy equipment from the forces defending the eastern border of Poland had been sent west to help against the German invasion. When the Soviet forces poured over the border … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Fat Lipki Scenario#: 1     Date: 3-July-1941     Location: Lipki, Russia As tanks of the 1st Moscow Motor Rifle Division clashed with the 18th Panzer Division’s armored spearhead north of Lipki, infantry elements from both divisions were tasked with securing their respective southern flanks. One such encounter between… Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Bonfire of the NKVD Scenario#: 3     Date: 24-Jun-41     Location: Outside Brest Litovsk, Russia A Soviet forward CP belonging to the retreating 133rd infantry Regiment is to be abandoned by noon, but not before all communications equipment is smashed and documents burned, including detailed plans of much of the frontier fortifications in and… Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Cold Front Scenario#: 5     Date: 30-Dec-41     Location: Staritsa, Russia When winter hit Eastern Europe with its full fury in late l94l, the German 26th Infantry was just one of many Axis Divisions halted more by the extreme weather than by the stubborn Russian defense. In the final weeks of … Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Bessarabian Nights Scenario#: 7     Date: Apr-44     Location: Bessarabia, Romania By mid April of 1944, the southern front in Russia had seen Soviet troops on the offensive for four consecutive months. Zhukov's plan to attack beyond the Dneister River as far as Chernovtsy was approved by Stavka, with Russian troops … Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Breakout Dance Scenario#: 8     Date: Jan-43     Location: Velikiye Luki, Russia As the Kalinin Front - led by several Soviet Shock Armies, drove westward they were able to completely encircle the German 277th Infantry Regiment at Velikiye-Luki. Outside relief for this surrounded force was not to be had, however, so orders … Combat Commander — CC: Europe
Commando School Scenario#: 10     Date: 4-Feb-43     Location: Novorossiysk, Russia To aid in the success of the Soviet amphibious operation launched against Kleist's Army Group A near Novorossiysk, a Black Sea Fleet commando detachment landed a few miles further down along the Black Sea coast. In order to protect the … Combat Commander — CC: Europe
At the Crossroads Scenario#: 14     Date: 15-Sep-39     Location: Sochaczew, Poland On 9 September, the Polish Poznan Army, encircled by the rapid German advance, attempted to force a crossing of the Bzura River to the southeast. This attack inadvertently allowed time for the Polish Pomorze Army, also trapped in the pocket, … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean
Armata Romana Scenario#: 15     Date: 7-Jul-41     Location: Bessarabia, Romania After forcing a crossing of the River Prut at Falciu earlier in the week, the Rumanian Army was on the move across Bessarabia. In the afternoon of July 7, elements of the Rumanian 6th Infantry Division attempted to clear one … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean