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...and Here We Damned Well Stay Scenario#: A050     Date: 10/27/1942     Location: El Alamein, Egypt In 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
"They're Here! Reverse!" Scenario#: J047     Date: 2/8/1941     Location: Beda Fomm, Libya The 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
1st Armoured to the rescue Scenario#: 4232     Date: 5/27/1942     Location: Gazala, Libya By late morning, his left flank overrun by the coordinated mass of German Panzers, General Neil Ritchie, commander of the Eighth Army, ordered two armored brigades of Norrie's 1st Armoured Division south to the rescue. Moving in column, the 22nd … Memoir '44 — Mediterranean Theater
A Bloody Waste Scenario#: AP080     Date: 6/1/1944     Location: Artena-Valmonte Gap, Italy The 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
A Bridgehead Too Wet Scenario#: 41     Date: 3/22/1943     Location: Wadi Zigzaou, Tunisia Montgomery 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
A Bridgehead Too Wet Scenario#: 26     Date: March 22, 1943     Location: Wadi Zigzaou, Tunisia When the British 8th Army began crossing the Mareth Line, one of the obstacles encountered was the wide, steep-sided Wadi Zigzaou. The first units to make their way across the wadi were accompanied by some 40 Valentine tanks, used because … Panzer (YAQ) — 88: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat on the North African Front, 1940-1942
A Desperate Affair Scenario#: 97     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Heraklion, Crete The 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
A Frosty Morning Scenario#: O03     Date: 12/1/1942     Location: Oudna, Tunisia On 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
A Good Party Scenario#: A056     Date: 3/16/1943     Location: Mareth, Tunisia Before 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
A High Price to Pay Scenario#: 53     Date: 7/10/1943     Location: Syracuse, Sicily Under 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)
A Long Way To Go Scenario#: S011     Date: 7/10/1943     Location: Biscari, Sicily During 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
A Mountain Hike Scenario#: 38     Date: 1 June 1944     Location: Velletri, Italy The village of Velletri was part of the so-called ‘Caesar Line’ (which stretched from Lanuvio to Valmontone), and was defended by troops of the 362nd Infantry Division. The commander of the 36th, General ‘Fred’ Walker, spotted a weak point in … Band of Brothers — Texas Arrows
A Nice Morning For A Ride Scenario#: J097     Date: 7/16/1943     Location: Primosole Bridge, Sicily After 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
A Parting Blow Scenario#: OA08     Date: 7/12/1943     Location: Casa Del Priolo, Sicily Once 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
A View from the Top Scenario#: G13     Date: 2/23/1945     Location: Bologna, Italy It was vital that “Riva Ridge”, a series of four peaks dominating Route 64 between Vergati and the city of Bologna, be cleared. Following successes on Mount Belvedere and Mount Gorgolesco, taken by coup-de-main on the 18th and 19th, the U.S. 10th… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #27.5
A Well-Engineered Ambush Scenario#: AP064     Date: 11/28/1942     Location: Djefna, Tunisia For an entire week, Major Rudolf Witzig's Fallschirmpionier-Bataillon 11 had frustrated every effort the British 36th Brigade made to advance past the crossroads at Djebel Abiod. The morning of November 25 revealed that the Germans had withdrawn… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #7
Able at Cesaro Scenario#: A013     Date: 8/8/1943     Location: Cesaro, Sicily At first light, 2nd Battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment stepped off to seize the next group of hills and, if possible, the village of Cesaro itself. Pushing through the scrub and low hills northwest of Cesaro, Company A quickly reached the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
Across the Wire Scenario#: A061     Date: 6/16/1940     Location: Nezvet Ghirba, Libya On the afternoon of June 10th, Italy declared war upon France and England. At a single stroke, the fight had leapt beyond the confines of Europe to become a "world" conflict. On the 16th, two troops of B Squadron, 11th Hussars, were patrolling the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Annual 93b
Act with the Utmost Vigour Scenario#: 202     Date: December 1, 1941     Location: Derna, Libya In late November 1941, the LRDG had been given orders to "act with the utmost vigor offensively against any enemy targets or communications within reach". Y1 Patrol, under the command of Captan Frank Simms, was instructed to attack … Undaunted — Undaunted: Reinforcements
African Brothers Scenario#: J162     Date: 7/10/1940     Location: Moyale, Kenya By the end of June 1940, the garrison of Fort Harrington had received reliable reports that Italian reinforcements were entering the twin town of Moyale at the Abyssinian border. These included three Eritrean colonial battalions, a brigade of pack… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Aiding the Local Constabulary (2 player) Scenario#: J163     Date: 3/29/1941     Location: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia The days of Africa Orientale Italiana were finally coming to a close in Abyssinia, as South African and Nigerian forces continued a now largely-unopposed advance to Addis Ababa. Italian colonial forces were deserting and surrendering en masse, in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Aiding the Local Constabulary (3 player) Scenario#: J164     Date: 3/29/1941     Location: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia The days of Africa Orientale Italiana were finally coming to a close in Abyssinia, as South African and Nigerian forces continued a now largely-unopposed advance to Addis Ababa. Italian colonial forces were deserting and surrendering en masse, in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
