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Twisted Knickers Scenario#: J081     Date: 9/1/1942     Location: Point 102, Egypt Panzer-Regiment 5 and Panzer-Grenadier Regiment 104 swung further east to Point 102 in an attempt to find the weak spots that DAK intelligence told them existed. They hoped to break through to the British supply lines and force the 22nd Armored… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #5
The Sooner The Better Scenario#: J091     Date: 4/14/1941     Location: Tobruk, Libya SEIGE Rommel launched his first attempt to take Tobruk by storm on the night of Easter Sunday. After Afrika Korps engineers succeeded in breeching the formidable anti-tank ditch, wire and mine fortifications of the outer perimeter, infantry riding on tanks… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Typical German Response Scenario#: J095     Date: 7/14/1943     Location: Primosole Bridge, Sicily After a disasterous landing, Alastair Pearson's 1st Airborne Battalion of the 1st Airborne Division had seized the Primosole Bridge early on July 14th. The Italian garrison manning te bridge was driven off after a brief fight, and the morning passed… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
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
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
On To Florence Scenario#: J099     Date: 7/22/1944     Location: San Martino, Italy During July the German Fourteenth Army's stubborn withdrawal up the Italian peninsular slowed. The intention of the German command was to keep the Allies out of the valley of the River Arno and give their reserve divisions time to prepare the Gothic… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #6
Messervy's Men Scenario#: J127     Date: 11/6/1940     Location: Tamanau Gap, Eritrea As part of the British invasion of Eritrea, Colonel F.W. Messervy’s “Gazelle Force”, a motorized commando unit comprised of three machine gun companies, a filed gun battery and a mechanized cavalry unit, was established with the mission of creating… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Journal #9
Eight Million Bayonets Scenario#: ROMA1     Date: 11/2/1940     Location: Kalpaki, Greece Italy's invasion of the Kingdom of Greece on 28 October initially resulted in an advance of several miles and the general withdrawal of light Greek forces at the border. Bad weather, poor roads, and general lack of infrastructure such as bridges held… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020
Second Hand News Scenario#: ROMA2     Date: 9/11/1943     Location: Bastia, Corsica Once Italy was invaded on 3 September and the armistice signed, the liberation of Corsica began with an uprising ordered by the local Resistance. Initially, Allied High Command considered this a potential distraction given the invasion of Italy, but… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020
Salarola Junction Scenario#: ROMA3     Date: 12/2/1943     Location: Salarola, Italy A gap opened between Infanterie-Division 65 and the neighboring Panzer-Division 26. On the morning of 2 December, the 4th New Zealand Brigade tried to exploit this gap by heading towards Melone, optimistically convinced that they could reach Chieti… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020
Mountain Marines Scenario#: ROMA4     Date: 11/16/1944     Location: Eglio, Italy The weeks-long struggle for Massa on the coastal plains of northwest Italy brought to the forefront longstanding issues of ill trust and poor morale throughout the 92nd Infantry Division, the only African-American Infantry Division to see combat in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Roma 2020
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
Paper Army Scenario#: S010     Date: 11/3/1940     Location: Sarandoporo, Greece Determined to present Hitler with a fait accompli in the Balkans, Mussolini launched another ill-advised, ill-planned and ill-informed campaign, this time from Albania into the mountains of Epirus, Pindus, and Macedonia, just in time for winter. The… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2
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
Priority Target Scenario#: S013     Date: 4/26/1941     Location: Korinthos, Greece The British, Australian, New Zealand, and Greek troops of “W Force” were retreating down the Balkans, slowing the Germans at every pass and strongpoint, heading toward a “mini-Dunkirk” evacuation on southern Greece. But an important bridge ahead was… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2
Legio Patria Nostra Scenario#: S016     Date: 6/18/1944     Location: Radicofani, Italy After the fall of Rome, the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy (FEC) opened its Italian summer campaign on June 10th along a 25 km front. To carry out its mission of pushing the Germans in front of it north towards Sienna, General Juin set up a… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #2
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
Stand For New Zealand Scenario#: S027     Date: 5/25/1941     Location: Galatas, Crete Securing Maleme airfield gave the Germans the initiative. Heavily reinforced, they began advancing eastwards towards Canea, while a sizeable force threatened the New Zealanders’ flank from Prison Valley. In an effort to stem the German advance in… Advanced Squad Leader — ASL Starter Kit #3
Sting of the Italian Hornet Scenario#: BOF08     Date: 7/12/1943     Location: Modica, Sicily A few days before the start of Operation Husky, Mussolini had ordered General Guzzoni’s 6th Army to defend Sicily to the last man. The demoralized and poorly equipped Italian soldiers did exactly the opposite. On the morning of 12 July, the Edmonton… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends
Bite of the Bassotto Scenario#: BOF19     Date: 7/27/1944     Location: San Casciano, Italy During six months of static mountain warfare around Cassino, the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry had found little use for their lumbering Staghound armored cars. This changed after Rome fell. In hot pursuit of the retreating enemy in the Liri valley,… Advanced Squad Leader — Best of Friends 2
Sweep For Bordj Toum Bridge Scenario#: U02     Date: 12/10/1942     Location: Bordj Toum Station, Tunisia The Fifth Panzer Army in an effort to expand its position around Tunis, sent the 86th Panzer Grenadier Regiment supported by armor from the 7th Panzer Regiment on a two-pronged attack along both sides of the Medjerda River. If the Germans were to… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen
The Factory Scenario#: U03     Date: 2/11/1944     Location: Aprilia Settlement, Italy As the initial expansion of the Allied beachhead at Anzio drew to a halt, the inevitable counterattacks began. The main attacks concentrated on the Albano-Anzio highway around the village of Carroceto and the Aprilia farm settlement known to the… Advanced Squad Leader — G.I.s Dozen
Going to New York! Scenario#: S031     Date: 7/10/1943     Location: Station San Oliva, Sicily The Americans on the left flank of the Sicily landings, codenamed Joss, were scheduled to land early in the morning near Licata. The Italian units manning the defenses, generally static Coastal Divisions, fully dominated the beach exits with machine… Advanced Squad Leader — Operations Special Issue #1
Waiting For Fredendall Scenario#: OA03     Date: 11/21/1942     Location: Djebel Lessouda, Tunisia During Rommel’s enveloping thrust, three dominant hills were bypassed. One such position was held by elements of the British 168th Infantry Brigade. As the Second Battalion holed up to await the U.S. relief effort, every passing German column had the… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic
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
The Queen's Prequel Scenario#: OA19     Date: 9/9/1943     Location: Montecorvino, Italy Following the successful campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, the Allied commanders turned their attention to the Italian mainland. As Allied forces march up from the toe of Italy, several British and American divisions landed in and around Salerno… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
The Revenge of the Greys Scenario#: OA20     Date: 9/9/1943     Location: Montecorvino, Italy The 2/6th Queen's battalion under Lt. Col. Keighley from the 169th Brigade was assigned the task of securing the Montecorvino airfield. Facing them were the men from the 2nd Battalion, 10th Panzer Grenadier Regiments. Unfortunately, the Shermans from… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
Gunter Strikes Back Scenario#: OA21     Date: 9/9/1943     Location: Montecorvino, Italy After two engagements, the Queen's men with the support of Shermans from the 'C' Squadron Royal Scot's Greys, dislodged the Germans from the 2nd Battalion, 10th Panzer Grenadier Regiments. The German Panzer Grenadiers counterattacked from the north… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
Buying Time Scenario#: OA24     Date: 11/8/1942     Location: Port-Lyautey, Morocco As part of the Operation Torch landings in French North Africa, the 60th Regimental Combat Team landed on the beaches in the Mehdia area. Detachments from Company A, 1st Battalion were sent several miles southward to forestall any French… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
Side by Side Scenario#: OA25     Date: 11/19/1942     Location: Medjez-El-Bab, Tunisia The Allied landings on the coast of North Africa caught the Germans by surprise. The ensuing days found Feldmarschall Kesselring scrambling to put men in Tunisia. Lead elements of the 5th Fallschirmjager Regiment landed in Tunisia and were ordered to… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
With Friends Like These Scenario#: OA31     Date: 11/8/1942     Location: Fedala, Morocco Among those landed in the initial stages of Operation Torch, the 7th RLT was assigned to capture the Batterie de Fedala. After a shaky landing at beach Red 2, the 1st Battalion moved easily through Fedala. A member of Patton’s staff, Colonel Wilbur,… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Attic #2
First Clash in Tunisia Scenario#: OB06     Date: 11/17/1942     Location: Djebel Abiod, Tunisia The German XC Corps, comprised of various units which had been rushed to hod Tunisia, was attempting to expand the bridgehead perimeter by pushing combat groups towards Medjez el bab, Bedja and Djebel Aboid. The Allied command had the British 78th… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker
Crisis at Kasserine Scenario#: OB07     Date: 2/20/1943     Location: Kasserine Pass, Tunisia Colonel Menton's veteran Panzergrenadier Regiment Afrika had been halted by fire at Wadi Zebbeus, at which point Gruppe Stotten (I.Panzer Regt 8) was commnitted to carry the attack, but ended up being withdrawn to bivouac after losing 5 tanks to… Advanced Squad Leader — Out of the Bunker
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
