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Age-Old Foes Scenario#: 50     Date: 9/27/1939     Location: Przemysl, Poland With the Soviet Union now in the war against them, those Polish units still in the field had only two alternatives: surrender to the Germans or Russians, or flight into the neighboring neutrals of Rumania or Hungary. Just miles north of the Hungarian… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah
Bridge to Nowhere Scenario#: 54     Date: 8/12/1941     Location: Yasnaya Polyana, Ukraine In July 1941 Mussolini sent the 62,000-strong CSIR (Italian Expeditionary Corps) to the Eastern Front. Its three divisions and attached troops linked up with the Wehrmacht in Romania, where the corps vehicular transport was pooled in order to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition)
The Ring Scenario#: AP001     Date: 4/20/1945     Location: Niesky, Germany With the final Soviet offensive pushing into the German capital, the war in the east was drawing to its conclusion. Soviet attacks in other sectors along the front were designed to keep German units pinned down, preventing them from reinforcing the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1
Storm of Steel Scenario#: AP002     Date: 7/5/1943     Location: Maloarkhangelsk, Russia The opening of Operation Citadel came as no surprise since both sides had been building up their forces for weeks. The first task facing the German assault was to break through the heavily defended Soviet lines. The Soviet positions, containing six… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1
Directive Number Three Scenario#: AP007     Date: 6/27/1941     Location: Dubno, Russia On June 22nd, “Barbarossa” struck the Soviet Union. Unlike the other Army Groups, Army Group South would have to fight through solid defenses held by troops skillfully led and determined to fight. By the 23rd, a breach of the front between the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #1
A Bloody Harvest Scenario#: AP008     Date: 9/7/1939     Location: Pabianice District, Poland From 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
Best Think Again Scenario#: AP093     Date: 6/24/1941     Location: Saudininkai, Lithuania The first encounter with Soviet heavy tanks proved to be a shock for German panzer crews, whose rounds simply bounced off the Soviet behemoths. Even the Germans’ high-density AP rounds were of little use against the KV tanks. To break out of their… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10
Show of Force Scenario#: AP094     Date: 3/12/1943     Location: Graiworon, Russia Following the disastrous loss of Stalingrad, German High Command faced another threat in northern Russia. After Russian breakthroughs at several points on the Don River, the Germans were in danger of losing three Heeresgruppes – in total, more men… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10
Operation Kutuzov Scenario#: AP095     Date: 7/19/1943     Location: Otrada, Russia Although Soviet counterblows after CITADEL were both swift and potent, they had not come as much of a surprise to the Germans. Feldmarschall Walter Model had kept all of Panzer-Armee 2 in reserve to help protect the operation’s northern pincer. On… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #10
Food Fight Scenario#: AP096     Date: 4/29/1944     Location: Hrabivka, Ukraine Throughout 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
Last Laurels Scenario#: AP098     Date: 10/12/1944     Location: Mihaly, Hungary After 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
First Ally Scenario#: AP112     Date: 9/5/1939     Location: Zabrzez, Poland In return for territory that was disputed over with Poland, Slovakia agreed to aid Germany in the invasion of Poland. The deployment of the 1st Slovakian Infantry Division was the most advanced, and thus it was most ready for immediate action. On 2… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
Second City Scenario#: AP117     Date: 10/11/1944     Location: Debrecen, Hungary The Soviet attack had reached the edge of Debrecen and was closing in on the city itself. In typical fashion, the Cavalry-Mechanized Group would hit a weak point – usually the Hungarian lines – and try to force a rout. With the outskirts of Hungary's… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
Konev Cross Scenario#: AP119     Date: 4/27/1945     Location: Berlin, Germany On the evening of 25 April, General Chuikov's scouts discovered units of General Konev's front in the suburbs of Berlin. The glory of capturing the Reichstag had been promised to Chuikov's commander, Marshal Zhukov. Zhukov ordered Chuikov to cross… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #12 Oktoberfest XXX