Airdrop over Heraklion Scenario#: 7616     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Heraklion, Crete News of the German Paratrooper landings reached Brigadier Chappell's headquarters at about the same time the first Fallschirmjägers were landing in Heraklion. Under orders from Chappell, the 2nd Leicester attacked out of the town and into Buttercup… Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete
Airdrop over Rethymno Scenario#: 7617     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Rethymno, Crete A second German wave arrived in the afternoon. At 16:15, 2nd Fallschirmjäger Regiment airdropped over Rethymno airfield; but like others in Crete, they all landed scattered along the coast. Elements of the 3rd Battalion quickly managed to regroup and… Memoir '44 — The Invasion of Crete
Alam El Halfa Ridge Scenario#: D12     Date: 1942-09-01     Location: Alam el Halfa, Egypt After a severe nose-bloodying at First Alamein, Rommel took the month of August to formulate his plans. He hoped to defeat the British quickly in order to reach the Delta before the arrival of another major Allied convoy. Unfortunately, it … Tank Leader — Desert Steel
All Roads Lead to Rome Scenario#: AP027     Date: 9/9/1943     Location: Magliana, Italy After the Italians announced an armistice with the Allies, the Germans put into place plans to capture Rome and disarm the Italians. That evening, German paratroopers headed towards Rome, encountering resistance from the Granatieri di Sardegna… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #3 Few Returned
Ambitious Assault Scenario#: S009     Date: 7/10/1943     Location: Avola, Sicily Operation Husky got off to a terrible start as gale-force winds greeted the poorly-trained pilots flying in the paratroopers and glidermen of the British 1st Airborne Division and the American 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Instead of dropping… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2
Ambush! Scenario#: 28     Date: 3/29/1942     Location: Thrace, Greece After the swift and total Axis victory over Greece, Bulgaria laid claim to Thrace and Macedonia. Throughout the winter of 1941-42, small bandit groups began to emerge as the nucleus of a fledgling resistance movement. On March 29th, two such bands… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL 4 - Partisan!
Among the Dead Scenario#: J165     Date: 5/26/1941     Location: Galatas, Crete The German invasion of Crete began on 20 May 1941, and was the first large-scale airborne operation in history. Fallshirmjager jumped into battle or landed by gliders near their targets. However, the Allied defenders of Crete made the German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #11
And the Anvil Scenario#: NA03     Date: 1941/01/11     Location: Murzuq Airfield, Libya The goal of the LRDG’s attack on the fort at Murzuq was to prevent the Italian garrison from reinforcing the airfield. Although the LRDG sustained casualties, its harassment attacks were successful: after a sustained fight, the Italian garrison… Undaunted — Undaunted: North Africa
Another Bloody Attack Scenario#: J096     Date: 7/15/1943     Location: Primosole Bridge, Sicily Despite a spirited defense of the Simeto Bridgehead, the Germans had retaken the bridge and established a bridgehead of their own south of the Simeto River. After a night of preparation, a counterstroke was launched the morning of the 15tth by the… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Another Summer's Day Scenario#: S022     Date: 7/10/1943     Location: Niscemi, Sicily To form a defensive zone ahead of the vulnerable beachheads, parts of the 82nd Airborne Division wasdropped during the night before the main landings. But poor coordination, friendly AA fire and bad weather all made the operation a very difficult… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3
ANZAC Boys Scenario#: AP161     Date: 5/27/1941     Location: Chania, Crete During the first part of 1941, Allied forces had been defeated in Greece and many had retreated to Crete. In their haste, the allies had been forced to leave much of their heavy equipment behind, leaving them lightly armed for the inevitable German… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Action Pack #16 From The Land Down Under
Anzio Beachhead - Advances at Anzio 22-31 January 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Allied Counterattacks 11-12 February 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Campoleone Salient 3-5 February 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Emeny Offensive16 Febraury to 3 March 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Expanding The Beachhead 1 February 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Expanding The Beachhead 24-28 January 1944 Allied Units as of 24 January and Enemy Units and Dispositions as of 28 January 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Expanding The Beachhead 29 January 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Expanding The Beachhead 30 January 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Expanding The Beachhead 31 January 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - German Offensive 16 February 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - German Offensive 17 February 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - German Offensive The Battle is Won 19-20 February 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - German Offensive The Crisis 17 February 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Holding the Beachhead German Attacks of 28 February to 3 March 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Plan for the Beach Defense 5 February 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - Regrouping of Forces 21-27 February 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater
Anzio Beachhead - The Breakthough 23-24 May 1944 World War II - Mediterranean Theater