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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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Sting of the CactusScenario#: 21 Date: 1 May 1943 Location: Tunis, TunisiaThe British 8th army and their American allies have squeezed the remnants of the once powerful Afrika Korps into an ever shrinking pocket in Tunisia. The Allies are on the verge of breaking out of the hills and onto the … Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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First Tiger Encounter in the DesertScenario#: 20 Date: 1 Dec 1942 Location: Tebourba, TunisiaGerman Heavy Tank Battalion 501 was made up of the new Tiger tanks and Panzer III Ausf. N tanks. On December 1st, 1942, the lead elements of Heavy Tank Battalion 501 attacked elements of the US 1st Armored Division and … Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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Capture the OasisScenario#: 19 Date: 1 March 1941 Location: Kufra, LibyaIn the vast stretches of North African desert, settlements are sparse and scattered. A British recon patrol has reached a remote oasis town shortly ahead of their German counterparts. The British have set up camp around the oasis as the … Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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The CauldronScenario#: 18 Date: 30 May 1942 Location: Gazala, LibyaThe Cauldron was a position caught between Lieutenant General Neil Ritchie fully-supplied army, which vastly outnumbered the Germans, and a minefield which prevented Rommel from reaching his supplies. Rommel had blitzed through British defenses and… Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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Assault on Kidney RidgeScenario#: 17 Date: 30 Oct 1942 Location: El Alamein, EgyptThe second battle of El Alamein in October and November of 1942 was a slugfest that slowly ground down Panzer Army A frika ( which included the original Afiika Korps). But the price paid for victory by the attacking British … Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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Valley of DeathScenario#: 16 Date: Nov 1942 Location: Tebessa, AlgeriaAfter the success of Operation Torch in November of 1942, Allied forces energetically pursued the Axis forces that had begun retreating into Tunisia. Although progress was extremely slow, the Allies slowly gained vital ground in their advance towards… Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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Fall of TobrukScenario#: 15 Date: June 1942 Location: Tobruk, LibyaAfter failing to capture Tobruk in 1941, the German Afrika Korps tried again in 1942.In May and June the reinforced German forces, now named Panzer Army Afrika, broke through the British Gazala line defenses and captured this key Libyan port. … Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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Operation CrusaderScenario#: 14 Date: Nov 1941 Location: Sidi Rezegh, LibyaBy November of 1941, the British had heavily reinforced the 8th Army and launched attacks with their new Crusader tanks. Confusing, see-saw armor battles raged between the 7th Armored Division ( “Desert Rats ”) and Rommel's Panzergruppe Afrika.… Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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Rescue MissionScenario#: 13 Date: 8 Nov 1942 Location: Oran, AlgeriaOn. November 8, I942, 556 American paratroopers landed in Oran, Algeria. Most landed off course and were subsequently captured. Deep behind enemy lines, a British force attempts a daring rescue. Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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Hellfire PassScenario#: 12 Date: 14 June 1941 Location: Halfaya Pass, EgyptAs part of Operation Battleaxe, the British attempted to relieve the siege of Tobruk by advancing the 4th Royal Tank Regimental and 2nd Cameron Highlanders on what was thought to be an undefended Halfaya Pass. On June 14, 1941, after … Tide of Iron — Days of the Fox |
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The Akroiri Peninsula DefenseScenario#: 209 Date: 20-May-41 Location: Profitilias, CreteThe German assault on the mountainous island of Crete called for airborne landings in four separate areas. But due to inadequate air transport capacities, two airborne assault waves were needed. One objective for the first wave was the capture of … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon) |
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Road To Kozani PassScenario#: 208 Date: 13-Apr-41 Location: Komanos, GreeceThe Balkan Campaign offered little hope in the way of a clear-cut victory for the Allies. Nevertheless the British often proved themselves equal in fighting ability to their German adversaries and showed remarkable fighting skills against a… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon) |
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Rehearsal for CreteScenario#: 32 Date: 26-Apr-41 Location: Peloponnesus, GreeceThe issue in Greece was no longer in doubt; the last units of the Greek Army under Alexander Papagos had surrendered the day before. W Force was attempting to withdraw to evacuation points along the south coast of Greece. Columns … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom |
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Caricat! Charge!Scenario#: Comp24 Date: 1935-10-06 Location: Border Region Between Eritrea And EthiopiaAfter 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 |
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On Boys! On! On!Scenario#: Comp23 Date: 1935-12-25 Location: Selaclaca Amba, EthiopiaAfter 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 |
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Cassino RoyaleScenario#: Comp06 Date: 1944-03-01 Location: Cassino, ItalyOne 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 |
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Devils In Baggy PantsScenario#: Comp05 Date: 1944-02-05 Location: Aprilia, ItalyAmerican 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 |
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On the Road from RabatScenario#: Comp11 Date: 1942-11-09 Location: Sw Of Port Lyautey, MorrocoThe 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 |
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Rocking the KasbahScenario#: Comp10 Date: 1942-11-08 Location: Mehdia, MorrocoDuring 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 |
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Fiery BaptismScenario#: Comp09 Date: 1942-11-08 Location: Algiers, AlgeriaOperation 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 |
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The Orient ExpressScenario#: 67 Date: 25-Nov-42 Location: Lamia, GreeceThe south end of the Gorgopotamos Bridge near Lamia, Greece, with ELAS partisans seeking to suppress the Italian Garrison while British Demolition commandos prepare to blow the bridge during Operation Harling. Combat Commander — CC: Resistance |
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Six HillsScenario#: 24 Date: 12-Aug-40 Location: Tug Argan Pass, SomalilandOn August 11, Italian General de Simone’s assaults on three of the six hills overlooking Tug Argan Pass had been less than spectacular. Only one hill was taken before the attacks were called off for the night. Eager to reach … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean |
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No Man's LandScenario#: 23 Date: 11-Aug-42 Location: El Alamein, EgyptUnaware of the preparations being made by Rommel's Afrika Korps for an attack later in the month, life in the Italian trenches along the Alam Haifa Line was hot, dusty and boring, and punctuated by timely British artillery attacks every … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean |
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Saint AgathaScenario#: 21 Date: 8-Aug-43 Location: Northern Sicily, SicilyWhile elements of the 15th and 30th Infantry Regiments of the US 9th Division seized a key hill along the San Fratello Line, Lt. Col. Lyle Bernard led a reinforced Battalion in an amphibious landing at Sant' Agata, a few … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean |
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Metaxas SeasonScenario#: 19 Date: 7-Apr-41 Location: Kilkis, GreeceThe Metaxas Line was a 90 mile chain of fortifications built by the Greeks in the 1930's along their border with Bulgaria. In the spring of I941, it fell to the German XVIII Corps to assault the Metaxas Line at … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean |
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Little StalingradScenario#: 17 Date: 24-Dec-43 Location: Ortona, ItalyOn December 21l, house to house fighting began in earnest in the Adriatic seaport of Ortona. It was during the next seven days that the Canadian 1st Infantry Division literally rewrote the book on close-quarters city fighting techniques. More than … Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean |
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Tussle at MalemeScenario#: 13 Date: 21-May-41 Location: Maleme Airfield, CreteCaptain Van Etten’s parachutists had been in many chaotic skirmishes with Allied forces in and around Maleme Airfield since the airborne landing on Crete the previous morning. His forces wearing thin, he decided to temporarily reassemble in the high… Combat Commander — CC: Mediterranean |
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misty MountainScenario#: 12 Date: 12-Dec-44 Location: Monte Castello, ItalyBrazil declared war on the European Axis in August of I942. Organized like the US forces and equipped with the Iatest American weaponry, the Brazilian 1st Expeditionary Division finally arrived in Italy in the Summer of ’44. After helping to … Combat Commander — CC: Europe |
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The Rescue of MussoliniScenario#: 4211 Date: 9/12/1943 Location: Campo Imperatore, ItalyAfter 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 |
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Dongolaas RavineScenario#: 115 Date: 16-Mar-41 Location: Dongolaas Ravine, EritreaIn mid-January 1941, British forces launched the Eritrea Campaign. The 4th and 5th Indian Divisions started their offensive from Sudan. They broke the Italian defensive lines in two weeks but finally the drive stopped in front of the town of … Combat Commander — C3I Magazine #26 |
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Battle of Alam el HalfaScenario#: 6370 Date: 8/30/1942 Location: Alam el Halfa, EgyptThe battle of Alam el Halfa might be Rommel's last shot at defeating the British Eighth Army and taking Egypt; his Afrika Corps numerical superiority was slowing dwindling away and would soon be outnumbered by the Allies. With waiting no … Memoir '44 — Breakthrough |
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Operation CrusaderScenario#: 3129 Date: 11/19/1941 Location: Sidi Rezegh, LibyaThe 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 |
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Bite of the BassottoScenario#: BOF19 Date: 7/27/1944 Location: San Casciano, ItalyDuring six months of static mountain warfare around Cassino, the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry had found little use for their lumbering Staghound armored cars. This changed after Rome fell. In hot pursuit of the retreating enemy in the Liri valley,… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2 |
