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...and Here We Damned Well StayScenario#: A050 Date: 10/27/1942 Location: El Alamein, EgyptIn an ill-organized night attack during Operation Lightfoot, a battalion of the British 7th Motor Brigade had thrust forward to seize a German-held position. However, unaware that their maps were faulty, the men and carriers advanced along an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92 |
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"They're Here! Reverse!"Scenario#: J047 Date: 2/8/1941 Location: Beda Fomm, LibyaThe famed Desert Rats were on the move. Heading for the African coast through the Saleh/Beda Fomm area, they planned to set up ambush positions against the large Italian motorized columns retreating from Benghazi towards Tripoli. The 2nd Royal Tank… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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11th Company CounterattackScenario#: 170 Date: 6/23/1944 Location: Vyborg, FinlandAfter losing the important city of Viipuri to the Soviets, the Finns withdrew to the next natural defense barrier, the Kivisilta Strait. A small Soviet force crossed at the narrowest part of the strait and formed a bridgehead, and Finnish GHQ ordered… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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1st Cavalry Moves NorthScenario#: SFCG3 Date: 1945-02-15 Location: Manila, PhilippinesAfter the troopers of 1st Cavalry Division reached the shore of Manila Bay on 12 February, they turned their attention north. In their advance toward the dock facilities and the Walled City, the cavalrymen would encounter a number of Japanese… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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3rd RTR in the RainScenario#: J043 Date: 5/23/1940 Location: Guines, FranceIn their attempts to stem the German advance to Calais and other port cities, the British dispatched the 3rd Royal Tank Brigade, composed of the 2nd king's Royal Rifles and the 1st Queen's Victoria Rifles. On 23 May, these units sallied aggressively… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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7-10 SplitScenario#: WO41 Date: 08/20/1950 Location: Gasan, South KoreaThe road from Sangju to Taegu wound through a mountain pass nick-named the "Bowling Alley" by the American troops. In mid-August the North Korean drive was losing steam, the North Korean 13th Division was given the task to complete the breakthrough.… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2022 |
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800 HeroesScenario#: AP054 Date: 10/29/1937 Location: Shanghai, ChinaTo demonstrate to the West that the Nationalist Army’s morale was intact, a battalion of the German-trained 88th Division had been fighting off the Japanese 3rd Infantry Division for two days. The site of the Chinese stand was a six-story concrete… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #6 A Decade of War |
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88s at ZonScenario#: S014 Date: 9/17/1944 Location: Son, HollandThe mission of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation Market-Garden was to secure the 15 miles of highway stretching from Eindhoven north to Veghel. The Screaming Eagles faced almost no opposition until the paratroopers reached the northern… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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A Belated ChristmasScenario#: U09 Date: 12/27/1944 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumThe 101st Airborne was desperately low on ammunition, trapped near Bastogne. A desperate attempt to resupply the pocket was formulated. 50 Waco and Horsa gliders, towed from bases in England by C-47s, flown by volunteer pilots, attempted to re-supply… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen |
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A Bloody HarvestScenario#: AP008 Date: 9/7/1939 Location: Pabianice District, PolandFrom the very beginning of the invasion, Polish defenses had proven to be woefully unprepared for the German onslaught. The blitzkrieg tactics employed by the German armored columns allowed great territorial gains in just a few short days. As the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1 |
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A Bloody WasteScenario#: AP080 Date: 6/1/1944 Location: Artena-Valmonte Gap, ItalyThe breakout from Anzio began on 23 May, and two days later the FSSF, along with the US 3rd Infantry Division, was pushing hard for the towns of Artena and Valmonte. These towns lay either side of Highway 6. With the Gustav Line shattered farther… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #8 Roads Through Rome |
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A Breezeless DayScenario#: 198 Date: 1/2/1945 Location: Gros Rederching, FranceOperation Nordwind was launched to take advantage of the thin front offered by the American Seventh Army. The Seventh was covering the positions that had been occupied by Patton’s Third Army, now deployed in the Ardennes. Initial thrusts by the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 3a Yanks (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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A Burnt Out CaseScenario#: J056 Date: 7/6/1944 Location: Smorgon, BelarusFollowing the capture of Minsk and the destruction of the bulk of the Fourth Army, the 5th Guards Tank Army pushed westward towards Vilnius. North of Minsk, emergency reserve units of Army Group Center augmented with Luftwaffe flak units, were… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #3 |
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A Cab for Ste. AnneScenario#: PP10 Date: 8/24/1944 Location: Sainte-Anne quarter of Toulon, FranceLt. Colonel Guffet was determined to push his 4th Senegalese Regiment into the heart of the city. Toulon was an important historic landmark for the 4th Senegalese, as the regiment had been garrisoned in the city from 1922 to 1939. As the 2nd Company… Advanced Squad Leader — Provence Pack (Download) |
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A Celebratory MoodScenario#: AP177 Date: 10/21/1944 Location: Tacloban, Leyte, PhilippinesFor the invasion of Leyte, the 1st Cavalry Division landed across White Beach, the northernmost beaches of Sixth Army. The 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment was on the right flank of the division and after landing turned north to clear the Cataisan… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #17 - Oktoberfest XXXV |
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A Change in the GovernmentScenario#: SF25 Date: 1945-02-28 Location: Manila, PhilippinesThe final battle in Manila would involve the capture or destruction of the three large government buildings east of lntramuros. The Legislative and Finance Buildings would be the responsibility of 2nd Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry… Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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A Dangerous PossibilityScenario#: VOTG11 Date: 9/22/1942 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaIt was at the flanks of the 34th Guards Regiment where the Germans directed particularly heavy attacks. One thrust penetrated the Dolgyi Gully and came out in the rear along the riverbank. Another ttack broke through along Tambovskaya Street,… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 7 - Valor of the Guards |
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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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A Desperate AffairScenario#: 97 Date: 5/20/1941 Location: Heraklion, CreteThe mission of the German paratroopers approaching Heraklion was to take the town and its airfield in order to land troops of the 5th Mountain Division. As the paratroopers jumped from the Junker Ju52s, each armed with only a few grenades and a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 5a - For King and Country |
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A Few RoundsScenario#: HS32 Date: 3/2/1945 Location: Villa Reichswald, GermanyBy the beginning of March it was clear that it was just a matter of time before all of Germany west of the Rhine would be cleared of active German troops. Still the Germans launched a series of limited counterattacks intending to disrupt the Allies’… Advanced Squad Leader — HSASL 2 - Operation Veritable |
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A Frosty MorningScenario#: O03 Date: 12/1/1942 Location: Oudna, TunisiaOn the morning of 29 November, the 530 strong battalion boarded 44 transport aircraft and took off, bound for Oudna. Because there had been insufficient time to conduct an aerial reconnaissance of the airfield, Lieutenant Colonel Frost was forced to… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 2 |
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A Good PartyScenario#: A056 Date: 3/16/1943 Location: Mareth, TunisiaBefore the 8th Army could launch its assault on the Mareth Line, it had to clear the Axis outposts between the Wadi Zeuss and the Wadi Zigzaou. One of these, held by veterans of the 90th Light Division, encompassed a group of small hills… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93a |
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A Helping HandScenario#: G32 Date: 6/13/1944 Location: St. George-d'Elle, FranceAfter landing on D-Day, the 2nd Infantry Division was immediately pressed into the attack despite their support weapons and equipment not having arrived. Almost a week later, the division was still fighting with rifles alone. On June 13th, the 1st… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #30.6 |
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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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A Hotly Contested CrossroadsScenario#: OB13 Date: 2/18/1945 Location: Kunzendorf, GermanyThe 8th Panzer Division was part of a relief operation the Germans were mounting on the small city of Lauban, which had been encircled by the Soviets. Aufklarungs Abteilung 59 was tasked with screening the right flank if the 8th Panzer Division by… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker |
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A Hunter in a HurryScenario#: PP07 Date: 8/21/1944 Location: Toulon, FranceAt 0700, the various commanders from the 2nd Battalion, 9th Colonial Infantry Division met at the Solliès-Pont railway station. The overall operational plan called for opening the road to La Farlede as soon as possible following the liberation of… Advanced Squad Leader — Provence Pack (Download) |
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A Legend is BornScenario#: BRT06 Date: 11/20/1943 Location: Betio Island, TarawaIn the pre-dawn light, the first amphibious invasion of a fortified beach began. Marines of 2/2 were slated to hit Red Beach Two, while those of 3/2 were assigned Red Beach One. Colonel Shoup, commander of the Regimental Landing Team, had planned for… Advanced Squad Leader — HASL 5 - Blood Reef: Tarawa |
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A Less Peaceful ChristmasScenario#: S076 Date: 12/25/1941 Location: Urdaneta, LuzonThe Japanese had landed at Lingayen Bay with 43,000 troops composed mostly of the 48th Division which had been activated in 1940 on the island of Formosa and which had not yet seen battle. Using landing craft and powered sampans, the Japanese landed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #2 |
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A Lesson for LehrScenario#: AP035 Date: 7/11/1944 Location: St. Jean-de-Daye, FranceAmong German reinforcements torn from the British front to oppose the American bridgehead over the Vire River was the redoubtable Panzer-Lehr Division. While preparing their own attack, the American 9th Division picked up radio signals from Lehr, but… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #4 Normandy 1944 |
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A Line Too Thinly HeldScenario#: 209 Date: 8/31/1950 Location: Agok, South KoreaOn the night of 31 August, the North Koreans launched a multi-division attack aimed at Taegu. The bulk of the KPA 9th Infantry Division attacked the line of the 9th Infantry Regiment that roughly followed the Naktong River, with an immediate… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 15 - Forgotten War |
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A Lion in the FieldScenario#: AP114 Date: 6/29/1944 Location: Gavrus, FranceOn June 28, as part of the battle in the Scottish Corridor, the 2nd Argylls of the 15th Scottish Division were ordered to cross the Ordon River. Since there were Germans to the front and rear, the battalion had to be stretched out over the entire… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX |
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A Little Bit Closer to HeavenScenario#: PP08 Date: 8/22/1944 Location: Toulon, FranceGeneral Brosset ordered his reconnaissance units to advance more boldly. Citing the numerous possibilities offered by the terrain to outflank any resistance, there should be no need for further delays. As the 1eme DFL advanced, the 11eme Bataillon de… Advanced Squad Leader — Provence Pack (Download) |
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A Long Way To GoScenario#: S011 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Biscari, SicilyDuring the pre-dawn hours the U.S. 7th Army successfully landed at both Licata and Gela. Unaware of each others plans, the Italians and Germans began a series of uncoordinated attacks against the Americans with the intention of breaking through to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2 |
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A Mass for HumanityScenario#: SF21 Date: 1945-02-23 Location: Intramuros, Manila, PhilippinesSituated near the center and southeast of the walled city of Intramuros were the San Augustin churches. Heavy fighting erupted all around. Advanced Squad Leader — Sword and Fire: Manila |
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A Meeting of PatrolsScenario#: A029 Date: 12/26/1944 Location: Monschau, BelgiumDuring the Battle of the Bulge, the U.S. 47th Infantry Regiment was trucked to the vicinity of Eupen and assigned the role of preventing an enemy penetration past the lines held by the 38th Cavalry Squadron. Defensive positions were established along… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 91 |
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A Midnight ClearScenario#: OA23 Date: 12/24/1944 Location: Trois Ponts, BelgiumLeaving their heavy equipment and vehicles behind, members of Kampfgruppe Peiper knew it was time to get back to their own lines in the waning hours of Christmas Eve. Peiper's 800 men timed their movement with the expected withdrawal of the 505th… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2 |
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A New Kind of FoeScenario#: 34 Date: 6/24/1941 Location: Seirijai, LithuaniaBy nightfall of June 22nd, the German V Infantry Corps had broken through the Soviet border defenses and established a bridgehead across the Nieman River some 40 miles away. Later that night a bridging column of the 5th Infantry Division was ambushed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan! |
