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The Citadel Scenario#: 10 Date: 6/25/1941 Location: Brest-Litovsk, Belarus In the wake of the astonishing gains of the German armored spearheads, the infantry had to mop up bypassed strongpoints. Taking the ancient fortress of Brest-Litovsk fell to the 45th Infantry. Moats, river branches and canals divided the Citadel… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
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
Day 4 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-06-25, Germans capture Dubno and Lutsk in Ukraine. World War II - Eastern Front
First Crisis at Army Group North Scenario#: 16 Date: June 25, 1941 Location: Raseiniai, Lithuania When Army Group North moved toward the River Dvina, the Russian command responded by detailing the 3rd Mechanized Corps to meet and destroy Manstein’s units. On June 24th, the Soviet armored force made contact with the 6th Panzer Division, the … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945
Shattered Scenario#: E12 Date: 6/26/1941 Location: Brody, Russia In the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa, some of the most intense fighting happened near the town of Brody. Army Group South’s 1st Panzer Group clashed with five Soviet mechanized corps. German Stukas buzzed over the battlefield like angry bees.… Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
CounterAttack at Radekhov Scenario#: KS05 Date: 26 June 1941 Location: Radekhov, Ukraine The Soviet Army assembled four mech armies to counterattack Army Group South’s Panzer advance in the Ukraine. The Soviet 8th Tank Division encountered the 16th Panzer Division near the city of Radekhov. Tide of Iron — 1A Kickstarter
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
Early Battles Scenario#: S025 Date: 6/26/1941 Location: Kaunas, Lithuania The Germans, after a week of relatively easy victories, approached a small Lithuanian village amidst the forest. Army Group North was among the first Germans to encounter heavier Russian tanks. These monsters dwarfed the German AFVs, and it was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3
The Cost of Non-Compliance Scenario#: WO22 Date: 6/26/1941 Location: Dubno, Russia XIX Mechanized Crops had done its best to contain the Germans of Army Group South and was now ordered to form part of the northern pincer of a counterattack around an 1,800 square mile triangle formed by the towns of Lutsk, Dubno, and Brody. Due to… Advanced Squad Leader — Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2017
Day 5 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-06-26 World War II - Eastern Front
Take Dubno…or be Shot! Scenario#: 21 Date: 27 June 1941 Location: Dubno, Russia While the bulk of the 11th Panzer Division was racing onward to Ostrog, Brigade Commissar N.K. Popel, commander of the 8th Mechanized Corp, was told, "If you take Dubno by evening, you'll get a medal. If you don't, you'll be … Band of Brothers — Ghost Panzer
Battle of Ozernitsa Scenario#: 17604 Date: 6/27/1941 Location: Zelva, Russia At the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, German tanks of Panzergruppe Guderian broke through the Soviet lines and made large encirclements, trapping the Soviet 4th and 10th armies in the Bialystok pocket. On June 27, German infantry of the 29.ID… Memoir '44 — New Flight Plan Bonus
A Deadly Race Scenario#: E02 Date: June 27, 1941 Location: Berezina River, Belarus In the initial stages of Barbarossa, many Russian units were in disarray and struggled to get back home. Retreating East to the Berezina River, a group of Russians emerge from a forest and encounter a German recon unit. A … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
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
Day 6 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-06-27, 2nd and 3rd Panzer Groups met up at Minsk surrounding 3 Soviet Armies. World War II - Eastern Front
Brody Scenario#: 4024 Date: 6/28/1941 Location: Dubno, Russia Early in Barbarossa the 1st Panzer Army of Army Group South threatened to encircle a huge pocket of Soviet troops around Uman. The Red Army mounted a massive counter-attack, aiming to cut off the Axis armored spearhead in a pincer … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Sitting Ducks Scenario#: E04 Date: June 28, 1941 Location: Bialystok, Poland The lightning speed of the German Blitzkrieg opened many gaps in the supply line. South of Bialystok, tanks of the 3rd Panzer Division have run out of petrol and sit waiting for the supply trucks to arrive. Sensing opportunity, Lieutenant … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
Commando Schenke Scenario#: 126 Date: 6/28/1941 Location: Liepaja, Latvia The evening of June 24, Infantry-Regiment 505 was established within 12 km of Liepaja in Latvia. The following day, jointly with Kriegsmarine commandos led by Lieutenant-Commander Schenke, the 505th attempted to take the maritime fortress by surprise… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Day 7 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-06-28, Minsk is captured. World War II - Eastern Front
The Commisar Order Scenario#: E03 Date: June 29, 1941 Location: Volyn Oblast, Ukraine By Hitler’s order, all political officers captured by the German army were to be treated severely, normally shot on sight. A Commisar and some NKVD units have been trapped by the advancing Germans. Dorokhov steels his comrades for the … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
Day 8 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-06-29 World War II - Eastern Front
Pruzana Scenario#: 4155 Date: 6/30/1941 Location: Pruzana, Russia On June 30, 1941, German Panzer forces broke through all along the front and in this sector advanced toward the town of Pruzana. However, air reconnaissance reported a Russian infantry detachment from General Oborin's XIV Mechanized Corps had… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Day 9 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-06-30 World War II - Eastern Front
NKVD Defense at Mir Scenario#: AtB02 Date: June 30th, 1941 Location: Minsk, Russia Elements of Hoth’s 3rd Panzer Group have cornered a Soviet company trying to break through German lines by the wooded area of Mir, southwest of Minsk. Instead of surrendering, NKVD elements drive Red Army units to a fanatical defense. From … Conflict of Heroes — Awakening the Bear
The Border Scenario#: E07 Date: 1941-06-30 Location: Brest, Belarus Because of surprise and lack of organization, Soviet forces on the frontier at the onset of Barbarossa were quickly brushed aside by German armored columns. Only a few formations gave more than token resistance. The Germans, increasingly… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Smolensk Scenario#: 1757 Date: 7/1/1941 Location: Smolensk, Russia Army Group Center, spearheaded by Guderian's 2nd Panzergruppe with Hoth's 3rd Panzergruppe on his left, scattered 3 Soviet armies as they advanced on Smolensk. Desperately trying to stiffen Resistance, the Soviets hoped to stop the Germans' drive… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Yelnya - Timoshenkos assault Scenario#: 1774 Date: 7/1/1941 Location: Yelnya, Russia In late July 1941, Army Group Center concluded a successful offensive, encircling a large pocket ("Kessel") of Soviet troops in and around Smolensk. While the pocket was being systematically reduced, the Soviet High Command ordered the release of… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Velikaya Bridgehead Scenario#: 4078 Date: 7/1/1941 Location: Pskov, Russia After capture of Raseiniai, Army Group North's Panzers under Hoepner rapidly advanced to bridgeheads over the Dvina. Leningrad was virtually defenseless, but von Leeb was overly cautious and halted Hoepner for six days. By the time the offensive… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Luga Bridges Scenario#: 4081 Date: 7/1/1941 Location: Ivanovskoye, Russia After crossing the Velikaya river, the forests and marshes ahead of Army Group North became ever more dense. Kampfgruppe Raus pushed ahead of the 6th Panzer Division to capture a bridge over the Luga river at the town of Ivanovskoye. … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Ivanovskoye Bridgehead Scenario#: 4100 Date: 7/1/1941 Location: Ivanovskoye, Russia The town of Muravina and its bridge over the Luga River were captured by Kampfgruppe Raus of the 6th Panzer Division on July 11th as they continued to push toward Leningrad. The Kampfgruppe then advanced another 5 km through the … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 1
Adolf's Amateurs Scenario#: BOF05 Date: 7/1/1941 Location: Salla, Finland On the eve of Operation Barbarossa, SS-Kampfgruppe Nord was upgraded to a full SS Motorized Division. Not only the outfit's designation was new to the men, but also their weapons and in many respects the whole concept of warfare. The attack route lay… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Day 10 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-07-01, Germans take Riga, Latvia. World War II - Eastern Front
Die Falle Scenario#: K06 Date: July 2, 1941 Location: Dnieper River, Russia Units of 2nd Panzer Group push into the Russian defenses. Guderian pushes his units hard, pushing Eastward to the Dnieper River. The Russian 13th Army stands in the way. Though in a state of disarray, its soldiers will fight and … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
Breakout From Borisov Scenario#: 20 Date: 2-Jul-41 Location: Borosov, Russia After tenacious fighting, the 52nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment drove the Russians from Borisov, and established a bridgehead across the Berezina. The Russians, under direct orders from General Yeremenko, were to crush the bridgehead. The only available… Squad Leader — Cross of Iron
Breakout from Borisov Scenario#: U25 Date: 7/2/1941 Location: Borisov, Belarus Borisov, East of the Berezina River, 2 July 1941: After Tenacious fighting the 52nd Panzer Grenadier Regt. drove the Rusians from Borisov and established a bridgehead across the river. The Russians, under direct orders from General Yeremenko, were to… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide
Day 11 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-07-02 World War II - Eastern Front
Fat Lipki Scenario#: 1 Date: 3-July-1941 Location: Lipki, Russia As tanks of the 1st Moscow Motor Rifle Division clashed with the 18th Panzer Division’s armored spearhead north of Lipki, infantry elements from both divisions were tasked with securing their respective southern flanks. One such encounter between… Combat Commander — CC: Europe
The Wolf's Hook Scenario#: E11 Date: July 3, 1941 Location: Berezina, Russia As Barbarossa unfolds, 2nd SS ‘Das Reich’ is at the tip of Guderian’s spear. They have crossed the Berezina and press on. Timoshenko now commands the Soviet Western From and moves to stiffen its defense. Units of the 13th Army … Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front
Blocking Action at Lipki Scenario#: 101 Date: 3-Jul-41 Location: Borisov, Belarus During the opening stages of Barbarossa the first great pincer movement on the Central Front occurred between the cities of Bialystok and Minsk. As a result of the encirclement of four Soviet Armies in the Bialystok-Minsk Pocket, the Soviet Command … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
Land Leviathans Scenario#: TS3 Date: 3-Jul-41 Location: Lipki, Russia Under pressure from Stalin to hold Smolensk, Yeremenko was desperate to halt the German offensive. On I July, he committed his sole armored reserve: the 1st Moscow Motorized Rifle Division under Major General LG. Kreyzer. It was a crack unit, … Squad Leader — The General #19,5
Land Leviathans Scenario#: 127 Date: 7/3/1941 Location: Lipki, Russia Under pressure from Stalin to hold Smolensk, Yeremenko was desperate to halt the German offensive. On 1 July, he committed his sole armored reserve: the 1st Moscow Motorized Rifle Division. It was a crack unit, the pride of the STAVKA. Equipped with… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)
Blocking Action at Lipki Scenario#: A044 Date: 7/3/1941 Location: Borisov, Belarus During the opening stages of Barbarossa, the first great pincer movement on the Central Front occurred between the cities of Bialystok and Minsk. As a result of the encirclement of four Soviet armies in the pocket, the high command was forced to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Day 12 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-07-03, three encircled Soviet Armies were destroyed in the vicinity of Minsk. World War II - Eastern Front
Swamps of Bryansk Scenario#: TMFF01 Date: July 3rd, 1941 Location: Bryansk, Russia Early in the campaign, the Germans relied on speed, surprise, and superior tactics to overwhelm or bypass Soviet defenders. Occasionally though, the Germans were forced to fight the Soviets at their own game: positional defense. In this case, the… Conflict of Heroes — The Marsh
Tolochino: The T-34 Scenario#: E10 Date: 1941-07-03 Location: Tolochino, Belarus On June 22, 1941, German forces invaded Russia. Conñdent in the Superiority of their technology and training, the Germans believed they could defeat the Red Army in 6 months. However, when the 18th Panzer encountered Soviet T-34/76 tanks outside… Tank Leader — Eastern Front
Land Leviathans Scenario#: 9 Date: July 3, 1941 Location: Lipki, Russia Under pressure to hold Smolensk, Yeremenko was desperate to halt the German offensive. On 1 July, he committed his sole armored reserve: the 1st Moscow Motorized Rifle Division. It was a crack unit, the pride of STAVKA. Equipped with the … Panzer (YAQ) — Panzer: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front, 1941-1945
Day 13 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-07-04 World War II - Eastern Front
Liberating Bessarabia Scenario#: 113 Date: 7/5/1941 Location: Branzeni, Romania At the onset of Barbarossa, Romania's primary goal was recapturing from the Russians its lost lands in Bessarabia and northern Bukovina. Although the Russians successfully resisted the initial assaults in the area, by the end of June the Axis had… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion
Clearing Kamienka Scenario#: OB05 Date: 7/5/1941 Location: Kamienka, Russia After two weeks of Operation Barbarossa, the spearheads of Guderian’s Panzergruppe 2 had raced ahead of the bulk of the 4th Army. The infantry units were straining to catch up and had the unenviable tasks of mopping up the growing number of bypassed… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker
Day 14 Operation Barbarossa Daily Situation Map for 1941-07-05 World War II - Eastern Front