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Sting of the Italian HornetScenario#: BOF08 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Modica, SicilyA few days before the start of Operation Husky, Mussolini had ordered General Guzzoni’s 6th Army to defend Sicily to the last man. The demoralized and poorly equipped Italian soldiers did exactly the opposite. On the morning of 12 July, the Edmonton… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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Cassino RoyaleScenario#: BP12 Date: 03/01/1944 Location: Cassino, ItalyOne 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 |
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Devils In Baggy PantsScenario#: BP05 Date: 02/05/1944 Location: Aprilia, ItalyAmerican 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 |
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BardiaScenario#: 19383 Date: 1/3/1941 Location: Bardia, LibyaAfter the fight and defeat at Sidi Barrani, the Italian divisions, under the command of General Bergonzoli, had fallen back to Bardia. After being fortified for years, the area around Bardia was well protected. The British General Mackay surrounded… Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Through Jungle and Desert |
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Sbeitla, TunisiaScenario#: 19382 Date: 2/17/1943 Location: Sbeitla, TunisiaThe American forces in the Sbeitla valley, were falling back as the Axis continued Operation Fruhlingswind. The Germans, assuming the Americans were in full retreat, were totally surprised when they made contact with the 1St U.S. Armored Division.… Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Through Jungle and Desert |
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St. Joseph's FarmScenario#: 19380 Date: 11/26/1942 Location: Chouigui Village, TunisiaThe first tank battle between German and American forces took place near Chouigui Pass on November 25, 1942. A German column was headed south from Mateur to reinforce Axis troops that were retreating from Medjez-el-Bab and ran into Lt. Col. … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Through Jungle and Desert |
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Operation LightfootScenario#: 19363 Date: 10/23/1942 Location: El Alamein, EgyptIn early September, after Rommel's flanking move at Alam Haifa failed, both sides spent the next few weeks reinforcing their positions. Montgomery, satisfied with the outcome, prepared a plan to attack the Germans, and on October 24th, Monty launched… Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 2 - Through Jungle and Desert |
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Raid on BarceScenario#: 6336 Date: 9/13/1942 Location: Barce, LibyaTo interrupt Rommel's lines of communication and hamper his anticipated offensive against El Alamein, a number of raids were ordered on key locations to the Axis' rear. The New Zealanders and Guards patrols were sent onto Barce. After traveling 100 … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Disaster at Dieppe |
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Panzers in the AtlasScenario#: 5872 Date: 2/15/1943 Location: Sidi Bou Zid, TunisiaAfter very bloody fighting during December 1942, most of Tunisia was in German control. One exception: the area around Sidi Bou Zid. Both sides spent January reorganizing, but on February 14th, the Panzers went on the offensive, attacking Sidi Bou … Memoir '44 — Battle Maps Series 1 - Disaster at Dieppe |
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The Capture of TobrukScenario#: 5460 Date: 6/20/1942 Location: Tobruk, LibyaAfter 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 |
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Rommel's Right HookScenario#: 4240 Date: 5/27/1942 Location: Gazala, LibyaDuring 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 |
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cisterna di LittoriaScenario#: 6564 Date: 5/23/1944 Location: cisterna di Littoria, ItalyBy the middle of May 1944, General Clark has decide he's had enough. Determined to finish his opponent off, he launches the 6th US Army Corps on the little town of cisterna di Littoria, the centerpiece of the German defense … Memoir '44 — Audie Murphy's Campaign |
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Crossing the VolturnoScenario#: 6558 Date: 10/13/1943 Location: Monte Majulo, ItalyAfter coming out of the bridgehead they've established at Salerno, elements of the 5th US Army reach the southern bank of the Volturno river on the 5th of October 1943. During the night of October 12-13, British and US troops … Memoir '44 — Audie Murphy's Campaign |
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Mignano Monte LungoScenario#: 6557 Date: 11/5/1943 Location: Mignano, ItalyAfter crossing the Volturno river, the 3rd US Infantry Division managed to advance to Cassino before finding itself blocked by the "Barbara" line at Mignano. Well entrenched on Monte Lungo and Monte Rotondo, the Germans soldiers of the… Memoir '44 — Audie Murphy's Campaign |
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The San Fratello LineScenario#: 6555 Date: 8/4/1943 Location: Nicetta, SicilyAfter capturing Palermo, Patton and his 7th Army advanced along the north coast of Sicily with the unavowed objective of entering Messina before the British 8th Army of General Montgomery. But Axis forces delay Patton's advance, systematically… Memoir '44 — Audie Murphy's Campaign |
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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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