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Scenario#: 201     Date: 1-Sep-39     Location: Novy Targ, Poland

Despite the known German troop concentrations at the border, the Polish Army was taken by complete tactical surprise. Many Polish units were in the process of moving to their defensive positions or areas of concentration when the attack commenced.…

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Scenario#: 21     Date: 6-Sep-39     Location: Central Poland, Poland

For two days the Poles desperately tried to hold a line in the vicinity of the Warta and Widawka Rivers but were gradually pushed back. However, the stubborn Resistance of the crack Polish I 0th Division was threatening to throw …

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Scenario#: 202     Date: 12-Sep-39     Location: Gdynia, Poland

As the German attack in the northern Corridor made steady progress to capture the Polish ports, Resistance finally began to stiffen as Polish naval units were committed to a ground combat role. One by one the surrounding ports fell to …

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Scenario#: 22     Date: 30-Nov-39     Location: Kuhmo, Finland

Along the Karelian Front, as the Soviets crossed the borders, the Finnish forces executed a planned withdrawal to the Mannerheim Line. In the north, however, the Finns were ordered to oppose the Russian advance at every opportunity. At Kuhmo, the …

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Scenario#: A1     Date: 30-Nov-39     Location: Artahuhta, Finland

The Soviet 139th Rifle Division-20000 troops supported by 147 artillery pieces and 45 tanks, under the command of General LB. Belyayev-crossed the border on all available roads leading to Tolvajarvi, a key road junction defended by 4200 scattered…

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Scenario#: 23     Date: 9-Dec-39     Location: Aittojoki, Finland

As Soviet troops pressed into the wilderness areas north of Lake Ladoga, the Finns instituted a full scale scorched earth policy. Even those Russians lucky enough to find Finnish dwellings still intact often met with disaster. With the onset of …

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Scenario#: W81     Date: 21-Apr-40     Location: Verdel, Norway

Following their landing at Namsos, the British 146th Brigade had been pushing tentatively towards German-held Trondheim while awaiting reinforcements. So far, opposition had been encountered only from the air, but when their most advanced elements…

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Scenario#: 24     Date: 22-Apr-40     Location: Balberkamp, Norway

Following the initial landings of air and seaborne forces at Oslo, the Germans began to move northward through the valley of the Gudbrandsdalen, towards Trondheim. The Norwegians and British attempted numerous blocking actions which were largely…

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Scenario#: R212     Date: 24-Apr-40     Location: Andalsnes, Norway

With the Allied landings at Namsos and Andalsnes the strategic and political importance of Trondheim was brought into sharp focus. Quickly implementing alternative planning, Von Falkenhorst ordered the German 196th Infantry Division to clear several…

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Scenario#: 203     Date: 28-Apr-40     Location: Gudbrandsal valley, Norway

As the fight in southern Norway moved into the highlands, the German tactics developed into somewhat of a uniform pattern. Largely restricted by the surrounding terrain and weather conditions any line of advance had to parallel the existing road…

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Scenario#: 25     Date: 10-May-40     Location: Chabrehez, Belgium

As the Germans pushed through the Ardennes the lightly armed Belgian troops were easily dealt with. But at Chabrehez a small group of the Belgian 3rd Regiment of Chasseurs Ardennais stood in good position blocking the way of Rommel's 7th …

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Scenario#: 26     Date: 11-May-40     Location: The Hague, Netherland

Following the parachute drop on Holland, it was feared that the Germans would attempt a secret raid to seize Queen Wilhelmina, infant crown princess Beatrix, and other members of the Dutch Royal Family. Fearing the Germans would strike at any …

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Scenario#: 27     Date: 13-May-40     Location: Houx, Belgium

The Meuse River was the last major obstacle preventing a major armored breakout from the Ardennes. It was imperative that the Germans establish a number of viable crossings before the Allies could regroup. One of three such crossings on the …

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Scenario#: W91     Date: 13-May-40     Location: Wadelincourt, Belgium

The northernmost of the three crossing attempts of the Meuse took place late in the day as advance elements of the German 2nd Panzer Division approached the river in the face of fierce crossfire from the western bank. As a …

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Scenario#: 204     Date: 14-May-40     Location: Chehery, France

On the morning of May 14th a French counterattack was ordered against the breach at Sedan in an effort to contain Guderian's bridgehead on the Meuse. The attack was to be comprised of two tank battalions, each supported by an …

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Scenario#: 28     Date: 15-May-40     Location: Stonne, France

The Grossdeutschland Regiment, after hard fighting and a harder forced march, had finally taken the village of Stonne which was the cornerstone of the flank movement from Sedan. Exhausted, they were now the target for one of the few determined …

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Scenario#: 205     Date: 15-May-40     Location: Bouvellemont, France

By dusk of the 14th, the Germans had three bridgeheads across the Meuse River. The 15th brought the next stage, the breaking of the last major elements of Resistance which stood between them and the great plains of France. One …

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Scenario#: W82     Date: 16-May-40     Location: Clairfayts, France

As Rommel and his 7th Panzer Division crossed the French frontier headed into what he expected was the "Maginot Line", he found instead a shallow belt of anti-tank obstacles and pillboxes manned by remnants of the French XI Corps. By …

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Scenario#: 29     Date: 17-May-40     Location: on the Meuse, France

In the confusion following the 7th Panzer Division's breakout, isolated French units still held crossings across the Meuse while the German infantry struggled to catch up. Now elements of the XIV Panzergrenadier Corps, on the basis of Fieseler Storch…

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Scenario#: 30     Date: 21-May-40     Location: Arras, France

Quite unexpectedly, the British launched a major counterattack from Arras against the spearheads of Rommel's breakthrough, catching the initial German units unprepared as they attempted to deploy. The Germans were able to halt the supporting infantry…

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Scenario#: W83     Date: 22-May-40     Location: Cambrai, France

During the latter stages of the Allies retreat to the coast and Dunkirk the British and French tried several times to pierce the infantry held flanks of the "Panzer Corridor" Across France . One such attack took place at Cambrai …

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Scenario#: W84     Date: 26-May-40     Location: Le Paradis, France

The Germans were pushing north of the La Bussee canal against the southern defensive positions of the B.E.F. North of Betune the British were holding the village of Le paradis as the enemy launched another assault.

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Scenario#: R215     Date: 27-May-40     Location: Dunkirk, France

Throughout May 27th, the Allies stubbornly held off the advancing Germans as they simultaneously prepared for a general withdrawal to a defense perimeter around Dunkirk. In an attempt to buy time, a raid was ordered behind the German lines. Elements…

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Scenario#: 206     Date: 28-May-40     Location: Taraldsvikfjell, Norway

With the disastrous situation around Dunkerque entering its final stages, the Allied High Command decided that the operation around Narvik would have to be halted, though the city itself was to be taken in order to cover the evacuation and …

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Scenario#: 207     Date: 2-Jun-40     Location: Spyckar, France

As the last days and hours of the Dunkirk defense passed and the perimeter shrank to within four miles of the city, the British turned their remaining positions over to the French forces. On the western side of the perimeter …

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Scenario#: 31     Date: 6-Jun-40     Location: Le Quesnoy, France

Northern France had fallen and General Weygand was desperately attempting to form a long along the Somme. Lacking sufficient forces for a continuous front, he decided on a series of combined-arms hedgehogs which he hoped could thwart the German…

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Scenario#: A5     Date: 9-Apr-41     Location: Pirot, Yugoslavia

On April 8th, the Wehrmacht erupted across the Yugoslavian borders. Von Kleist's armor, striking along the River Nisava out of Bulgaria, swiftly drove a wedge between the enemy "Troplica" and "Drina" divisions. The Yugoslavs repeatedly performed…

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Scenario#: 208     Date: 13-Apr-41     Location: Komanos, Greece

The Balkan Campaign offered little hope in the way of a clear-cut victory for the Allies. Nevertheless the British often proved themselves equal in fighting ability to their German adversaries and showed remarkable fighting skills against a…

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Scenario#: 32     Date: 26-Apr-41     Location: Peloponnesus, Greece

The issue in Greece was no longer in doubt; the last units of the Greek Army under Alexander Papagos had surrendered the day before. W Force was attempting to withdraw to evacuation points along the south coast of Greece. Columns …

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Scenario#: 209     Date: 20-May-41     Location: Profitilias, Crete

The German assault on the mountainous island of Crete called for airborne landings in four separate areas. But due to inadequate air transport capacities, two airborne assault waves were needed. One objective for the first wave was the capture of …

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Scenario#: Q     Date: 21-May-41     Location: Maleme, Crete

The New Zealanders had spent most of 20th May pinned down by endless sweeps of German fighter aircraft. Communications were a shambles, casualties were heavy, and local counterattacks simply failed. Colonel Andrew of the 5th New Zealand Brigade opted…

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Scenario#: R213     Date: 23-Jun-41     Location: Bialystok, Poland

The elite German 18th Panzer Regiment, fresh from amphibious training, was among the lead elements of Army Group Center as they pressed deep into Russia on the day after 'Barbarossa' . The Soviets, still confused as to the extent of …

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Scenario#: TS1     Date: 25-Jun-41     Location: Daugav River, Russia

When Army Group North moved toward the Daugava River, the Russian command responded by detailing the Ill Armored Corps to meet and destroy Manstein's units. On June 24th, the Soviet armored force made contact with the 6th Panzer Division, the …

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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…

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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 …

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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, …

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Scenario#: W85     Date: 7-Jul-41     Location: Ulla, Russia

Fifteen days after the beginning of "Operation Barbarossa" the Fourth Panzer Army moved along the southern bank of the upper Divin~ River as it positioned itself for an enveloping attack on Vitebsk. The L VII Panzer Corps being the army's …

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Scenario#: 18     Date: 19-Jul-41     Location: Luga, Russia

As the panzers drove deeper into Russia, intent on even greater encirclements, many potentially dangerous Russian armored groups were bypassed. The German infantry, being primarily foot or horse bound, was forced to keep up as best they could to…

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Scenario#: 13     Date: 3-Aug-41     Location: Balta, Ukraine

The 11th Army, advancing on the right side of Army Group South, skirted the Rumanian border with the Black Sea port of Odessa as its primary objective. The small town of Balta, located 120 miles northwest of Odessa, had changed …

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Scenario#: K     Date: 7-Aug-41     Location: Roslavl, Russia

Another day of pouring rain. The mud clung like black tar to the men's boots. The 292nd Infantry Division slowed in its push to close the bag on the Russian Fourth Army. Each overrun town required its own garrison. Each …

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Scenario#: 102     Date: 17-Aug-41     Location: Panikovo forest, Russia

In order to improve the flow of supplies to the German troops driving on Leningrad, the need for the great Leningrad Highway became apparent. A key position on the highway was the strongpoint prepared at Luga. To take the Luga …

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Scenario#: 17     Date: 30-Aug-41     Location: Korosten, Ukraine

As the front spread with each German success, vast gaps were left in the main line. These gaps proved to be perfect avenues of approach for the far-ranging Russian cavalry. One such daring group, the I st Regiment, 2nd Cavalry …

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Scenario#: 103     Date: 11-Sep-41     Location: Leningrad, Russia

During the first weeks of September the final attack on Leningrad, the great objective of the northern campaign was begun. The main German thrust against the center of the Leningrad defenses was in the area known as the Duderhof Hills. …

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Scenario#: SSTK 1A     Date: 24-Sep-41     Location: Valdai Hills, Russia

As Army Group North continued to press at the gates of Leningrad, to protect its right flank the German 16th Army and SS Totenkopf Division had been compelled to entrench west of the Pola River. Following fierce engagements in the …

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Scenario#: SSTK 1B     Date: 24-Sep-41     Location: Valdai Hills, Russia

As Army Group North continued to press at the gates of Leningrad, to protect its right flank the German 16th Army and SS Totenkopf Division had been compelled to entrench west of the Pola River. Following fierce engagements in the …

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Scenario#: 4     Date: 14-Nov-41     Location: Piepsk, Russia

Despite a heavy beating, the Soviet army was still holding the field, and in some areas, giving better than they got. However, the German ranks were thinning out as their manpower resources were called upon time and again to fight …

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Scenario#: A     Date: 2-Dec-41     Location: Burzevo, Russia

By the end of November, Operation Typhoon had broken down; resolute Soviet Resistance, exhaustion, and sub-zero temperatures had almost completely halted the Germans. Along the Minsk-Moscow highway, the fastest and most direct route to the Russian…

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Scenario#: W86     Date: 24-Dec-41     Location: South Vaagso, Norway

In the first Allied raid of the war against a defended port, some 600 officers and men of the British 2nd and 3rd Commando attacked Maaloy Island and Vaagso, near Bergen, with the aim of destroying factory and port installations. …

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Scenario#: M     Date: 29-Dec-41     Location: Staritsa, Russia

The German Army was frozen in place. Bitter cold and deep snow made the thinly clad Wehrmacht dig in and fight first for warmth, then the Russians. The Siberians were well equipped for war in the snow but the Russian …

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Scenario#: 19     Date: 17-Feb-42     Location: Okorovovo, Russia

Following the Russian winter counteroffensive, the Germans were forced to fall back to isolated pockets in an attempt to survive both the Russians and the weather. In the resulting gaps, the Russians found useful employment for their cavalry in…

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