Use Your Tanks and Shove Scenario#: S039     Date: 2/3/1943     Location: Maknassy, Tunisia In the region of Tunisia known as the Eastern Dorsal, the hamlet of Station de Sened had already been attacked, lost, and attacked again by American forces. On 1 February, it fell to the Americans for a second time as part of a drive toward Maknassy,… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 2
Island Retreat Scenario#: S040     Date: 1/30/1944     Location: Isola Bella, Italy Two American Ranger Battalions were to infiltrate through enemy lines along the narrow Pantano ditch in an effort to reach Cisterna, where careful reconnaissance had determined that the enemy had not had time to consolidate their defenses. Behind… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 2
Road to Rome Scenario#: O13     Date: 9/10/1943     Location: Rome, Italy None. Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 7
Highland Frank Scenario#: O15     Date: 7/13/1943     Location: Francofonte, Sicily The village of Francoforte overlooked the road to Scordia which the British intended to use during their northerly advance into Catania and up the east coast of Sicily. The village itself was almost invisible, with only the rooftops poking above the… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 8
Stretched Thin at Altaville Scenario#: S072     Date: 9/13/1943     Location: Altavilla, Italy After the conquest of Sicily and the ouster of Mussolini, the Allies invaded Italy proper at Salerno to begin their long slog up "the boot". Needing to expand the beachhead and deny the Germans good artillery observation points, the Americans secured… Advanced Squad Leader — Special Ops 9
Six Came Back Scenario#: G05     Date: 1/30/1944     Location: Cisterna di Littoria, Italy The big push to break out of the Anzio beachhead was on, and Darby’s Rangers were to lead the way for the Americans. At 0100, the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions, with the 4th following, infiltrated the mobile defensive positions of the Hermann Goering… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #24.3
Recon in Force Scenario#: G08     Date: 7/16/1943     Location: Porto Empedolce, Sicily As the Allied beachhead in Sicily expanded, the impatient General George Patton demanded better facilities for supplying his troops. Under orders not to launch an offensive, Patton hit upon the subterfuge of calling his advance a “reconnaissance in… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.5
Sunday of the Dead Scenario#: G09     Date: 11/23/1941     Location: Sidi Rezegh, Libya The 5th South African Infantry Brigade was preparing to assault Point 178 just to its north, when the 15th Panzer Division, moving southwesterly, unexpectedly (from both sides’ point of view) smashed into its southern end, scattering most of its… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #25.6
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
Gambit Scenario#: T14     Date: 5/21/1941     Location: Maleme, Crete The New Zealanders had spent most of the daylight hours of 20th May pinned down by German fighter aircraft. Communications were a shambles, casualties were heavy, and their local counterattacks had failed. Colonel Andrew of the 5th New Zealand… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #28.6
The Akrotiri Peninsula Scenario#: T15     Date: 5/20/1941     Location: Profitilias, Crete The German assault on the mountainous island of Crete called for airborne landings in four separate areas. One objective of the first wave was the quick capture of Canea, the capital city. To clear the way for the landing of the main regiment, a… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.1
Camp Nibeiwa Scenario#: G20     Date: 12/9/1940     Location: Bir Ebna, Egypt Operation Compass, the codename for Wavell’s offensive against Italian-held Libya, was kicked off with several assaults on Italian frontier camps. These fortified camps were built to cover the approaches to the coastal road which the British advance… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.3
Habbaniya Heights Scenario#: G23     Date: 5/5/1941     Location: Habbaniya, Iraq After a German-backed coup d'état against the pro-British Emir, the Allies had worries. An Iraqi alliance with the Axis would threaten Middle-East oilfields, the tenuous Soviet supply line across restless Persia and British shipping to Egypt -- as… Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.5
Mountain Comes to Mohammed Scenario#: G24     Date: 8/25/1941     Location: Qasr Shaikh, Iran During the Anglo-Soviet invasion of neutral Iran, British forces attempt to take a strongpoint in the desert held by a battalion of the elite Pahlavi Guards Regiment, devout Muslims pledged to defend the Shah, and armed with modern Czech weapons. Advanced Squad Leader — The General #29.5
Road to Kozani Pass Scenario#: U22     Date: 4/13/1941     Location: Komanos, Western Greece The Balkan Campiagn offered little hope in the way of a clear-cut victory for the Allies. Nevertheless the British often proved themselves equal in fighting skills against a numerically superior enemy. As the British fought hard to hold back the… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide
Rehearsal for Crete Scenario#: U23     Date: 4/26/1941     Location: Argos, Peloponnesus The issue in Greece was no longer in doubt; the last units of the Greek Army had surrendered the day before. W Force was attempting to withdraw to evacuation points along the south coast of Greece. This greatly increased the importance of the narrow… Advanced Squad Leader — Turning the Tide