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The Final Counter-Attack Scenario#: 6794     Date: 12/30/1944     Location: Lutremange, Belgium Constant pressure from Hitler to capture Bastogne led Generalleutnant Karl Decker, a prudent but determined and highly experienced officer, to launch a pincer operation in an attempt to isolate the town. While XXXIX Panzerkorps attacked from the… Memoir '44 — Winter Wars
Peiper at Stoumont Scenario#: 6792     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Stoumont, Belgium Ordered to throw a defensive line together and block Kampfgrupper Peiper for 24 hours, Colonel Roy Fitzgerald was the first to reach Stoumont. As he deployed his forces around the village, he was surprised to find Battery C from the … Memoir '44 — Winter Wars
Escape along Salmchâteau Scenario#: 6777     Date: 12/23/1944     Location: Salmchâteau, Belgium On December 23, Kampfgruppe 'Krag" was already in control of the village of Salmchâteau when Task Force 'Jones' approached along the steep-sided Salm valley. The column of American tanks and infantry were spread out along the road when Krag unleashed… Memoir '44 — Winter Wars
Resistance at Marvie Scenario#: 6776     Date: 12/23/1944     Location: Marvie, Belgium On December 23, the Germans started to shell Marvie, a suburb of Bastogne. At about the same time, German tanks and infantry slowly began to progress toward Hill 500. A few US soldiers were able to withdraw, but most stayed … Memoir '44 — Winter Wars
Wardin Scenario#: 6766     Date: 12/19/1944     Location: Wardin, Belgium The morning of December 19 opened under a thick fog. The stragglers that had been poring back through the Allied lines had stopped coming, which could only mean the enemy was approaching. In the village of Wardin, Team S-2 and … Memoir '44 — Winter Wars
Clervaux - The Road to Bastogne Scenario#: 6763     Date: 12/16/1944     Location: Clervaux, Belgium Planned with the utmost secrecy, German "Operation Watch on the Rhine", launched in the wee hours of December 16, 1944. Hitler's objective: To conduct a blitzkrieg on what the US First Army considered a "quiet" front and push through the … Memoir '44 — Winter Wars
Battle in the Schnee Eifel Scenario#: 6760     Date: 12/16/1944     Location: Schnee Eifel, Germany Further up in the center, this same morning of December 16, 1944, Fifth Panzer Army attacked the positions held by the U.S. 28th and 106th Infantry Divisions. Thinly spread and outmatched, numerically as well as materially, the 422nd and 423rd … Memoir '44 — Winter Wars
Shotgun Shuffle Scenario#: WO39     Date: 06/15/1944     Location: Afetna Point, Saipan After the ineffective Naval bombardment of Afetna, the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines landed about 600 meters north of the point. They were to clear the trenches and bunkers held by the 47th Independent Mixed Brigade. The Marines had been issued… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2022
Three Bars of Chocolate Scenario#: WO38     Date: 11/29/1944     Location: Lindern, Germany The Wurm-Lindem-Beeck triangle was a fortiñed area of small hamlets and fields with well-positioned fortifications throughout. It was a part of the Siegfried Line. The Siegfried Line was not a position to be “broken.” It had to be chipped away at… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2021
The Vital Hours Scenario#: WO37     Date: 9/17/1944     Location: Wolfheze, Holland MARKET-GARDEN planners, unwilling to expose vital transport planes to anti-aircraft fire over Arnhem, chose landing and drop zones for 1st Airborne Division significantly west of the Arnhem road bridge. Consequently, 1st Parachute Brigade would have… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2021
Dompaire Destruction Scenario#: WO36     Date: 9/13/1944     Location: Dompaire, France During the drive to cross the Moselle River by Patton's Third Army, the Americans had ignored their right flank due to the perceived weakness of the German forces stationed there: but with the 6th Army Group advancing north from their landings in… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2021
Ma Deuce Delivers Scenario#: WO31     Date: 8/22/1944     Location: Fontenay-Saint-Père, France After Falaise, the battle of Normandy quickly transitioned into the battle of Western France. Maj. Gen Wyche’s veteran 79th Infantry Division crossed the Seine against little opposition. Generalfeldmarschall Model called for the standard response: an… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2019
As Luck Would Have It Scenario#: WO30     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: La Bas de Ranville, France After a mediocre drop, the 12th Battalion of the 6th Airborne Division assembled barely half its fighting strength and headed for their first day’s objective, the town of Ranville, where they were to help protect the southern flank of Pegasus Bridge.… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2019
Checking Out Scenario#: WO27     Date: 10/19/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany The Big Red One had been working its way into Aachen for a month. Two battalions of the 26th Infantry Regiment entered the city proper on 13 October and began grinding their way through the heart of the city. Colonel Wilck, commander of… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2018
Phoenix Rising Scenario#: WO26     Date: 7/26/1944     Location: Tengchong, China Chinese XX Army poured into the Shweli valley from Burma, surrounding and isolating the Japanese garrison at Tengchong. The city along the famous Jade Route was adjacent to a long, 500-foot tall mountain called Laifengshan – the “mountain where the… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2018
A Simple Solution Scenario#: WO23     Date: 10/12/1944     Location: Aachen, Germany The battle for Aachen, the city of Charlemagne and the First Reich, had started two days earlier. American High Command had initiated a complicated series of maneuvers outside the city designed to isolate Aachen from the north and the south in a… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2017
Poteau Party Scenario#: WO17     Date: 12/21/1944     Location: Poteau, Belgium The road from St. Vith to Vielsalm ran straight through the railroad junction of Poteau, which had become vitally important to the Germans as their offensive bogged down in both the north and south. To keep the attack moving forward somewhere,… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015
Wildcat Strike Scenario#: WO16     Date: 9/17/1944     Location: Saipan Town, Angaur Island Nimitz’s “island hopping” campaign brought the war to the Palaus by the fall of 1944, with Peleliu being the main objective of Operation STALEMATE. Smaller Angaur island was deemed a viable place to build a base for the logistical support that would… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015
Liberation Day Scenario#: WO15     Date: 1/27/1944     Location: Oredezh, Russia Near Leningrad, the German 18th Army had been stripped of many of its frontline units, which created more vulnerable spots for another Soviet breakout attempt. The weaker security (Sicherungs), infantry, and Luftwaffe units were hard-pressed to avoid… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015
All the Stops Scenario#: WO13     Date: 10/14/1944     Location: Wieleszew, Poland Even with the battle of Warsaw ended, the 1st Byelorussian Front still attempted to force a crossing of the Vistula north of the city. Standing in its way were the three panzer divisions of the SS Panzer-Korps 4. Both sides had been worn down from… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2014
All Along the Merderet Scenario#: WO10     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Cauquigny, France The Longest Day was living up to its name as various small units of the 82nd Airborne coalesced along the Merderet River intent of their various objectives or simply engaging German forces wherever found. One critical point in the battle for the… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2013
Silent Night, Deadly Night Scenario#: WO08     Date: 12/23/1944     Location: Marvie, Belgium While Panzer-Lehr-Division headed towards the Meuse, Panzer-Lehr-Regiment 901 was detached from it and placed under General Kokott's 26th VolksGrenadier Division, who was tasked with reducing Bastogne. At night, following a short, intense artillery… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2012
Hell for the Holidays Scenario#: WO07     Date: 12/20/1944     Location: Marvie, Belgium The roadblocks along the Wiltz road had not been established in vain. Even the disaster at Wardin bought time for the 101st Airborne to move into position around Bastogne. Just as Lt. Colonel Roy Inman's 2nd Battalion of the 327th Glider Infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2012
Astride Hell's Highway Scenario#: WO05     Date: 9/25/1944     Location: Koevering, Holland Operation Market-Garden’s timetable was horribly off. Feldmarschall Model recognized that disrupting the supply train was the easiest way to defeat the offensive, so he assigned various units the task of assaulting the road’s defending forces. The… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2011
I Don't Like Retreating Scenario#: WO04     Date: 9/20/1944     Location: Nuenen, Holland Having liberated Eindhoven the previous day, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment moved out to the east toward Helmond. Easy Company led the reconnaissance, riding on Cromwells of the King's Royal Hussars. Three miles east of Eindhoven, after… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2011
