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The Capture of Tobruk Scenario#: 5460 Date: 6/20/1942 Location: Tobruk, Libya After smashing British defenses at Gazala, Rommel pushed his Afrika Korps towards Tobruk. Having successfully withstood a 9-months siege the previous year, the city was left to the protection of the 2nd South African Division's General Klopper. The… Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Disaster at Dieppe
Six Days Run Scenario#: 4769 Date: 8/30/1942 Location: Alam el Halfa, Egypt El Alamein, mid-August 1942 ? With British reinforcements on the way, Rommel knows waiting is no longer an option. His plan is to concentrate his entire mobile forces on the southern flank of the enemy, between Qaret el Abd and … Memoir '44 — Online Only
Sidi Rezegh Airfield Scenario#: 4246 Date: 11/22/1941 Location: Sidi Rezegh, Libya Operation Crusader, the third and ultimately successful British attempt to try and break Rommel's stranglehold on Tobruk, began in a horrendous rainstorm on November 18, 1941. While one British corps was taking up position near Halfaya Pass, the… Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Hellfire Pass Scenario#: 4245 Date: 6/15/1941 Location: Halfaya Pass, Egypt 2 miles inland, on the Egyptian-Libyan border, Halfaya Pass carves a natural route through the 600 foot high escarpment that extends southeast toward Sollum. In World War II, whoever controlled the pass held the main westward access into Libya and … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Escape via the Coastal Road Scenario#: 4241 Date: 6/14/1942 Location: El Adem, Libya Building up their forces through the now opened supply lines, Rommel's Afrikakorps eventually broke out of the cauldron, seizing Bir Hakeim but only capturing about 500 wounded Frenchmen . On June 13 "Black Sunday", 21st Panzer shreds the 22nd… Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Rommel's Right Hook Scenario#: 4240 Date: 5/27/1942 Location: Gazala, Libya During the battle of Gazala, Rommel sent his 90th Light Division toward El Adem, far to the British rear. If successful, the move would put the British onto the defensive and help protect Rommel's exposed right flank. The Light division … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Disaster at Dieppe
Into the Cauldron Scenario#: 4237 Date: 6/5/1942 Location: Sidi Muftah, Libya Despite their success against the British 7th Armoured, the Panzer divisions had lost their momentum. Rommel's Afrikakorps was now trapped in a region known as "the Cauldron;" with Bir Hakeim to the south and Tobruk to the north still firmly … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
1st Armoured to the rescue Scenario#: 4232 Date: 5/27/1942 Location: Gazala, Libya By late morning, his left flank overrun by the coordinated mass of German Panzers, General Neil Ritchie, commander of the Eighth Army, ordered two armored brigades of Norrie's 1st Armoured Division south to the rescue. Moving in column, the 22nd … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Panzers versus Grants Scenario#: 4231 Date: 5/27/1942 Location: Gazala, Libya The same day as the battle at Bir Hakeim, further on the right, 15th Panzer engaged the rest of the 7th Armoured Division. After sweeping over the 7th Motorized Brigade, the Panzers ran into heavy Resistance from the Grants of … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Flanking Maneuver at Bir Hakeim Scenario#: 4230 Date: 5/27/1942 Location: Bir Hakeim, Libya Following on the success of Operation Crusader, the British Eighth Army had driven Rommel's forces out of Cyrenaica before over-stretching its own supply lines again. Eighth Army had then settled along the "Gazala line" in the desert, west of Tobruk,… Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Italian Diversion at Gazala Scenario#: 4229 Date: 5/26/1942 Location: Gazala, Libya In late 1941, the Eighth Army drove the Axis out of Cyrenaica but British lines got so stretched that, by January '42, Rommel was back on the offensive and pressing towards Tobruk. Concentrating their forces near Gazala, the British : … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack Bonus
The Rescue of Mussolini Scenario#: 4211 Date: 9/12/1943 Location: Campo Imperatore, Italy After Italy surrendered to the Allies, Mussolini was arrested and held by the Italians in the hotel Campo Imperatore on the Gran Sasso mountain. After intercepting a coded Italian radio message and reconnoitering the mountain by plane, Otto Skorzeny… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Battle of Nezuet Ghirba Scenario#: 4178 Date: 6/16/1940 Location: Nezuet Ghirba, Egypt Mussolini declared war on France and Britain on June 10, 1940. In Egypt, British frontier forces were immediately ordered to infiltrate the border and attack the Italian forts of Maddalena and Capuzzo. By June 14th, both outposts had fallen. Two … Memoir '44 — Equipment Pack
Po Valley Scenario#: 3740 Date: 4/18/1945 Location: Mount Montello, Italy In the last months of the war, between February and April 1945, the Wehrmacht built a fortified defensive system, along the Gothic Line's last limit ("The Green Line II"), near Montese. It was organized around Mount Montello (919 meters over … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Kasserine Pass Scenario#: 3739 Date: 2/22/1943 Location: Kasserine Pass, Tunisia After the Anglo-American landings in North Africa on November 8, 1942, the Americans remained optimistic about their ability to fight an opponent like Rommel and the Afrika Korps. Although in headlong retreat after the Battle of El Alamein, Rommel… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Beda Fomm Scenario#: 3722 Date: 2/7/1941 Location: Beda Fomm, Libya On February 4th, Major-General O'Connor, with armored cars leading the way followed by 4th Armored Brigade, moved out to trap the Italians. The going was tough and a fast-wheeled vanguard was dispatched under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Combe… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Knightsbridge Scenario#: 3711 Date: 6/12/1942 Location: Knightsbridge, Libya The Battle of Gazala was a series of clashes between Rommel and the British in the late spring of 1942 near the Libyan coast. The brilliant, but risky maneuvers by the "Desert Fox" in late May and early June were … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Tunisia Scenario#: 3707 Date: 12/1/1942 Location: Tebourba, Tunisia On November 29th and 30th it was tough going for the still largely green Allied Combat Command. The Allies had launched two unsuccessful attacks to take the town of Djedeida and clear a path for the march on Tunis. Then … Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Gallabat-Metemma Scenario#: 3704 Date: 11/6/1940 Location: Metemma, Ethiopia Gallabat-Metemma was Britain's first land offensive of the East Africa campaign. On November 6th, 1940, Brigadier J.W. Slim led the British assault. Under his command were the 10th Indian Infantry Brigade, 12 tanks from the 4th Royal Tank Regiment… Memoir '44 — Air Pack
Operation Crusader Scenario#: 3129 Date: 11/19/1941 Location: Sidi Rezegh, Libya The Marmaric Desert, November 19, 1941 - General Auchinleck orders General Cunningham, to launch the British Eighth Army into a massive offensive into Libya in a bid to destroy the Italo-German armored divisions and free up the garrison in Tobruk. … Memoir '44 — Breakthrough
Po Valley Scenario#: 1879 Date: 4/14/1945 Location: Mount Montello, Italy In the last months of the World War II, between February and April 1945, the Wehrmacht built, not so far from Montese, along the Gothic Line's last limit ("The Green Line II"), a fortified defensive system. It was organized around … Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules
Kasserine Pass Scenario#: 1584 Date: 2/15/1943 Location: Kasserine Pass, Tunisia After the Anglo-American landings in North Africa on November 8, 1942, the Americans remained optimistic about their ability to fight an opponent like Rommel and the Afrika Korps. Although in headlong retreat after the Battle of El Alamein, Rommel… Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules
Beda Fomm Scenario#: 1513 Date: 2/5/1941 Location: Beda Fomm, Libya On February 4th O'Connor with armored cars leading the way followed by 4 Armd Bde, move out to trap the Italians. The going was bad and a fast-wheeled vanguard was dispatched under the command of Lt-Col Combe to set up … Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules
Knightsbridge Scenario#: 1346 Date: 6/12/1942 Location: Knightsbridge, Libya The Battle of Gazala was a series of clashes between Rommel and the British in the late spring of 1942 near the Libyan coast. The brilliant, but risky maneuvers by the 'Desert Fox' in late May and early June were … Memoir '44 — Terrain Pack
Tunisia Scenario#: 1326 Date: 12/1/1942 Location: Tebourba, Tunisia On November 29th and 30th it was tough going for the still largely green Allied Combat Command. The Allies had launched two unsuccessful attacks to take the town of Djedeida and clear a path for the march on Tunis. Then … Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules
Dug in at Sidi Omar Scenario#: 1324 Date: 11/25/1941 Location: Sidi Omar, Libya Having extricated himself from a very precarious position at Sidi Rezegh airfield, Rommel looked for ways to press his advantage. He sent his Afrikakorps toward Sidi Omar, in the hope of re-establishing himself on the border and turning his victory … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
Gallabat & Metemma Scenario#: 1289 Date: 11/6/1940 Location: Metemma, Ethiopia Gallabat-Metemma was Britain's first land offensive of the East Africa campaign. On November 6th, 1940 Brigadier J.W. Slim led the British assault. Under his command were; the 10th Indian Brigade, 12 tanks from the 4th Royal Tank Regiment and some … Memoir '44 — Online - No Air Rules
Fiery Baptism Scenario#: LOF11 Date: 11/08/1942 Location: Algiers, Algeria Torch would be the first test of the American Army in the European Theater. Unfortunately, the initial test would come against the American's soon to be allies, the French. The … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #08
On the Road from Rabat Scenario#: LOF10 Date: 11/09/1942 Location: Sw Of Port Lyautey, Morroco The objective of Operation Goa/post, part of the Western Task Force of Operation Torch, was to capture the coastal town of Mehdia, secure the Sebou River and, most importantly, take control of the airfield at Port Lyautey. The … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #07
Rocking the Kasbah Scenario#: LOF09 Date: 11/08/1942 Location: Mehdia, Morroco During Operation Goalpost, to get to Port Lyautey by road or vía the Sebou River, the Americans had to get past a Vichy French controlled 16th-century citadel in Mehdia, known to the Americans as the Kasbah. The Kashah was heavily … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Line of Fire #07
Cassino Royale Scenario#: BP12 Date: 03/01/1944 Location: Cassino, Italy One of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War, this operation was a series of four battles, fought by multiple divisions, for the Gustav Line and Rome beyond. Perhaps the indelible image of the battles was the struggle for … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo
Devils In Baggy Pants Scenario#: BP05 Date: 02/05/1944 Location: Aprilia, Italy American parachutists, devils in baggy pants, are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can't sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-headed … Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes — Battle Pack Bravo
Caricat! Charge! Scenario#: Comp24 Date: 1935-10-06 Location: Border Region Between Eritrea And Ethiopia After having crossed the frontier between Eritrea and Ethiopia three days earlier, the Saphys di Libya got their first sighting of the enemy. A couple of dozen poorly armed Skirmishers/Tribesmen occupied a small Amba roughly a kilometer away from the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3
On Boys! On! On! Scenario#: Comp23 Date: 1935-12-25 Location: Selaclaca Amba, Ethiopia After drinking their last bottles of wine on Christmas Eve, the Spahys di Libya were awoken by the sounds of noise and shots coming from a large group of Ethiopian attackers. The Spahys di Libya had the advantage of occupying the high ground of the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3
Cassino Royale Scenario#: Comp06 Date: 1944-03-01 Location: Cassino, Italy One of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War, this operation was a series of four battles, fought by multiple divisions, for the Gustav Line and Rome beyond. Perhaps the indelible image of the battles was the struggle for Cassino and the… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3
Devils In Baggy Pants Scenario#: Comp05 Date: 1944-02-05 Location: Aprilia, Italy American parachutists, devils in baggy pants, are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can't sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-headed devils are everywhere . .… Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 3
On the Road from Rabat Scenario#: Comp11 Date: 1942-11-09 Location: Sw Of Port Lyautey, Morroco The objective of Operation Goa/post, part of the Western Task Force of Operation Torch, was to capture the coastal town of Mehdia, secure the Sebou River and, most importantly, take control of the airfield at Port Lyautey. The … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1
Rocking the Kasbah Scenario#: Comp10 Date: 1942-11-08 Location: Mehdia, Morroco During Operation Goalpost, to get to Port Lyautey by road or vía the Sebou River, the Americans had to get past a Vichy French controlled 16th-century citadel in Mehdia, known to the Americans as the Kasbah. The Kashah was heavily … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1
Fiery Baptism Scenario#: Comp09 Date: 1942-11-08 Location: Algiers, Algeria Operation Torch would be the first test of the American Army in the European Theater. Unfortunately, the initial test would come against the American's soon to be allies, the French. … Lock 'n Load Tactical — Compendium 1
On the Road from Rabat Scenario#: HoNA21 Date: 1942-11-09 Location: Sw Of Port Lyautey, Morroco Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Rocking the Kasbah Scenario#: HoNA20 Date: 1942-11-08 Location: Mehdia, Morroco Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Why oh Y Scenario#: HoNA19 Date: 1942-11-08 Location: W Of Oran, Algeria Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Terminal Scenario#: HoNA18 Date: 1942-11-08 Location: Algiers, Algeria Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Doomsday Scenario#: HoNA17 Date: 1942-10-27 Location: El Alamein, Egypt Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Folgore!!! Scenario#: HoNA16 Date: 1942-10-24 Location: S Of El Alamein, Egypt Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
No Bit of Cake Scenario#: HoNA15 Date: 1942-09-30 Location: Deir-el-munassib, Egypt Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Night Moves Scenario#: HoNA14 Date: 1942-09-13 Location: Barce, Libya Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Mixing it Up Scenario#: HoNA13 Date: 1942-09-04 Location: Sw Of Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Mon Chéri, Armor (II) Scenario#: HoNA12 Date: 1942-05-27 Location: Bir Hacheim, Libya Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa
Mon Chéri, Armor (I) Scenario#: HoNA11 Date: 1942-05-27 Location: Bir Hacheim, Libya Lock 'n Load Tactical — Heroes of North Africa