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Taking the Left TitScenario#: 20 Date: 5/11/1944 Location: Santa Maria, ItalyThe U.S. 88th Infantry Division was to take Mount Bracchi in the opening of the offensive to take Rome. The 351st Infantry Regiment was to take the small town of Santa Maria Infante. But to reach it they had to attack over difficult terrain – in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks |
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Among the RuinsScenario#: 21 Date: 10/17/1944 Location: Aachen, GermanyAachen was isolated, but prying the first German city away from the Reich would prove no easy task. Hoping to avoid the nightmare of house-to-house fighting, two battalions were ordered to drive through the heart of Aachen towards the three hills… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks |
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Kurhaus ClashScenario#: 22 Date: 10/18/1944 Location: Aachen, GermanyAmericans were close to assaulting the Quellenhof, headquarters of the Aachen commandant. By midday they had captured Farwick Park’s outbuildings, the shattered greenhouses. and the famous Kurhaus beerhall. But suddenly the teenage veterans of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks |
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Under the Noel TreesScenario#: 23 Date: 12/25/1944 Location: Champs, BelgiumChristmas Day found the American garrison at Bastogne surrounded. The Germans marked the holiday with an assault on the hitherto quite northwestern perimeter – with Bastogne as the goal. Kampfgruppe Maucke split up at dawn, with the smaller element… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks |
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Gavin's GambleScenario#: 25 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Nijmegen, HollandOperation Market Garden was in full swing and encountering unexpectedly heavy resistance. Attempts to wrest control of the Waal Bridge by head-on assaults were repulsed. General Gavin decided on a daring river assault to outflank the center of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks |
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Tanks in the StreetScenario#: 26 Date: 10/11/1944 Location: Bardenberg, GermanyOn the same day that the USAAF began its massive attacks on Aachen, the reserve 120th Infantry Regiment – which had taken Bardenberg without opposition the day before – suddenly found itself trapped by a battalion of the 108th Panzer Brigade, which… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3 - Yanks |
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L'Abbaye BlancheScenario#: 186 Date: 8/7/1944 Location: L'Abbaye Blanche, FranceAs part of Operation Luttich, the German drive through Mortain towards Avranches, the 2nd SS-Panzer Division’s Der Führer Regiment moved out of its assembly area at 0430 hours. Once it reached the outskirts of Mortain, Der Führer’s spearhead turned… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Zon with the WindScenario#: 188 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Son, HollandColonel Robert Sink and the 506th PIR had orders to seize the main highway bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal and then secure Eindhoven, the southernmost objective of the airborne “carpet” and only ten miles distant from the British armor waiting to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Death at CarentanScenario#: 184 Date: 6/11/1944 Location: Carentan, FranceTo reach Carentan, the Americans would have to cross a causeway carrying the highway from Saint-Comte-du-Mont through the low-lying swamps. As the 3rd Battalion of the "Screaming Eagles" pushed toward the town, Germans in a grouping of farmhouses… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Not Out of the Woods YetScenario#: 185 Date: 7/10/1944 Location: Foret de Mont Castre, FranceThe US 90th Infantry Division had had a rough time so far in Normandy. Since 8 July, its 358th Regiment had been trying to crack the Mahlman Line, the main line of defense across the base of the Cotentin peninsula. Hill 122, the key position in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Patton's PrayersScenario#: 196 Date: 12/23/1944 Location: Warnach, BelgiumTo open the attack on the morning of the 23rd, Patton ordered his chaplain, Father O’Neill, to pray for good weather. The good Father responded with a prayer, and the day dawned crisp and clear. The men of the 4th Armored Division knew that… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Scouts OutScenario#: 190 Date: 11/19/1944 Location: Freistroff, FranceAs part of the assault on Metz, the 10th Armored Division was ordered to execute a flank attack around the north side of the fortified area. Racing east past Thionville, the division turned south to complete the encirclement of Metz. The next… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Gavin TakeScenario#: 181 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Chef Du Pont, FranceOne of the responsibilities of the Airborne troops was the seizure of several key bridges following the D-Day drop. One of these bridges was at Chef-du-Pont. Gavin organized a pickup