Counterattack at Carentan Scenario#: WO03     Date: 6/13/1944     Location: Carentan, France Airborne troops had broken the German resistance at Carentan during the fighting on the 10th and 11th for the causeway into the city. Another attack on June 12th met only rearguard resistance, and Carentan was finally captured. The 506th advanced… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2011
French Toast and Bacon Scenario#: WO01     Date: 12/17/1944     Location: Ouren, Luxembourg The second day of the battle of the Bulge was underway with the Germans anxious to seize bridges across the Our River. The town of Ouren had two such bridges, defended by a mélange of tank destroyer units, infantry, and artillery. Late in the morning… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2010
Germany's Last Gasp Scenario#: W15     Date: 1944-12-20     Location: Bastonge, Belgium Units of the 5th Fallschimrjaeger Division driving west on the Arlon-Bastogne road encountered scattered resistance as they established defensive positions to cover the advance of 5th Panzer Army during the Ardennes offensive. Units of the U.S.10th… Tank Leader — Western Front
On the Road to Arnhem Scenario#: W13     Date: 1944-09-17     Location: Valkenswaard, Holland Restrictcd to surfaced roads due to heavy rains, the Guards Armored Division, spearhead of XXX Corp in Operation Market-Garden, made slow headway. Constant ambushes by German ínfantry and anti-tank units choked the roads with disabled vehicles. Time… Tank Leader — Western Front
The Rhine River Blues Scenario#: W11     Date: 1944-10-15     Location: Elst, Holland Following the disaster at Amhem in September 1944, the 21st Army Group consolidated its positions in Belgium. The polder made tough going for the tanks, slowing the British advance to a crawl. By mid-December the British line was anchored on … Tank Leader — Western Front
Hammer and Anvil Scenario#: W09     Date: 1944-11-02     Location: Scheldt Estuary, Holland German Panzer units of the 15th Army fighting rearguard actions against the British 1st Army often found themselves surrounded and lighting out of encirclements. The 43rd Battalion, defending V weapon launch sites, was ordered to attack British… Tank Leader — Western Front
Arracourt Scenario#: W07     Date: 1944-09-19     Location: Arracourt, France On 20th September 1944, Creighton Abrams led Task Force Abrams, comprising 3 companies of M4 Shermans of the First Tank Battalion and 2 companies of armored ínfantry of the 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, against Kampfgruppe Jughanrtis, comprising 2… Tank Leader — Western Front
Incoming! Scenario#: W06     Date: 1944-06-30     Location: Longueville, France In the bocage of Normandy, the Allied armies came to a virtual halt. In the American sector, every hedgerow had to be taken by suicidal ínfantry charges resembling those of 1914. Interestingly, the Germans also considered the bocage a curse. … Tank Leader — Western Front
Delaying Action on the Marne Scenario#: W05     Date: 1944-08-22     Location: Paris, France Following the breakthrough at St. Lo, German armies retreated headlong towards the West Wall. Ad hoc mobile groups formed the rearguard of the retreating formations keeping the Allies at bay until a new line could be established. Task Force North, … Tank Leader — Western Front
St. Vith Scenario#: W03     Date: 1944-12-16     Location: Saint-Vith, Belgium Units of the 2nd SS Panzer Divsion crossed the Our river north of St. Vith on the morning of 16 December 1944. American units were completely suprised by the onslaught and scrambled to draw their equipment. The first tank units … Tank Leader — Western Front
Cooperative Venture Scenario#: W99     Date: 28-Mar-45     Location: Dorsten, Germany In an attempt to speed the Allied advance General Simpson's U.S. Ninth Army HQ appealed to the British Second Army commander, General Dempsey, for armored reinforcement of XVIII Airborne Corps. General Depsey was able to assign the crack Sixth Guards… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Scratch Force Scenario#: W96     Date: 7-Sep-44     Location: Briey, France The Germans had counter-attacked in the night. Lacking aerial reconnaissance the Wehrmacht troops had, by chance, driven straight into the U.S. 90th Division Command Post, cutting off the advanced units of the division. In the hours that followed Gls… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