Along the Vistula Scenario#: AP121     Date: 9/15/1939     Location: Warsaw, Poland A rupture in the Polish lines enabled elements of the German 10th Army to race to the outskirts of Warsaw on 7 September. However, attacks on the city petered out and Panzer-Division 4 was recalled westward to deal with the Bzura counterattack. When… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Mechanized Sacrifice Scenario#: AP122     Date: 6/24/1941     Location: Lutsk, Ukraine At the end of the first day of the war, General Kiponos was ordered to counterattack toward Vladimir-Volynski, destroying all German forces in his path. As unrealistic as this was, Kirponos had no choice but to obey. The five mechanized corps… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Busting in Balta Scenario#: AP123     Date: 8/3/1941     Location: Balta, Ukraine Balta was to be bypassed by the main German force as the attack towards Odessa continued. However, Pioneer-Regiment 744 was ordered to capture Balta to protect the flank of the main attack. At 0840, Kompanie C attacked from the southeast. After an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Lunch in Luga Scenario#: AP124     Date: 8/24/1941     Location: Luga, Russia In order to complete the encirclement of Leningrad, the so-called “Luga Line” had to be broken first. The Germans began their assault on 22 August with Infanterie-Division 269 fighting its way slowly to the west from Luga into the river bend to the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Crickets in Spring Scenario#: AP131     Date: 3/7/1945     Location: Aranyos-Puszta, Hungary The Lake Balaton offensive, code named FRUHLINGSERWACHEN (Spring Awakening) began on 6 March. The “Hitlerjugend” division launched its part of the attack at 0400. The first day was disappointing as the division made little progress against the Soviet… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #13 Oktoberfest XXXII
Ten-Ton Tank Scenario#: AP144     Date: 2/27/1940     Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland The Swedish Volunteer Corps Anti-Tank Gun Company had taken up position along the road leading from Kemijärvi to Märkäjärvi. On the afternoon of the 27th a "Ten-Ton Tank" showed up besides the road at the edge of the woods opposite the Swedish… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
The Swedish Voluntary Corps Scenario#: AP145     Date: 3/2/1940     Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland In November 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Finland. Sweden dared not engage in full scale war with its age-old enemy, but allowed volunteer bureaus to be set up. Among the first in the Swedish Voluntary Corps to see action was the 4:e… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Absolut Märkäjärvi Scenario#: AP146     Date: 3/10/1940     Location: Märkäjärvi, Finland The first two weeks of front service had passed without any major incidences for the Swedish Volunteer Corps. Both sides tried to find weaknesses in the opposite line of defense. On the very day Lieutenant Colonel Viking Tamm took a section of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Probing Korsus Scenario#: AP151     Date: 3/4/1942     Location: Jandeba, Russia The Svir Front had been calm for sometime, when the Swedish Volunteers in Avdelta Kompaniet arrived at the stream Jandeba. Occasional shelling was a nuisance, and a raid to locate the source of this problem was ordered. After a few days worth of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Through Mud and Blood Scenario#: AP152     Date: 4/18/1942     Location: Shemenski, Russia The Soviet offensive at Jandeba had left a dangerous bulge in the Finnish lines at Shemenski. It threatened to cut the Finnish forces in two, thus a counterattack was ordered with the two hills the primary objective. The ad-hoc unit given this… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Across the Rio Grande Scenario#: AP153     Date: 5/16/1942     Location: Jandeba, Russia In order to relieve the pressure of German infantry and artillery on a Finnish supply route, Swedish volunteers were ordered to attack and advance the front line. Two Swedish platoons silently crossed the improvised footbridges across the Jandeba… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Mexico and Morocco Scenario#: AP154     Date: 5/25/1942     Location: Jandeba, Russia During the nine day period that had passed since the Russians had been displaced by a Swedish attack across the Jandeba stream, the new defenders had been digging in and placing wire and mines in anticipation of the expected counterattack. At… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Katyusha Variations Scenario#: AP155     Date: 6/21/1944     Location: Näätäkä, Finland After the Russian breakthrough of the first Finnish line of defense in the Karelian Isthmus, Field Marshal Mannerheim ordered the evacuation of Far Karelia. All forces in the region were sent to the Isthmus tp prevent a Russian exploitation of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Swede Revenge Scenario#: AP156     Date: 6/25/1944     Location: Tali, Finland The Finnish Battalion Commander's voice was barely heard over the alarm. "Take the height!" "Protect the flank". The order started pumping adrenalin into every man's body, as the Swedish group led by Lieutenauts Axel Hård av Segerstad and Orvar… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Trap by Mishap Scenario#: AP157     Date: 6/26/1944     Location: Tali, Finland The night before, 13th Infantry Regiment had been reinforced by troops trained in the new anti-tech weaponry. Panzerfausts and Panzerschrecks had breathed new hope into troops who for some time had to contend with a heavily armored foe. Early in the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Rather Uncoordinated Scenario#: AP158     Date: 6/26/1944     Location: Tali, Finland At the Command Post everyone was joyful, a Russian tank had been destroyed and the defense line held tight even if the battalion forces were strained to the limit. Then another tank attack came, an Assault Gun raced in the lead with a supporting… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
Day at Night Scenario#: AP159     Date: 6/28/1944     Location: Tali, Finland A report gave information that the Russian Tank Army drove south. Immediately the order was given to the 2nd Finnish Battalion to attack in the direction of Tali Mill. Supported by a few remaining men of the Swedish Avdelta Kompaniet, led by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers
The Beasts Have Arrived Scenario#: AP169     Date: 4/16/1944     Location: Seredynki, Ukraine Marshal Zhukov mustered six tank armies within the 1st Ukrainian Front and, on March 4, launched them with the town of Tarnopol as a key objective. The "Mud Offensive" was successful and 200,000 Germans under General Hube became trapped, victim's of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Pössl’s Posse Scenario#: AP171     Date: 7/12/1944     Location: Kaunas, Lithuania The Soviet advance during their summer offensive was rapid and combined with Hitler"s “no retreat” order led to many German units becoming trapped inside cities. At Vilnius, remnants of two German regiments under the command of Luftwaffe Major… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Red Storm Scenario#: AP009     Date: 4/16/1945     Location: Alt Langsow, Germany The battle for the Seelow Heights on the outskirts of Berlin would be the battle upon which the fate of the capital would rest. On 16 April at 0300 hours, a massive array of Soviet artillery opened fore along the front. Searchlights were switched on… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
Swamp Cats Scenario#: AP011     Date: 7/3/1944     Location: Smorgon, Russia Fighting had raged up and down the Minsk-Vilnius highway for over a week between Molodechno and Smorgon. Confronted with the collapse of Army Group Center and the imminent loss of Minsk, Hitler sacked Field Marshal Busch and allowed Model to release… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
Cream of the Crop Scenario#: AP012     Date: 6/23/1941     Location: the Bug River, Russia Assault gun crews were highly trained, elite artillery units assigned to provide close fire support to the infantry. All assault gun crews were volunteers up until 1944 and had proven in pre-war trials to be more accurate gunners than tank crews. In… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
Shielding Moscow Scenario#: AP013     Date: 12/3/1941     Location: Khimki, Russia The men of the 35th Infantry Division were exhausted after their long trek across Russia. First mud, the severe winter weather, then stiffening defenses had blunted the spearhead of Operation Typhoon’s drive to Moscow. Now, with the spires of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #2