force to take care of this bridge himself. With elements of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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The Pouppeville ExitScenario#: 183 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Pouppeville, FranceWith the invasion at Normandy underway, the first Allied troops to see fighting were the men of the airborne divisions. Most of these early encounters for the 101st Airborne Division occurred at the many German strongpoints and scattered villages… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Buchholz StationScenario#: 191 Date: 12/16/1944 Location: Buchholz, BelgiumThe original German opening for the Battle of the Bulge was somewhat subdued. German infantry, with little armor support, was to seize key road junctions early so the armored formations could quickly pass through and exploit a breakthrough. One such… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Rocket's Red GlareScenario#: 195 Date: 12/22/1944 Location: Cheneux, BelgiumColonel Reuben Tucker personally appealed to General Gavin to allow his 504th Regiment to attack Cheneux. Friendly civilians had reported a large column of German vehicles, including tanks, encamped there. Normally an American infantry regiment would… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Devil's HillScenario#: 189 Date: 9/19/1944 Location: Nijmegen, HollandAlthough the airborne portion of the “Market-Garden” Operation centered around the seizure of vital bridges, heavy fighting also occurred over control of the highway leading to the bridges as well. While parts of the 82nd Airborne fought to gain… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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The Attempt to Relieve PeiperScenario#: 194 Date: 12/21/1944 Location: Trois Ponts, BelgiumDuring the German Ardennes offensive, Colonel Peiper’s kampfgruppe from the 1st SS Panzer Division had quick victories which had taken them close to the Meuse River bridges but they had completely run out of fuel. The remaining assault elements of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Strayer's StraysScenario#: 182 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Hiesville, FranceBy dawn of D-Day, Lt. Colonel Robert Strayer had pieced together a unit comprised of scattered men from three Parachute Regiments. Radio communication with HQ didn’t exist. All Strayer knew for certain was that his objective was to clear the southern… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Parker's CrossroadsScenario#: 197 Date: 12/23/1944 Location: Baraque de Fraiture, BelgiumMajor Arthur C. Parker, withdrawing with remnants of his 598th Artillery Battalion, including only three guns, realized the strategic value of the crossroads he was approaching. The center of the US XVIII Airborne Corps sector would be at risk. With… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Morgan's StandScenario#: 187 Date: 9/11/1944 Location: Bar-le-Duc, FranceLt. Allen Morgan's 2nd Platoon had orders to hold an important crossroads west of the Moselle River. On September 10th the Germans counterattacked the junction, but were repulsed in a furious fight, falling back to the village of Bar-de-Duc with Lt.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Shoot-N-ScootScenario#: 192 Date: 12/18/1944 Location: Rocherath, BelgiumIn the opening moves of the Ardennes offensive it would be imperative for Dietrich's 6th SS Panzer Armee to make big gains early. Unfortunately, this would mean driving the 1st SS and 12th SS Panzer Divisions and the 277 Volksgrenadiers Division… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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Abandon Ship!Scenario#: 193 Date: 12/19/1944 Location: Wardin, BelgiumIn an effort to determine the strength and location of the Germans before Bastogne, Company I of the 501st Parachute Infantry was ordered into the town of Wardin. Upon reaching the village a roadblock was found, astride the Wardin-Bastogne road. A… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (2nd Edition) |
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The Liberation of TulleScenario#: 27 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Tulle, FranceWith the arrival of the Allies in Normandy, many in France believed their liberation would follow within weeks if not days. The Communist FTP partisans believed that they would now have to take matters into their own hands or see their power in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan! |
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The Globus RaidScenario#: 29 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Copenhagen, DenmarkDanish partisans attacked an important Globus radio factory outside Copenhagen when they learned that parts for the new V-2 rocket were being manufactured there. On the appointed day, all the BOPA partisans that could be gathered together assembled… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan! |