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A Nice Morning For A RideScenario#: J097 Date: 7/16/1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, SicilyAfter the night assault seized the bridge and a thin lodgement north of the Simeto, problems were experienced communicating to follow on units that the bridge had been captured. As the companies holding the lodgement began to come under increasing… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6 |
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A Parting BlowScenario#: OA08 Date: 7/12/1943 Location: Casa Del Priolo, SicilyOnce the beachhead in Sicily was secure from Avis counterattack, the Allies began pushing inland. As the 16th Infantry Regiment advanced the Germans took an opportunity to strike a parting blow before continuing to withdraw. Six Tiger I tanks… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic |
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A Polish BattlefieldScenario#: AP129 Date: 8/20/1944 Location: Hill 262, FranceTo help close the gap in the Falaise Pocket, the Polish 1st Armored Division occupied Hill 262, which the Poles called Maczuga (the Mace). The Mace overlooked the Chambois-to-Vimoutiers road which was the Germans' only hope of escape. Occupying a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII |
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A Polish RequiemScenario#: BOF02 Date: 9/14/1939 Location: Brzesc-Litwski, PolandGeneral Heinz Guderian's XIX Panzer Corps had broken through the Polish defensive lines at Wizna and Mlawa. Next on the agenda was the fortress of Brzesc-Litewski. The fortress' garrison was a mixed bag consisting of march battalions and a number of… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends |
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A Quick StrikeScenario#: WO18 Date: 7/10/1943 Location: Munda Airfield, New GeorgiaThe main attack on Munda Airfield came from the east by the 43rd Infantry Division. The main line of defense ran from Ilangana on Roviana Lagoon northwest for 3,000 yards, manned by the Japanese 229th Infantry Regiment. The defenses centered on… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2016 |
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A Real Barn BurnerScenario#: J183 Date: 5/31/1940 Location: Amagne, FranceIn contrast to their comrades to the west, the French Aisne River front held firm against the German attacks in May. The 14éme division d’infanterie, one of the best French units, manned the front bear Rethel. On 30 May, a reconnaissance in force was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #12 |
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A Ridge Too FarScenario#: S017 Date: 6/8/1944 Location: Amfreville, FranceOn D-Day, the 1st Special Service Brigade landed under fire on Sword Beach at H+90 and made the long trek to cross the Orne River Bridge (Pegasus Bridge) at Benouville and establish a defensive perimeter against counterattack on the far eastern flank… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations #48 |
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A Sideshow AffairScenario#: S070 Date: 9/20/1944 Location: Angaur Island, PalauAnguar Island, near Peleliu which the Marines assaulted on 15 September, was to be assaulted only upon assurance that the resistance on Peleliu was well in hand. Marine General Rupertus gave the required assurance a mere day after the landings. Thus,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #4 |
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A Simple SolutionScenario#: WO23 Date: 10/12/1944 Location: Aachen, GermanyThe 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 |
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A Small Town in GermanyScenario#: U47 Date: 4/8/1945 Location: Friesoythe, GermanyThe occupation of the Groningen bulge made it possible for the British Second Army to drive into northern Germany. The Allied advance did not go smoothly. Small "stay-behind" forces resisted bitterly. One example occurred when the Canadian 4th… Advanced Squad Leader — Rivers to the Reich |
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A Stiff FightScenario#: 147 Date: 12/12/1941 Location: Asun, MalayaAt the start of the Malayan Campaign, British forces thrust into Thailand with the intent of capturing strategic points to deny them to the Japanese. Once the Japanese landed at Kota Bharu, however, the British realized they would soon be flanked and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 13 - Rising Sun |
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A Sunday StrollScenario#: J003 Date: 6/12/1944 Location: Caumont, FranceUpon reaching Caumont, the 2nd Panzer’s recon battalion immediately deployed to cover the town’s approaches. A half-hour later, a Jeep full of men from the 26th Infantry Regiment rounded a bend in the road and quickly pulled back after receiving fire… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #1 |