The Attempt to Exploit Scenario#: W95     Date: 26-Jul-44     Location: Marigny, France Combat Command of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division, in support of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division, attempted an envelopment of the German forces in Marigny. Initially slowed by bomb craters and defended hedgerows the American armored forces tried to… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Hill 112 Scenario#: W94     Date: 24-Jun-44     Location: Caen, France As part of the bitter Normandy battles following D-Day, the British 11th Armored and 15th Divisions spearheaded the 'Epsom' offensive, designed to tie down the German Panze r Divisions to the East of the beachhead and prize the defenders out … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Cassino Station Scenario#: W93     Date: 14-Feb-44     Location: Cassino, Italy The Allies, desperate to relieve the pressure on their beachhead at Anzio, launched Operation Avenger, the second major attempt to break the German position at Cassino. The essential task of capturing the railway station just south of the town was … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Patton's End Run Scenario#: W92     Date: 11-Aug-43     Location: Brolo, Sicily Patton was determined to beat "Monty" to Messina. The American advance along the north coast was being held up by the German 71st Panzergrenadier Regiment. To eliminate this unit, and possibly initiate a breakthrough, Patton planned to trap the… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Madona Sector, Latvia Scenario#: 25     Date: '22/9/44     Location: Madona, Latvia BLOCKING ACTION: MADONA SECTOR, LATVIA (22/9/44) The collapse of Army Group Center left AG North stranded in the Baltic states. As AG North withdrew into an enclave on the Courland peninsula. Russian spearheads reached out, attempting to split the… Panzer (AH/MMP) — Wargamer's Guide to PanzerBlitz
Balaklava Sector Scenario#: 24     Date: '07/05/1944     Location: Balaklava, Crimea SOVIET ASSAULT ON FORTIFICATIONS: BALAKLAVA SECTOR (7/5/44). At the end of the spring, 1944 campaign in the Crimea, German and Rumanian forces were pushed into an evershrinking ring around Sevastopol. As the Kriegsmaríne attempted to evacuate the… Panzer (AH/MMP) — Wargamer's Guide to PanzerBlitz
Derbercen, Hungary Scenario#: 23     Date: '12/10/44     Location: Derbercen, Hungary MEETlNG ENGAGEMENT: DERBERCEN, HUNGARY (12/10/44) Occasionally during the desperate weeks of autumn, 1944. German panzer units found themselves able and willing to strike back at the Russian onslaught, Armeegruppe Woehler, reinforced by fresh units… Panzer (AH/MMP) — Wargamer's Guide to PanzerBlitz
Tarnet, Norway Scenario#: 22     Date: '22/10/44     Location: Tarnet, Norway When Finland dropped out of the war. the German 20th Mountain, operating on the Arctic coast, found it necessary to withdraw into Norway. Soviet forces did not enter Finland but did cross the narrow Russo-Norwegian frontier in pursuit. The Germans,… Panzer (AH/MMP) — Wargamer's Guide to PanzerBlitz
Magnuszew, Poland Scenario#: 21     Date: '8/8/44     Location: Magnuszew, Poland After the collapse of Army Group Center. Russian units made deep inroads into occupied Poland, some reaching as far as the vistula River. The 2nd Tank Army crossed at Magnuszew and was stopped by the 19th Panzer and Herman Goering … Panzer (AH/MMP) — Wargamer's Guide to PanzerBlitz
Rear Area Operations: Morshanovo Diaglevo Scenario#: 15     Date: '10/2/42     Location: Vyazma, Russia SOVIET REAR AREA OPERATIONS: MORSHANOVO DIAGLEVO REGION. VYAZMA SECTOR (10/2/42). ln early 1942, numerous Russian units were cut off in the confused fighting around the German stronghold of Vyazma. The 1st Cevalry Corps and the 8th Airborne Brigade,… Panzer (AH/MMP) — Wargamer's Guide to PanzerBlitz
Rear Area Raid Western Byelorussia Scenario#: 14     Date: '9/44     Location: Western Byelorussia German rear area raid, during and after the great 1944 offensives there would be periods when no stable, clearly defined front existed. A German reconneissance battalion (reinforced) has penetreted Russian lines and is now in str¡kíng distance of a… Panzer (AH/MMP) — Wargamer's Guide to PanzerBlitz
Crossing the Driniumor Scenario#: P16     Date: July 14, 1944     Location: Driniumor River, New Guinea After capturing Aitape in April, large Japanese forces were cut off as they were withdrawing to the West. These forces, under the command of Lieutenant- General Hatazo Adachi, crossed the Driniumor River in July. The covering force East of the … Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific
Shot For Shot Scenario#: P15     Date: July 8, 1944     Location: Biak, New Guinea Once the airfields had been captured by the Americans, the battle for Biak became a slow, grinding affair. The terrain kept most engagements to a small scale. Squads and platoons fighting over small patches of land which meant nothing at … Old School Tactical — Volume 3 Pacific