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Sylvan DeathScenario#: 30 Date: 5/1/1944 Location: Bessarabia, RomaniaIn the spring of 1944, elements of the Grossdeutschland en route from southern Poland to Vinnitsa were ordered to suppress partisan bands that were paralyzing communication with the 6th and 8th Armies defending Romania. One of the ensuing encounters… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan! |
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The Old TownScenario#: 31 Date: 8/12/1944 Location: Warsaw, Poland UPRISINGBelieving the Russians would soon be in Warsaw, Polish forces went on the offensive. But the Russians stopped and the Germans went after the Poles with a vengeance. Heavy fighting occurred during the German drive to retake the buildings and narrow,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan! |
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Subterranean QuarryScenario#: 32 Date: 1/1/1944 Location: Kerch, CrimeaAs the Soviet Independent Coastal Army and the German V Infantry Corps battles in and around Kerch, one previously peaceful area along the main Axis supply road to the front became the scene of frequent partisan attacks. Since the road ran through… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan! |
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The Cossacks Are ComingScenario#: 33 Date: 8/17/1944 Location: Palesnik, CroatiaThe 1st Cossack Cavalry Division fighting under German colors, had been in Yugoslavia for nearly a year doing “search and destroy” missions against Tito’s Partisans. One column of the division was returning to base when it received word that 500… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan! |
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Tettau's AttackScenario#: 107 Date: 9/18/1944 Location: Arnhem, HollandThe Germans responded quickly to the British presence at Arnhem. Walter Harzer’s 9th Panzer “Hofenstaufen” Division was ordered to mop up the paratroopers west and north of the town. A rag-tag force under Lt. Gen. Hans von Tettau was sent to overrun… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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Guards AttackScenario#: 108 Date: 9/18/1944 Location: Aalst, HollandStiff German resistance had thwarted Horrock’s plan to smash out of the XXX Corps’ bridgehead on Sunday and link with the Americans in Eindhoven in less than three hours. By nightfall on the 17th, Lt. Col. Vandeleur’s tanks had only reached… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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Dreil TeamScenario#: 109 Date: 9/22/1944 Location: Dreil, HollandDuring Operation Market Garden, the 7th Somersets, the lead battalion of the 214th Brigade was to push through Oosterhaut and link up with Polish paratroopers at Driel. Traffic chaos in the city resulted in a planned pre-dawn attack being delayed.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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North BankScenario#: 110 Date: 9/24/1944 Location: Oosterbeek, HollandBy Sunday, D-plus7, the beleaguered British 1st Airborne had contracted into a tight knot around the village, anchored by positions on the north bank of the Lower Rhine. Just across the water were friendly forces, but their every attempt to reach the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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Throwing Down the GauntletScenario#: 101 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Varaville, FranceOn D-Day at 0100 hours, an advance party from the 3rd Parachute Brigade descended over the Normandy countryside between the Orne and Dives rivers – the Allied invasion of Europe had begun. One of the tasks for the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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A Day By the ShoreScenario#: 103 Date: 6/7/1944 Location: Franceville-Plage, FranceThe heavily defended gun battery at Merville had been attacked by paratroops, but one gun was still firing and, in the confusion, two groups of Number 3 Commando were sent to finish the job. 45 (RM) Commando was reassigned to secure the coastal town… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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Point of the SwordScenario#: 102 Date: 6/6/1944 Location: Langrune-Sur-Mer, FranceThe Allied landings at Normandy were quickly followed by advances into the villages that lined the coast. A detachment of the 4th Brigade Commandos pushed into the sleepy village of Langrune-sur-Mer from Sword Beach and met stiff resistance from the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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Hill of DeathScenario#: 104 Date: 7/11/1944 Location: Hill 112, FranceHill 112 had a commanding view over the area south of Caen and attracted the best units of both combatants. On July 10th, a British combined tank and infantry force had wrested the hill from its SS defenders. That same evening, the hill was subjected… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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Going To ChurchScenario#: 105 Date: 8/1/1944 Location: Saint Martin-de-Fontenay, FranceIn the days following Operation Spring, the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division conducted several short but sharp engagements to improve their positions. One such position was the adjoining villages of St. Andre-sur-Orne and St. Martin-de-Fontenay. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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Kangaroo HopScenario#: 106 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Mont Lambert, FranceMount Lambert offered a vantage point over the key French port of Boulogne and was critical to its defense. After an aerial and artillery bombardment, the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division's 9th Brigade, following tanks of the 10th Armoured Regiment,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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Shoestring RidgeScenario#: 61 Date: 11/24/1944 Location: Damulaan, LeyteOn Leyte in the Philippines, the U.S. 32nd Infantry Regiment seized the town of Dumulaan with ease. Several days later they received news that a large Japanese force was moving toward them. One battalion supported by artillery was to hold the point… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido |
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The Eastern GateScenario#: 63 Date: 2/7/1944 Location: Maungdaw, BurmaIn a series of concentric flanking movements, the Japanese 55th Infantry Division enveloped the forward divisions of the XV Indian Corp, cutting off their supplies and communications. A defensive “box” was formed around the 7th Indian Division’s… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido |
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The BushmastersScenario#: 66 Date: 5/24/1944 Location: Sarmi, New GuineaThe 158th Regimental Combat Team landed at Arare on the north coast of New Guinea with orders to capture Sarmi and its valuable airfields. Attacking westward, the RCT made modest gains against stiffer than anticipated resistance. The plan for the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 8 - Code of Bushido |
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Jungle CitadelScenario#: 71 Date: 12/9/1944 Location: Bhamo, BurmaAs part of the multi-pronged drive to re-open the northern end of the Burma Road, the Chinese New 1st Army had pushed south to the river port of Bhamo, the terminus of navigation on the Irrawaddy. The Japanese had spent some six months turning it… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho! |
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Sea of TranquilityScenario#: 72 Date: 10/7/1944 Location: Peleliu, Palau IslandsAlthough the island of Peleliu had been declared secure on September 30th, about a thousand Japanese remained in an area some 900 yards long by 400 yards wide. In some of the fiercest fighting of the entire Pacific campaign they had repelled in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho! |
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Bloody Red BeachScenario#: 74 Date: 7/21/1944 Location: Asan, GuamAs part of Operation Stevedore, the veteran 3rd Marine Division was to land on four beaches between Asan and Adelup Points on the west coast of Guam. However, Lt.-Gen. Takashina had correctly guessed the landing spots and had shifted infantry and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 9 - Gung Ho! |
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Food FightScenario#: AP096 Date: 4/29/1944 Location: Hrabivka, UkraineThroughout most of the Second World War, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was engaged in partisan warfare, first against the Germans, then against the Soviets. The UPA tended to avoid conflict with the Soviet Army, instead focusing their efforts on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Strike Up the BandScenario#: AP097 Date: 8/9/1944 Location: Lesquern, FranceBy mid-summer, Third Army’s drive across northern France was moving so quickly that it outran its supply sources, and not enough trucks were available to transport supplies to every front line unit. On Patton’s orders, supplies were dumped at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Last LaurelsScenario#: AP098 Date: 10/12/1944 Location: Mihaly, HungaryAfter a week of constant pressure, the German 6th and Hungarian 2nd Army defenses around Debrecen began to crack. With so many factors in his favor, General Andrei Kravchenko pressed home the assault on Hungary’s “second city”. He wanted to take… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Bare Foot BeatingScenario#: AP099 Date: 11/10/1944 Location: Momauk, BurmaThe Chinese 38th Division, tasked with capturing Bhamo, advanced its three regiments south towards the Taping River. The 113th Regiment brushed aside Japanese patrols along its north bank, but found the south to be more heavily defended. 38th… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |
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Coal in Their StockingsScenario#: AP100 Date: 12/25/1944 Location: Foy-Notre-Dame, BelgiumBy Christmas Eve, PanzerArmee 5’s attack had lost steam. Christmas morning dawned clear and bright, and ensuing Allied air activity restricted German ability to reinforce units that had made the deepest penetrations toward the Meuse River.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10 |