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Storm of SteelScenario#: AP002 Date: 7/5/1943 Location: Maloarkhangelsk, RussiaThe opening of Operation Citadel came as no surprise since both sides had been building up their forces for weeks. The first task facing the German assault was to break through the heavily defended Soviet lines. The Soviet positions, containing six… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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The Battle for RomeScenario#: 57 Date: 9/10/1943 Location: Rome, ItalyDays 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) |
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RetributionScenario#: 55 Date: 7/11/1943 Location: Palma di Montechiaro, SicilyEarly on the morning of 11 July, Lt.Col. John Heintges’ 3rd Battalion of the 7th Infantry Regiment crossed the Palma River and advanced westward along Highway 115. As the GIs approached Palma di Montechiaro where Italian forces were know to be, white… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition) |
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A High Price to PayScenario#: 53 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Syracuse, SicilyUnder the codename Operation Ladbroke, the British 1st Airlanding Brigade was to capture the Ponte Grande bridge spanning the Anapo River in eastern Sicily to allow for a quick march on Syracuse by the 5th Infantry Division. 144 gliders set off from… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition) |
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Too Little, Too LateScenario#: 52 Date: 9/9/1943 Location: Parma, ItalyLate 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) |
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The Taking of TakrounaScenario#: 51 Date: 4/20/1943 Location: Takrouna, TunisiaAs part of 8th Army’s first attempt to crack the Enfidaville Line, the 5th New Zealand Brigade was ordered to capture the key observation point of Takrouna – a small village crowned by a group of tightly clustered buildings surrounded by cliffs, all… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition) |
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A Bridgehead Too WetScenario#: 41 Date: 3/22/1943 Location: Wadi Zigzaou, TunisiaMontgomery chose to make a frontal assault in an area defended by elements of Panzergrenadier Regiment Afrika and the weak Giovani Fascisti (Young Fascists). The 151st Infantry Brigade of the 50th Division reinforced by forty–odd Valentine tanks were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein |
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Fort McGregorScenario#: 40 Date: 2/26/1943 Location: Medjez el Bab, TunisiaPreliminary to the main German attack on Medjez, a position known as Fort McGregor had to be seized from British defenders. The forward outpost consisted of an infantry company with its platoons dug in around a bare, rocky knoll, with the entire… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein |
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Rachi RidgeScenario#: 36 Date: 11/12/1943 Location: Leros, GreeceGerman paratroopers landed on the Aegean island of Leros which had been manned by British defenders. Their objective was to take Rachi Ridge which lay astride a narrow isthmus in the middle of the island. If they could take hold that position, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5 - West of Alamein |
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Night FansScenario#: 169 Date: 1/28/1943 Location: Lake Segozero, RussiaThe small island of Metchishori, in the frozen Lake Segozero, was guarded by a Finnish company that was rotated on a monthly basis. On the morning of 21 January, the 9th Company and a machine gun platoon was transferred to the island. On 28 January a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Mila 18Scenario#: 2 Date: 1/18/1943 Location: Warsaw Ghetto, PolandThe day started as had so many others in the Ghetto with the SS marching in to exact their daily toll in the final “resettlement” of the Warsaw Jews. The roundups started as usual: with sirens, shots, screams and sorrow. But this day, fewer than… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) |
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The Niscemi-Biscari HighwayScenario#: 178 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Niscemi, SicilyDuring the initial invasion of Sicily, many American parachute units were given the task of blocking German movement towards the landing beaches. One such, the 3rd Battalion of the 504th Parachute Regiment, landed two miles northwest of Biscari.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Hill 253.5Scenario#: 132 Date: 7/9/1943 Location: Ponyri, RussiaOperation Citadel had begun, but instead of the desired lightning breakthrough, fighting had taken on the characteristics of World War I trench warfare. In four days of grueling combat, the XLI Panzer Corps had managed to penetrate the defenses of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) |
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Escape from Velikiye LukiScenario#: H Date: 1/12/1943 Location: Velikiye Luki, RussiaAs in Stalingrad, many pockets of Germans had been encircled. At Velikiye Luki, artillery and armor punctured through the German perimeter and as the headquarters was overrun, orders went out to save yourselves if you could. At night, isolated groups… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL |
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The Paw of the TigerScenario#: F Date: 1/12/1943 Location: Leningrad, Russia ISKRAThroughout the winter of ‘42–‘43, the Soviets launched repeated attacks to relieve the siege of Leningrad. The hard-pressed Germans rebuffed one attack after another, but in so doing, their lines became progressively thinner. Finally, the Germans had… Advanced Squad Leader — Classic ASL |
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The SchoolhouseScenario#: DASL08 Date: 7/9/1943 Location: Ponyri, RussiaIt was a nondescript, strung-out village but it was situated in the Kursk salient and it was destined to become the scene of the most intense street fighting since Stalingrad. The school, the water tower, the tractor station, the railway embankment,… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader |
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With Flame and ShellScenario#: DASL07 Date: 7/5/1943 Location: Cherkasskoye, RussiaKursk, the greatest tank battle in history, had opened badly for the Germans. The offensive that Hitler thought would win the war had suffered enormous losses as it assaulted the deep, wellprepared Russian defensive positions. The new miracle tanks… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader |
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Draconian MeasuresScenario#: DASL06 Date: 8/13/1943 Location: Kharkov, RussiaKharkov 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 |
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Converging AssaultsScenario#: S048 Date: 7/11/1943 Location: Gela, SicilyThe Rangers had taken Gela from the surprisingly resistant Italian Coastal troops. After assessing the situation, Col. Darby organized the remaining Rangers to defend the town from counterattack. And in fact the Italian high command had ordered a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 |
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Not So DisposedScenario#: S047 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Gela, SicilyThe small city and port of Gela was at the center of the American landing beaches and therefore was an important target. Colonel William Darby and his famous Rangers were to take the town during the landings. It was a difficult task, but one that the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 |
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Hell or High WaterScenario#: 73 Date: 11/1/1943 Location: Cape Torokina, BougainvilleThe obvious invasion sites on Bougainville were avoided in favor of a landing around Cape Torokina in Empress Augusta Bay. The usual prolonged naval bombardment was rejected in order to maximize the element of surprise. At 0710 the first wave of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho! |
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Cibik's RidgeScenario#: 67 Date: 11/22/1943 Location: Bougainville Island, New GuineaAs elements of the 3rd Marine Division pushed eastward to expand its beachhead on Bouganville, 1st Lt. Steve Cibik’s reinforced platoon was ordered to occupy a small knoll with a commanding view of Empress Augusta Bay. Shortly after arriving, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho! |
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Few and Far BetweenScenario#: J169 Date: 8/30/1943 Location: Chistyakovo, UkraineThe 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 |
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Break For HungaryScenario#: 228 Date: 11/9/1943 Location: Koprivnica, CroatiaAfter a month of partisan attacks, Major General Draguin Dolanski, commander of the 1st Croatian Light Parachute Company, determined they could not hold their positions at the Danica Air Base much longer and decided to withdraw through the village of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Danica AirScenario#: 227 Date: 10/6/1943 Location: Koprivnica, CroatiaDanica Air Base, defended by the 120-man strong 1st Light Infantry Parachute Company, came under attack by Croatian partians. The Croatian Air Force dropped supplies and ammunition to the surrounded paratroopers. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Operation SchwarzScenario#: 226 Date: 5/15/1943 Location: Cajnice, CroatiaOperation Schwarz was the largest Axis anti-partisan operation. The operation attempted to encircle and crush the NOVJ partisan stronghold in the mountainous area between the Ceotina and Piva Rivers in southern Bosnia. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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The T-PatchersScenario#: 180 Date: 12/18/1943 Location: San Pietro, ItalySince the 7th of December, the American 36th (Texas) Division had been attempting to remove the German strongpoint of San Pietro. The “T-Patchers” and their supporting elements had made two previous attempts against San Pietro, but they had no… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Ranger StrongholdScenario#: 179 Date: 9/14/1943 Location: Lattari Mountains, ItalyThe First and Fourth Rangers, under the command of Bill Darby, landed at Maiori, west of Salerno on 9 September 1943. They then moved 10km inland to block the road to Naples. Once established in the hills, they became the major obstacle to German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Paole ZionScenario#: 225 Date: 2/20/1943 Location: Warsaw Ghetto, PolandWalter Toebbens, a leading German industrialist and major “employer” of the “productive Jews” of Warsaw, was brought from Berlin to solve the Nazis’ difficulties by “peaceful means”. He was to convince the Jewish civic and religious leaders to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Sicilian MidnightScenario#: DASL25 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Favara, SicilyUnder 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 |
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Munda MashScenario#: 152 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Laiana, New GeorgiaThe 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 |
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Beachhead at Ozereyka BayScenario#: 224 Date: 2/4/1943 Location: Glebovka, RussiaIn an effort to cut off the Seventh Army's retreat to the Iaman Peninsula, Stalin devised a plan to use a combined land and seaborne operation. The Black Sea Fleet would land a force composed of army and naval troops in the German's rear. The landing… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Regalbuto RidgeScenario#: 100 Date: 7/31/1943 Location: Regalbuto, SicilyIt 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 |
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Back To SchoolScenario#: DASL24 Date: 2/4/1943 Location: Stanichka, RussiaWith the German occupation of Sevastopol and Novorossiysk in 1942, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet had lost its primary naval bases. Its operations were shifted farther down the southeast coast to the city of Poti, whose port facilities were small and… Advanced Squad Leader — Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader |
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