The Valley of Death Scenario#: AP017     Date: 12/24/1942     Location: Arbuzov, Russia Gruppo Nord was in trouble. The retreating Italian and German troops had reached the town of Arbuzov on December 22nd, but Soviet troops soon ringed the hills on the town's outskirts. These troops protected the mortars, artillery pieces and rockets… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Village of the Damned Scenario#: AP018     Date: 12/25/1942     Location: Arbuzov, Russia Many Axis soldiers in Arbuzov arose on a bitterly cold Christmas Day to discover that they had been abandoned. The main force had apparently continued on their retreat without rounding up all the soldiers in the column from their scattered nighttime… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Winter of Their Discontent Scenario#: AP019     Date: 1/4/1943     Location: Chertkovo, Russia After Christmas, the retreating Gruppo Nord finally made it to the town of Chertkovo, where an Italo-German garrison took them in and provided them much needed fuel and supplies. However, Gruppe Nord was in no condition to continue. They waited for… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Victory is Life Scenario#: AP020     Date: 1/15/1943     Location: Rossosch, Russia Trying to escape its encirclement, the Alpini Corps constantly had to fight off blocking forces of Russian indantry and raiding partisans, as well as raiding armored forces. On January 15th, the most dangerous raid of all occurred, when tanks and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Red Don Scenario#: AP021     Date: 1/16/1943     Location: Babka, Russia Day after day in mid-January, the Soviets launched repeated attacks against the Italians of the Cuneense, Julia, and Tridentina divisions. Often the attacks never even made it across the frozen Don River to the fortified positions. On January 16th,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Ghost Riders Scenario#: AP022     Date: 1/22/1943     Location: Sceljakino, Russia The retreating Alpini Corps trudged westward through the snow. Cresting the low hills dominating the town of Sceljakino, on the route of the Italian retreat, the lead troops encountered heavy gyunfire from Soviet troops in the town below. To keep an… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Agony at Arnautovo Scenario#: AP023     Date: 1/24/1943     Location: Arnautovo, Russia Russian troops launched a surprise sortie against the village of Arnautovo which was held by the Italian Valchiese Battalion of the 6th Alpini Regiment and some divisional artillery. To add to the dismay of the Italian defenders, they were also beset… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Tridentina Avanti! Scenario#: AP024     Date: 1/26/1943     Location: Nikolajewka, Russia The Tridentina Division led the survivors of the Italian 8th Army westwards toward safety, but one obstale remained – the town of Nikolajewka. Astride the Rostov-Moscow railroad, the town was in Russian hands and strongly held. General Luigi… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
The Last Day of the Cuneense Scenario#: AP025     Date: 1/27/1943     Location: Valuiki, Russia While the Tridentina led the vanguard of the Alpini Corps’ attempts to break out of the Russian encirclement, the Cuneense Division served as the rear guard, repeatedly fighting off Soviet pursuers so that the main body could press on to the west and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
The Meat Grinder Scenario#: AP041     Date: 6/25/1941     Location: Lutsk, Russia In the opening days of Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, the triangular area bounded by the cities of Lutsk, Rovno, and Brody was the scene of a bitter struggle. Army High Command plans called for a rapid thrust to the Ukrainian capital of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Frontiers and Pioneers Scenario#: AP042     Date: 6/26/1941     Location: Skaudvila, Russia As German penetrations into the Russian frontier intensified, Soviet commanders were forced to rely heavily upon counterattacks to stem the tide. Northwest Front commander Col-Gen Kusnetsov planned to use his 3rd and 12th Mechanized Corps to attack… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
Escape from Encirclement Scenario#: AP043     Date: 8/3/1941     Location: Podvyssokoya-Peregonorka, Russia Large numbers of Russian men and material had been cut off and surrounded in a pocket centered on Uman, near Kiev. The encircled Russians, searching for a means to escape, had already attempted to break out to the east with disastrous results. To the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front
The Burial Mound Scenario#: AP044     Date: 9/16/1942     Location: Stalingrad, Russia The Wehrmacht had advanced to within one hundred meters of the Volga, squeezing the Russians onto the river’s bank. One of the most dominant terrain features was a large grassy hill known as Mamayev Kurgan, 335 feet high, which commanded a fine view… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #5 East Front