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Large Scale Streetfighting Scenario#: D2 Date: April 1942 Location: Russia Training Scenario: This scenario again pits the Russians and Germans in a street fight, but on a somewhat larger scale. In this scenario, victory is determined by the number of victory points gained by each player and whether or not … Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. IV, No. 11
Fighting in the Streets Scenario#: D1 Date: June 1942 Location: Russia Training Scenario: The following scenario will force the development of streetfighting skills for both sides. Tactical doctrine for successful streetfighting depends on the player’s successful use of combined arms (if available). Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. IV, No. 10
Operation "Montana" Scenario#: CCGM Date: April-45 Location: Gravelin, Germany Briefing: Word has reached SHAEF from the leading member of the Gennan Resistance in the OKH-codenamed "Amber"-that 150 Allied officers are being held by the Wehrmacht a few miles from the front lines. Under pressure from Himmler, the OKW has … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Lauenberg" Scenario#: CCGL Date: October-44 Location: St. Brandon-sur-Aliex, France Briefing: In a fortnight, the Eighth Army will launch a major offensive, designed to leap three major rivers and shatter the German defensive lines of their Ninety-third Army. A decisive victory could bring Nazi Germany to its collective knees,… Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Kiwi" Scenario#: CCGK Date: August-44 Location: Venraji, Norway Briefing: A local, limited German counterattack has retaken the village of Venraij. Normally, with the fluid situation at the front, this setback would pose little inconvenience. However, the only supply route to the 7th U.S. Infantry RCT and the… Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Jubilee" Scenario#: CCGJ Date: June-44 Location: Vire Valley, France Briefing: Across the fields of the Vire valley from the sector held by the Canadian 4th Armoured Division lay a series of hills. In two days, the 4th Armoured will launch a limited offensive, aimed at breaking through the valley … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Iota One" Scenario#: CCGI Date: May-44 Location: Descanneville, France Briefing: H-Hour is 0715. At that time, on the extreme left flank of the British landings, the troops of the Royal Scots Fusiliers and the Queen's Own Fife and Forfar Yeomanry will come ashore on a narrow strip of beach. … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Huckabuck" Scenario#: CCGH Date: July-43 Location: St. Valery, France Briefing: Near the mouth of the River Seine lies the chateau of St. Valery-en-Caux, "acquired" by Reichsmarshal Goering in August 1940. The Kommandeur der Luftwaffe utilizes the chateau as his residence during his semi-frequent trips to inspect the… Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Gauntlet" Scenario#: CCGG Date: February-43 Location: St D'Hyeres, France Briefing: In four days time, a British convoy with a heavy escort is to depart Gibraltar bound for embattled Malta, laden with food and munitions absolutely vital for the continued survival of the island garrison. The Allied convoy will be … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Forefar Love" Scenario#: CCGF Date: August-42 Location: Biville, France Briefing: At Onival on the French coast, a crucial commando raid on a German-staffed research laboratory will be carried out in a few days; the mission's objectives are the capture of blueprints and/or prototypes of a new German airborne radar … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Easter 3" Scenario#: CCGE Date: March-42 Location: Biesbosch, Holland Briefing: The German occupation force in the Netherlands has, for some time now, been untroubled by the attentions of the commandos. Due to this, Gennan formations once stationed in Holland have been shifted to other coastal zones. To rectify this, … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Dryad" Scenario#: CCGD Date: October-41 Location: Eletot, France Briefing: The invasion is to take place at dawn. It is known that to the south of the invasion beaches elements of the 10th SS Panzer Division are refitting and on training maneuvers. Should the SS panzers reach the Canadian … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Claymore" Scenario#: CCGC Date: September-41 Location: Haugesund, Norway Briefing: The High Command is planning a major divisional-sized assault to sever the iron-ore route near Haugesund. However, other than dated Royal Navy outline maps, information on the topography of and enemy presence in this remote region of Norway… Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Operation "Bristol" Scenario#: CCGB Date: June-41 Location: Courselles, France Briefing: It has been learned that the major communications center linking Ob.d.H. (Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres) Paris with all German coastal commands from Dunkirk to Ushant is located in a requisitioned French chateau near Courselles. The solid,… Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
OPERATION "AMBASSADOR" Scenario#: CCGA Date: November-40 Location: Omanville, France Briefing: Reports have reached British Military Intelligence from French underground sources confirming massive German troop movements into the coastal regions. However, all Allied attempts to obtain detailed information on the new enemy divisional… Squad Leader — ASL Annual 92
Two eyes for an eye Scenario#: D7 Date: 29-Apr-45 Location: Berlin, Germany “Two eyes for an eye” was the Russian’s motto as the drive for Berlin had begun. Four Russian armies, 4,000 tanks, 22,000 guns and mortars, and over 4,000 aircraft began the drive on the German capital on the night of … Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. V, No. 9
The Agony of Doom Scenario#: 110 Date: 19-Apr-45 Location: Muncheberg, Germany With the Third Reich in its death throes, the Russian juggernaut began to pickup speed. The German defense line on the Oder had been broken. One town after another fell to the Russian armies as they advanced on Berlin, but … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon)
The Whirlwind Scenario#: R217 Date: 18-Apr-45 Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany As the German defenses crumbled in front of the U.S. 3rd Army, the fighting became fluid . On the night of April 17th elements of a recce troop of the American 26th Division occupied a village on the outskirts of … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
The Rag Tag Circus Scenario#: 306 Date: 12-Apr-45 Location: Barby on the Elbe, Germany Gls of the 83rd Infantry Division took particular pride in their use of captured German vehicles. So extensive was their "used car lot" appearance that the news correspondents nicknamed this unit the "Rag Tag Circus". The Americans had a chance … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
A Small Town In Germany Scenario#: R216 Date: 8-Apr-45 Location: Friesoythe, Germany The occupation of the Groningen bulge made it possible for the British Second Army to drive into northern Germany. The Allied advance did not go smoothly. Small "stay-behind" forces resisted bitterly. One example occurred when the Canadian 4th… Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
Hitdorf on the Rhine Scenario#: 10 Date: 6-Apr-45 Location: Hitdorf, Germany As the Third Reich collapsed, many American leaders became bold to the point of recklessness. Often, a daring stroke by a small group of soldiers yielded a vast gaggle of demoralized German prisoners. But sometimes the Americans pushed their luck … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
Encircling the Ruhr Scenario#: 47 Date: 30-Mar-45 Location: Ruhr, Germany As the 12th Army wheeled its way north under overcast skies to join the 9th Army in encircling the Ruhr, they drew upon the 3rd Armored Division to lead the way. A task force built around a medium tank battalion … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Cooperative Venture Scenario#: W99 Date: 28-Mar-45 Location: Dorsten, Germany In an attempt to speed the Allied advance General Simpson's U.S. Ninth Army HQ appealed to the British Second Army commander, General Dempsey, for armored reinforcement of XVIII Airborne Corps. General Depsey was able to assign the crack Sixth Guards… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Night Assault Scenario#: W98 Date: 26-Mar-45 Location: Kirchhellen, Germany After dispersing an attack by the Wehrmacht 116th Panzer Division, the American infantrymen of 120th Regiment were able to advance to positions near Kirchhellen Airfield. The Gls watched helplessly as the airfield's powerful flak guns, mounted high… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
Hunters from the Sky Scenario#: I Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: Rhine River, Germany "Operation Varsity," the airborne phase of the Allies' Northern Rhine crossing, was to be the last airborne assault of the war. Artillery units and fighter-bombers pounded the German gun positions in the vicinity of the drop zones lifting just prior… Squad Leader — The General #17.2
Operation Varsity Scenario#: 46 Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: Hamminkeln, Germany The airborne phase of the Allies' Northern Rhine crossing was to be the last airborne assault of the war. Artillery units and fighter-bombers pounded the German gun positions in the vicinity of the drop zones so severely that the first … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Bridgehead on the Rhine Scenario#: 42 Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: Speldrop, Germany During the night of March 23rd, the Allied 21st Army Group began the long awaited Rhine crossing. The first division to cross was the British 51 st Highland Division mounted in Buffaloes of the 4th Royal Tanks and Northamptonshire Yeomanry … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
The St. Goar Assault Scenario#: 11 Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: St Goar, Germany Germany's army was beaten. The Rhine had been crossed at Remagen and elsewhere. As more and more of the Allies closed in on the Rhine, there was a growing tendency to simply take it "o n the run" rather than … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
The Duel Scenario#: 305 Date: 15-Mar-45 Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany German General Hoehne, LXXXIX Corps commander, had to buy time. Every day the way was clear allowed additional isolated units to filter back towards the Rhine. At a time of frightful manpower shortages, he decided to commit two of his … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Riposte Scenario#: 304 Date: 15-Mar-45 Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany At the same time that the SS mountain troopers were striking one flank of the US 357th Regiment, the Wehrmacht's 159th Division struck the other. Every effort was to be made to prevent the Americans from establishing an artillery OP … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Thrust and Parry Scenario#: 303 Date: 15-Mar-45 Location: Pfaffenheck, Germany Between the Moselle and Rhine rivers, the US Army ground forward on a broad front. The Germans struggled desperately to hold open escape routes to the Rhine. After unsuccessful attempts to slow the American advance, General Hoehne launched two… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Skrimish in Austria Scenario#: D6 Date: 6-Mar-45 Location: Austria After passing through Bulgaria and Yugoslavia, the Red Army smashed into Austria. A mixed group of Yugoslavs, Bulgarians and Russians met elements of the German force occupying Austria in a night melee. Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. V, No. 7
Trial by Combat Scenario#: 300 Date: 27-Feb-45 Location: Elsdrof, Germany In an attempt to give American armor a fighting chance against heavy German tanks, the Army Ordnance Department developed the T26 Medium tank, better known as the Pershing. Carrying a 90mm gun and heavy frontal armor, the Pershing was rushed … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
The Roer Bridgehead Scenario#: 309 Date: 23-Feb-45 Location: Koerrenzig, Germany The Gls had been poised before the Roer for days. German engineers had skillfully blown the upriver dam floodgates so that the Roer had run fierce and wide. Now, with the river still in flood but navigable, the concentrated might … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Will the German garrison leave? Scenario#: D8 Date: 17-Jan-45 Location: Budapest, Hungary On December 12, 1944, the Russian high command ordered that Budapest was to be encircled and crushed. The 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts were in excellent position to cut off the city. German counterattacks delayed the encirclement of the city … Squad Leader — The Dragon Vol. V, No. 11
The Bitche Salient Scenario#: 8 Date: 14-Jan-45 Location: Bitche, Germany Elements of the U.S. l 75th Infantry Regiment have been ordered to continue closing the ring around German forces trapped near Bitche. However, due to poor radio security, the Germans are quite aware of this latest development and have planned … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
Auld Lang Syne Scenario#: R211 Date: 1-Jan-45 Location: Gerimont, France In the Ardennes sector the U.S. 87th division was given the assignment of taking Gerimont as the VIII Corps continued its advance to the east. The opening of the assault went well as the lead companies drove the Germans from … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios
A Belated Christmas Scenario#: 33 Date: 27-Dec-44 Location: Bastogne, Belgium The 101st Airborne was isolated, surviving by desperation and courage alone. But even the best troops cannot fight without ammunition, and by Christmas day supplies of all types were dwindling. A desperate plan to attempt resupply of the pocket was … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
A Meeting Of Patrols Scenario#: A6 Date: 26-Dec-44 Location: Hofen, Belgium In early December, the U.S. 47th Infantry Regiment was moved back to " Camp Elsenbom" for refit and final training of a large replacement cadre. But training and reorganization were still incomplete when the storm struck; on the afternoon of … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
The Attempt to Relieve Peiper Scenario#: H Date: 21-Dec-44 Location: the Ardennes, Belgium The key to the German Ardennes Offensive Jay with a quick breakthrough and deep penetration. In the north the success of a breakthrough rested heavily with Colonel Peiper's Kampfgruppe from the 1st SS Division. But the quick victories which had … Squad Leader — The General #17.2
The Breaking Wave Scenario#: W97 Date: 19-Dec-44 Location: Dom Butengenbach, Belgium The German efforts to press their Wacht am Rhein offensive were falling behind schedule. After rapid deliberation German General Staff decided that the best way to speed the assault was to increase the maneuver area for the attacking elements. They … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
A Day At The Races Scenario#: W100 Date: 19-Dec-44 Location: Dom Butengenbach, Belgium The final Nazi holdout was thought to be centered in the Alps of Southern Germany. Allied fears that the Nazis might fall back to some form of National Redoubt sen t U.S. columns speeding towards Austria. These armored fingers lost … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2
The Road to Wiltz Scenario#: 12 Date: 17-Dec-44 Location: Wiltz, Luxembourg The German assault had surprised the Americans both in its size and intensity. Desperately, the Americans formed scratch defenses to buy time so the key road junction of Bastogne could be held. The Germans had to be delayed or stopped … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
Weissenhof Crossroads Scenario#: 36 Date: 16-Dec-44 Location: Schnee Eifel, Germany As the German Ardennes offensive got underway, the 62nd Yolks Grenadier Division opened its attack by hurling two regiments against the 424th Infantry in an attempt to breakthrough at Winterspelt. The most serious threat developed at the Weissenhof… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Buchholz Station Scenario#: 7 Date: 16-Dec-44 Location: Buchholz, Belgium The original German opening for the Battle of the Bulge was somewhat subdued. German infantry, with little armor was to seize key road junctions early so the armored formations could quickly pass through and exploit a breakthrough. One such key … Squad Leader — Squad Leader
Stand Fast Scenario#: 302 Date: 10-Dec-44 Location: Obergeich, Germany As the Americans advanced across the plains of Germany, the badly outnumbered Germans could not hope to hold a continuous line. Rather than expose themselves, the Wehrmacht troops turned each town or clump of buildings into a small strongpoint. Early… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
King's Castle Scenario#: A4 Date: 26-Nov-44 Location: Frenzenberg, Germany The Americans continued to forge deeper into Germany, the infantry often reduced to providing support for the armored hammering of the heartland of the enemy. On this day, the town of Frenzenberg was designated as the objective for the 47th … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 90
Han-Sur-Neid Scenario#: 308 Date: 11-Nov-44 Location: Han-sur-Neid, France It will never be known who ordered the charge. Perhaps it was Colonel Burnette, who was mortally wounded as his men neared the 100 foot bridge. Perhaps it was simply the sight of Lt. Edwards' tanks edging across the unblown … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon)
Action at Kommerscheidt Scenario#: 43 Date: 4-Nov-44 Location: Kommerscheidt, Germany By October, 1944 the American Army had ripped two large holes in the Siegfried Line at Aachen and Roetgen . The next step called for a limited flanking operation in the Huertgen Forest. The 28th Division was ordered to carry … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory
Infatuate II Scenario#: R222 Date: 1-Nov-44 Location: Walcheren Island, Holland The last German stronghold on the Scheidt Estuary was the island of Walcheren. Linked by a narrow causeway to South Beveland, its batteries were still a threat to Allied transports. Agile minesweepers were already plying their trade in the estuary, … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios