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The Akroiri Peninsula DefenseScenario#: 209 Date: 20-May-41 Location: Profitilias, CreteThe 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 … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon) |
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The Agony of DoomScenario#: 110 Date: 19-Apr-45 Location: Muncheberg, GermanyWith 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) |
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Sweep For Bordj Toum BridgeScenario#: 39 Date: 10-Dec-42 Location: Bordj Toum Station, TunisiaAs the Allies paused to gather their breath and resources for their attack on Tunis, the Germans struck first. The Fifth Panzer Army in an effort to expand its position around Tunis, sent the 86th Panzer Grenadier Regiment supported by … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory |
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Swatting at TigersScenario#: 41 Date: 11-Jul-43 Location: Biazzo Ridge, SicilyIn the early morning hours of July 10th, Colonel James Gavin and the SOS the Parachute Regiment were scattered over much of southern Sicily. Gavin landed 20 miles east of the selected drop zone, while most of his regiment came … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory |
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Strayer's StraysScenario#: O Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Saint-Germain-de-Varreville, FranceBy dawn, Lt. Colonel R.L. Strayer had pieced together a unit composed of men of the 502nd, 506th and 508th Parachute Regiments. Front lines and flanks were meaningless. The officers and men didn't know one another. Radio contact with HQ … Squad Leader — The General #20.4 |
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Stand FastScenario#: 302 Date: 10-Dec-44 Location: Obergeich, GermanyAs 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) |
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Sowchos 79Scenario#: 16 Date: 8-Dec-42 Location: Chir River Line, RussiaFollowing the encirclement of Sixth Army at Stalingrad, the Germans launched a relief effort from their bridgehead at Nizhna Chirskaya, 25 miles from the nearest troops of Sixth Army at Marinowka. The Chir River was to provide the left flank … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron |
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Soldiers of DestructionScenario#: TS4 Date: 10-Oct-44 Location: Radzymin, PolandThe men of the SS Totenkopf Division had stalled the advance of the Fifth Guards Tank Army in late September. Then, silence. No fighting had occurred for the past three weeks. It seemed like a dream. Time to sleep; time … Squad Leader — The General #19,5 |
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Slamming of the DoorScenario#: 102 Date: 17-Aug-41 Location: Panikovo forest, RussiaIn 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 … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon) |
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Skrimish in AustriaScenario#: D6 Date: 6-Mar-45 Location: AustriaAfter 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 |
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Silent DeathScenario#: 23 Date: 9-Dec-39 Location: Aittojoki, FinlandAs 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 … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom |
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Semper ParatusScenario#: J Date: 27-Sep-44 Location: Oorderen, HollandLieutenant C.P .J. Des Groseillers urged his straining men to push again. D Company had found a German 75mm antitank gun in the ruins of Oorderen. The breech had been hidden and the weapon had been left in the town … Squad Leader — The General #18.2 |
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Scratch ForceScenario#: W96 Date: 7-Sep-44 Location: Briey, FranceThe Germans had counter-attacked in the night. Lacking aerial reconnaissance the Wehrmacht troops had, by chance, driven straight into the U.S. 90th Division Command Post, cutting off the advanced units of the division. In the hours that followed Gls… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2 |
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Scheldt Fortress SouthScenario#: R219 Date: 25-Oct-44 Location: Scheldt Estuary, HollandBacked against the Scheidt Estuary, the weakened German 64th Infantry Division faced the entire Canadian First Army. It was the guns of the 64th which barred shipping from Antwerp. Every day that the 64th held out meant another day of … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios |
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Sbeitla ProbeScenario#: A2 Date: 17-Feb-43 Location: Sbeitla, TunisiaDuring the night of February 16th, as battered elements of the 1st Armored Division fell back westward under the onslaught of Operation Fruehlingswind, they met with reinforcements and set up a temporary defensive line in the olive groves and wadis … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Sacrifice Of Polish ArmorScenario#: 201 Date: 1-Sep-39 Location: Novy Targ, PolandDespite 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.… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon) |
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Road To Kozani PassScenario#: 208 Date: 13-Apr-41 Location: Komanos, GreeceThe 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… Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom (Addon) |
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RiposteScenario#: 304 Date: 15-Mar-45 Location: Pfaffenheck, GermanyAt 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) |
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Resistance at ChabrehezScenario#: 25 Date: 10-May-40 Location: Chabrehez, BelgiumAs 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 … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom |
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Rehearsal for CreteScenario#: 32 Date: 26-Apr-41 Location: Peloponnesus, GreeceThe 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 … Squad Leader — Crescendo of Doom |
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Regalbuto RidgeScenario#: A3 Date: 31-July-43 Location: Regalbuto, SicilySince the 12th the British 30th Corps had been battling through the hills and valleys of central Sicily, protecting the flank of the 13th Corps' advance on Catania. Instrumental in that scheme was the clearing of Agira and Regalbuto. Finally, … Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Raid on VaagsoScenario#: W86 Date: 24-Dec-41 Location: South Vaagso, NorwayIn 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. … Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |
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Prelude to BreakoutScenario#: 44 Date: 7-Jul-44 Location: Vire et Taute Canal, FranceThe Germans had frustrated the Allied attempt to breakout of the Normandy peninsula, and Eisenhower now tried shifting pressure from the British sector in the east to the Americans on the west. One location where a breakthrough was to be … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory |
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Point D'AppuiScenario#: 307 Date: 9-Oct-44 Location: Bardenberg, GermanyAs the majority of the I 19th Infantry Regiment advanced into North Wuerselen, they left behind a reduced company, commanded by Captain R. Simmons, to protect their line of communication. Captain Simmons deployed the bulk of his troops around a … Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory (Addon) |
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Pavlov's HouseScenario#: TS2 Date: 20-Oct-42 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaAt the end of September, units of Rodimtsev's 13th Guards were ordered to seize buildings on Lenin Square and form strongpoints. A damaged apartment building was attacked and occupied by Sgt. Jacob Pavlov and his men, who formed a defensive … Squad Leader — The General #19,5 |
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Patton's End RunScenario#: W92 Date: 11-Aug-43 Location: Brolo, SicilyPatton was determined to beat "Monty" to Messina. The American advance along the north coast was being held up by the German 71st Panzergrenadier Regiment. To eliminate this unit, and possibly initiate a breakthrough, Patton planned to trap the… Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 2 |
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Operation VarsityScenario#: 46 Date: 24-Mar-45 Location: Hamminkeln, GermanyThe 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 |
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Operation SwitchbackScenario#: R218 Date: 6-Oct-44 Location: Scheldt Estuary, HollandAntwerp had fallen unharmed into Allied hands. All that prevented Allied use of one of Europe's largest ports were the German flak and artillery that lined the narrow waterway linking the North Sea to Antwerp; the narrow Scheidt Estuary. Axis … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios |
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Operation MarstonScenario#: 1000 Date: 14/15 July 1943 Location: Primosole Bridge, SicilyOperation "Marston", as the attack on the Primosole Bridge over the River Simeto was known, was given to the 1st Parachute Brigade of the 1st British Airborne Division to accomplish. It was planned to the last detail: equipment, weaponry, route, … Squad Leader — The General #20.2 |
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Operation HubertusScenario#: 2000 Date: 11-Nov-42 Location: Stalingrad, RussiaAt 0300 hours on 11 November, Hubertus opened with a short and violent barrage. Ten battalions of German infantry, supported by tanks and pioneers, stormed toward the Barricade Factory, the Red October Factory and nearby ruins. Paulus had launched… Squad Leader — The General #21.4 |
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Operation "Montana"Scenario#: CCGM Date: April-45 Location: Gravelin, GermanyBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Lauenberg"Scenario#: CCGL Date: October-44 Location: St. Brandon-sur-Aliex, FranceBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Kiwi"Scenario#: CCGK Date: August-44 Location: Venraji, NorwayBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Jubilee"Scenario#: CCGJ Date: June-44 Location: Vire Valley, FranceBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Iota One"Scenario#: CCGI Date: May-44 Location: Descanneville, FranceBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Huckabuck"Scenario#: CCGH Date: July-43 Location: St. Valery, FranceBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Gauntlet"Scenario#: CCGG Date: February-43 Location: St D'Hyeres, FranceBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Forefar Love"Scenario#: CCGF Date: August-42 Location: Biville, FranceBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Easter 3"Scenario#: CCGE Date: March-42 Location: Biesbosch, HollandBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Dryad"Scenario#: CCGD Date: October-41 Location: Eletot, FranceBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Claymore"Scenario#: CCGC Date: September-41 Location: Haugesund, NorwayBriefing: 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 |
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Operation "Bristol"Scenario#: CCGB Date: June-41 Location: Courselles, FranceBriefing: 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 |
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OPERATION "AMBASSADOR"Scenario#: CCGA Date: November-40 Location: Omanville, FranceBriefing: 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 |
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On The Road To AndalsnesScenario#: R212 Date: 24-Apr-40 Location: Andalsnes, NorwayWith 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… Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios |
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On The BorderlineScenario#: A1 Date: 30-Nov-39 Location: Artahuhta, FinlandThe 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… Squad Leader — ASL Annual 89 |
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Night DropScenario#: R223 Date: 6-Jun-44 Location: Cherbourg Peninsula, FranceScattered in farms and villages along thirty miles of coast, the German 709th Infantry Division had been awaiting the invasion for a year. It had been formed eighteen months before around a core of German veterans from the Russian front … Squad Leader — Rogue Scenarios |
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Night Battle at NoromatyevkaScenario#: 105 Date: 1-Jan-43 Location: Noromaryevka, RussiaIn an effort to threaten Rostov from the northwest, the Russian XXV Tanks Corps launched its '42-'43 winter offensive on Army Group Don in an attempt to strike at the rear of Army Detachment "Hollidt." Misled by the slight Resistance … Squad Leader — Cross of Iron (Addon) |
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Night AssaultScenario#: W98 Date: 26-Mar-45 Location: Kirchhellen, GermanyAfter 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 |
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Medal of HonorScenario#: 37 Date: 21-Sep-44 Location: Nijmegen, NetherlandsFollowing a costly assault boat crossing of the Waal River, the 504th Parachute Regiment had finally captured the Nijmegen bridge intact. Over this span would push the British Guards Armored Division toward the planned link with the embattled British… Squad Leader — GI: Anvil of Victory |
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Le PeradisScenario#: W84 Date: 26-May-40 Location: Le Paradis, FranceThe 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. Squad Leader — Wargamers Pack 1 |