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The Weigh InScenario#: 139 Date: 9/5/1939 Location: Piotrkow, PolandWith Armies Modlin and Pomorze in full retreat, the Polish High Command focused on the tactical situation in the Piortrkow sector and ordered a local counterattack to slow the German blitzkrieg. The 1st Panzer Division approached Piotrkow believing… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition) |
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Round TwoScenario#: 140 Date: 9/14/1939 Location: Sochaczew, PolandAs the drive on Warsaw continued, the 4th Panzer Division, with SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler Regiment attached, was given new orders to attack through the Warsaw suburbs of the Bzura sector, at the bend of the Vistula River, to seal off the western… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition) |
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Balkan SideshowScenario#: 111 Date: 4/13/1941 Location: Szenttanas, YugoslaviaNow it was Yugoslavia's turn to be in the center of the German blitzkrieg. Operation "Merita" had begun and the country was attacked on all sides. As Hungarian "Group Sandor" advanced through abandoned Yugoslavian positions, it was ordered to push… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion |
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Out of CowardiceScenario#: 112 Date: 4/13/1941 Location: Senta, YugoslaviaImmediately after Yugoslavian regent Prince Paul signed the Tripartite Pact to join with Germany and Italy, military leaders overthrew the regime, rescinding the agreement. Hitler then launched Operation Punishment as a lesson on the costs of defying… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion |
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Liberating BessarabiaScenario#: 113 Date: 7/5/1941 Location: Branzeni, RomaniaAt 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 |
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Cautious CrusadersScenario#: 114 Date: 7/23/1941 Location: Lipovic, UkraineJoining in Germany's “Crusade against Bolshevism”, a newly formed Slovakian “Mobile Group” crossed the border into the Ukraine. Leading the attack were the bicyclists and tanks of the Motorized Reconnaissance Group. Near the village of Lipovic, a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion |
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Huns of SteelScenario#: 115 Date: 7/18/1942 Location: Uriv, RussiaThe German Army had failed to take the city of Voronezh by early summer 1942. Three Russian bridgeheads remained in strength on the west bank of the Don River posing a threat to the entire front. The Hungarian Army was entrusted with clearing these… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion |
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The Sixth BlowScenario#: 116 Date: 7/12/1944 Location: Skopce, PolandIn the Carpathian Mountains, the STAVKA operational plan for 1944 called for successive assaults to retake all the territory lost to the Nazis. While the “fifth blow” of the plan against Army Group Center was winding down, Marshall Konev's First… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion |
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With Tigers on Their TailScenario#: 117 Date: 7/23/1944 Location: Saturnia, GalaciaThe 4th Ukrainian Front’s summer offensive had already liberated most of Galacia. Now the task at hand was to clear out Ruthenia and invade Hungary – perhaps knocking the Axis ally out of the war for good. A major barrier to this plan, however, was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion |
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Downsizing the UprisingScenario#: 118 Date: 9/9/1944 Location: Vrutky, SlovakiaThe Slovakian uprising had begun to unravel in the face of strong German counterattacks. Key to establishing a defensive line was control of the neighboring towns of Vrutky and Klacany, which remained in German hands despite repeated attacks.… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion |
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Ancient FeudScenario#: 119 Date: 10/11/1944 Location: Aphadia, TransylvaniaFor centuries Transylvania had been fought over by Hungarians and Romanians. The “Vienna Award” of 1940 had placed a large portion of the region under Hungarian rule at the expense of the Romanians. Having switched sides to join the Allies, the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion |
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Return to SenderScenario#: 120 Date: 10/14/1944 Location: Kocane, SerbiaThe Bulgarian surrender and subsequent re-entry into the war on the side of the Allies left the German positions in the Balkans in disarray. Army Group F was entrusted with keeping a withdrawal route open for forces in Geece and Albania. Elements of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion |
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End Station BudapestScenario#: 121 Date: 1/15/1945 Location: Budapest, HungaryThe 2nd Ukrainian Front, augmented by the allied 7th Romanian Corps, had reached the Danube. Hitler ordered that beautiful Budapest be made a “fortress city” even as the 3rd Ukrainian Front encircled it. The Romanians, ill equipped for city fighting,… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion |
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Reaping RewardsScenario#: 223 Date: 12/20/1942 Location: Kruzhilin, RussiaIn the sector of the Russian 1st and 3rd Guards Armies the Axis defensive lines on the Don and the Chir Rivers had been shattered. As Russian mobile formations poured through the line and into Axis rear areas, various formations were cut off. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Retrained and RearmedScenario#: 229 Date: 10/26/1944 Location: Banska Bystricka, SlovakiaThe Slovakian Army’s uprising against their German foe had failed in the center, and that in the eastern part of Slovakia was in danger of collapsing as well. The last substantial reserve was the 2nd Czechoslovakian Airborne Brigade, which was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Beachhead at Ozereyka BayScenario#: 224 Date: 2/4/1943 Location: Glebovka, RussiaIn an effort to cut off the Seventh Army's retreat to the Iaman Peninsula, Stalin devised a plan to use a combined land and seaborne operation. The Black Sea Fleet would land a force composed of army and naval troops in the German's rear. The landing… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Paole ZionScenario#: 225 Date: 2/20/1943 Location: Warsaw Ghetto, PolandWalter Toebbens, a leading German industrialist and major “employer” of the “productive Jews” of Warsaw, was brought from Berlin to solve the Nazis’ difficulties by “peaceful means”. He was to convince the Jewish civic and religious leaders to… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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They Fired on Odessa...Scenario#: 220 Date: 9/22/1941 Location: Grigorievka, RussiaSince the end of July, the Germans had reached the Crimea and the outskirts of Odessa. The Russians fought tooth and nail but, day after day, the perimeter defense narrowed. Using their fleet on the Black Sea, the Soviet command decided to launch a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Blood EnemiesScenario#: 219 Date: 4/13/1941 Location: Mostar, YugoslaviaThe conglomerate nation of Yugoslavia was formulated in the post-WWI power struggle to carve up the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Croatians, hoping to become an independent nation, were dissatisfied with being part of a government largely controlled by… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Bloody NoseScenario#: 222 Date: 12/16/1942 Location: Kransnokutskaya, RussiaWith overcast skies hampering bombing missions and poorly coordinated artillery preparations, the Russian 3rd Guards Army made only lackluster gains on the first morning of the “Little Saturn” Offensive. Combat in the 203rd Rifle Division’s 592nd… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Extracurricular ActivityScenario#: 122 Date: 12/25/1944 Location: Budapest, HungaryWhile the Red Army was hammering at Pest for over six weeks, the inhabitants of Buda were still preparing for Christmas festivities, albeit subdued ones. On Christmas Day, however, they were surprised by the sudden appearance of Russian armored… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Operation SchwarzScenario#: 226 Date: 5/15/1943 Location: Cajnice, CroatiaOperation Schwarz was the largest Axis anti-partisan operation. The operation attempted to encircle and crush the NOVJ partisan stronghold in the mountainous area between the Ceotina and Piva Rivers in southern Bosnia. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Danica AirScenario#: 227 Date: 10/6/1943 Location: Koprivnica, CroatiaDanica Air Base, defended by the 120-man strong 1st Light Infantry Parachute Company, came under attack by Croatian partians. The Croatian Air Force dropped supplies and ammunition to the surrounded paratroopers. Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Break For HungaryScenario#: 228 Date: 11/9/1943 Location: Koprivnica, CroatiaAfter a month of partisan attacks, Major General Draguin Dolanski, commander of the 1st Croatian Light Parachute Company, determined they could not hold their positions at the Danica Air Base much longer and decided to withdraw through the village of… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Prelude to DyingScenario#: 230 Date: 5/8/1945 Location: Celje, SloveniaAfter months of anti-partisan operation east of Zagreb, the 1st Light Infantry Parachute Battalion had finally returned to its home barracks in the Zagreb neighborhood of Maksimir. The writing had been on the wall for a while, but word had finally… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Mountain HuntersScenario#: 221 Date: 6/29/1942 Location: Novo Shuli, CrimeaAs spring arrived in the Crimea, the fortress of Sevastopol still stood defiant after resisting two offensives and a six month siege. A June offensive had XXX Corps attacking to break through Sevastopol’s eastern defenses. XXX Corp included a large… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition) |
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Arctic CrossroadsScenario#: 161 Date: 12/3/1939 Location: Yläluostari, FinlandWhen the Winter War commenced on 30 November, the Finns did not expect any significant activity in the northernmost sector of Petsamo. The Soviets, however, had committed their entire 104th Division to secure both the Finnish arctic coast and the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Armored Car SavikurkiScenario#: 162 Date: 12/5/1939 Location: Perkjärvi, FinlandTo delay the Soviet onslaught from reaching the main Finnish defense line, the finns engaged in a series of fighting withdrawals. Orders for one such delaying action was directed to 1st Company, Hämmen ratsurykmeniti (Häme cavalry regiment) at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Stopped ColdScenario#: 163 Date: 12/15/1939 Location: Kirvesmäki, FinlandAfter two weeks of delaying actions and counterattacks, Finnish forces had now reached the prepared main defense works known as the Mannerheim Line. However, the defenses at Kirvesmäki, consisted of little more than barbed wire and a few old concrete… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Torment at TormuaScenario#: 164 Date: 1/11/1940 Location: Tormua, FinlandFinnish Group Wolf was directed to attack those remnants of the 163rd Ukrainian Division that had managed to escape from the Soumussalmi pocket. The Soviets were dug in at Juntusanta, 5 kilometers south of Tormua. All three battalions of Wolf would… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Nothing But CourageScenario#: 165 Date: 2/26/1940 Location: Honkaniemi, FinlandWhen the weary Finnish troops took up positions in the Mannerheim Line, with the Soviets right on their heels, the defense ran into trouble right away. After a week of battle, the Soviets managed to breach the line in several places, including at the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Skiing in LaplandScenario#: 166 Date: 2/26/1940 Location: Kuhmo, FinlandDuring the first three weeks of the war the Russian 14th Army drove Detachment Pennanen before it all the way to Hoyhenjarvi where the advance halted and the contenders dug in. The front would be quiet until February 24, when a Russian ski detachment… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Breakout From PrääzäScenario#: 167 Date: 8/8/1941 Location: Karelia, RussiaThe Finnish attack to capture the vital crossroads at the village of Prääzä had stalled in front of the objective. To get the attack rolling Jalkavakirykmentti (Infantry Regiment) 50 was dispatched to outflank the defenders. After a march through the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Forest BastionScenario#: 168 Date: 9/8/1941 Location: Niiniselkä, RussiaAs part of the general attack aimed at the Karelian capital of Petrozavodsk, the Finnish 11th Division was ordered to take the village of Prääzä, an important road junction over which the two sides had been fighting for a while. The division devised… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Night FansScenario#: 169 Date: 1/28/1943 Location: Lake Segozero, RussiaThe small island of Metchishori, in the frozen Lake Segozero, was guarded by a Finnish company that was rotated on a monthly basis. On the morning of 21 January, the 9th Company and a machine gun platoon was transferred to the island. On 28 January a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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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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Retaking the VKT LineScenario#: 171 Date: 6/26/1944 Location: Tali, FinlandThe Soviets breached the Finnish defenses of the Viipuri-Kuparsaari-Taipale (VKT) Line at the village of Tali. They exploited this success y driving the Finns off from the important Portinhoikka crossroads. In the early morning of the 26th, Jaeger… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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The Last AttackScenario#: 172 Date: 6/27/1944 Location: Marjamäki, FinlandHaving lost the important crossroads at Marjamäki, the Finns committed more and more units in a desperate attempt to blunt the Soviet juggernaut. One of the final attacks was towards Tali and, despite reports of company-sized Soviet units in the area… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Father SunshineScenario#: 173 Date: 6/29/1944 Location: Portinhoikka, FinlandAfter being stopped at Viipuri, the Soviets were pushing to break through the Finnish lines to the east of the city. At midnight on 29 June, Soviet tanks broke through the infantry lines held by Infantry Regiment 50. Major Mikkola, commander of the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Lagus Assault GunsScenario#: 174 Date: 7/12/1944 Location: Vuosalmi, FinlandOn 9 July, the Soviets managed to create a bridgehead in the VKT Line at Vuosalmi. This was reinforced the following night with several divisions supported by armor. Finnish HQ realized the seriousness of the situation and ordered Maj. Gen. Lagus'… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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Hunters at YlimaaScenario#: 175 Date: 10/8/1944 Location: Ylimaa, FinlandThe Finnish Armored Division was ordered to take the important city of Rovaniemi. After a few inconclusive skirmishes, the lead battalion encountered German positions near Lake Portimo. The first attack was not successful. For the next attack, five… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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The Only Way OutScenario#: 176 Date: 10/15/1944 Location: Rovaniemi, FinlandRovaniemi, the capital city of Finnish Lapland and formerly the site of German headquarters, was burning to the ground when the first Finnish unit, Infantry Regiment 11, arrived on the scene as the delaying Gebirgs-Infanterie-Division 7 was just… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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AnabasisScenario#: 177 Date: 10/29/1944 Location: Särkiniemi, FinlandThe Germans were not only fighting the Soviet offensive in the north of Finland, but their units in the south now had to fight their way past Finnish units attempting to cut off their routes to the north. The last German unit to make its way north… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 14 - Hakkaa Päälle! |
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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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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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Into the FrayScenario#: 43 Date: 9/1/1939 Location: Krojanty, PolandBy noon the first day, the German 20th Motorized Infantry Division was surging across the so-called “Polish Corridor” from the west towards the vital crossroads at Chojnice. Along the Chojnice-Naklo rail line, the German vanguard had been fought to a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah |
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Rude AwakeningScenario#: 47 Date: 4/9/1941 Location: Alibunara, YugoslaviaAt the time of the invasion on 6 April, the Yugoslavian Army was in the midst of mobilization; only eleven divisions were ready to face the thirty German, fourteen Italian and five Hungarian divisions that plunged into their country. Confusion and… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah |