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The World in 1919 - Europe - The National Boundary Realignments Resulting from the First World War.jpg World War I
The World in 1919 - Political Realignment Following the FIrst World War World War I
Last Charge Of The Sturm-Panzer-Kraftwagen Scenario#: 32     Date: 1918-11-01     Location: Sebourg, France The last German tank action of the war occured when Abteilungen 12 (Beute), 13 and 14 (Beute) were deployed to support a counterattack by the 28th Division near Sebourg. Between them, Abteilung 12 and 13 fielded only five Mark IV … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Northeastern Italy - Battle of Vittorio Veneto - Situation 24 October and Operation to 4 Movember 1918 World War I
Fast and Furious Scenario#: 44     Date: 1918-10-08     Location: Chatel-Chehery, France "The Germans got us, and they got us right smart. They just stopped us dead in our tracks. Their machine guns were up there on the heights overlooking us and well hidden, and we couldn't tell for certain where the terrible heavy fire was coming from… Great War Commander — Battle Pack 12
Niergnies Scenario#: 140     Date: 8 October 1918     Location: Niergnies, France Towards the end of the second battle of Cambrai, British Mark IV tanks of 12th Battalion confronted a number of German captured Mark IVs. Under orders to support the advance of the 63rd Division to capture the German trench line … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Lost Battalion Scenario#: 16     Date: 1918-10-07     Location: Argonne Forest, France Tasked with taking a sector of Argonne Forest from the Germans, the 77th U.S. Division attacked on October 2nd. From the first waves, things went wrong. 1st Battalion of 308th Regiment advanced on the extreme left, the rest of 308th … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Guillemont Farm Scenario#: 43     Date: 1918-09-29     Location: Bony, France When the 27th US Division arrived in the Bony sector to take its starting positions for the combined attack on the St Quentin canal, the area had not been secured as expected by the British III Corps, and the Americans worked for three clays and… Great War Commander — Battle Pack 11
Guillemont Farm Scenario#: T03     Date: 1918-09-29     Location: Bony, France When the 27th US Division arrived in the Bony area to take its starting positions for the combined attack on the St Quentin Canal, the area had not been secured as planned by the British III Corps, and the Americans … Great War Commander — Tournaments
Northwest Europe - Western Front - Final Allied Offensive - Situation 25 September and Allied Advance to 11 November 1918 World War I
Palestine - Battle of Megiddo - Dispostions and Situation 19-25 September - Pursuit to Damascus World War I
Sedan-Verdun and Vicinity - The Meuse-Argonne Offensive Setpember to November 1918 World War I
All For Schnuck Scenario#: 31     Date: 1918-08-31     Location: Fremicourt, France "At 5 a.m., the enemy barraged our front line, and half an hour later launched a strong counterattack. As the advancing Germans approached the line, it was seen that they were accompanied by tanks, a new experience for our men. … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Yanks Are Coming Scenario#: 30     Date: 1918-08-09     Location: Chipilly Ridge, France General Pershing continues to struggle with his Allies who want to take and absorb his American units into their own armies. One such division is the 33rd from Illinois. Since June it has trained with British lll Corps at the … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Perrone and Vicinity - Battle of Amiens - Situation 8 August 1918 and Reduction of Amiens Salient World War I
Soissons and Vicinity - Second Battle of the Marne - Franco-American Counter Attack 18 July to 6 August 1918 World War I
Rock of the Marne Scenario#: 15     Date: 1918-07-15     Location: Marne River, France Spring-Summer 1918 brought the last German offensives on the Western Front. General Ludendorff's closing effort was against the Marne River line to the south, 56 miles away from Paris. The French there were reeling. Fresh American divisions rushed… Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Seizing Bouresches Scenario#: 14     Date: 1918-06-06     Location: Bouresches, France When French General Joseph Degoutte ordered an attack on Belleau Wood, the American Marines were eager to oblige. Two days earlier, they had succeeded in stopping the German advance at Mares Farm and elsewhere. Starting at positions west of the … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Devil Dogs Scenario#: 13     Date: 1918-06-06     Location: Belleau Wood, France With little coordination and notice to the attacking forces, the marines struck at Belleau Wood at 1700 hours. Major Ben Berry's 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, crossed wheat fields and struck at the Woods waist. A creeping barrage was supposed to … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Retreat, Hell Scenario#: 12     Date: 1918-06-04     Location: Belleau Wood, France At dawn, exhausted remnants of the French 43 Division continued to pass through the US Marine line set up west of Belleau Wood. The 5th Marine Regiment of the 2nd Division, led by Colonel Wendell Neville, waited. Units of … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Faverolles Scenario#: 42     Date: 1918-06-03     Location: Faverolles, France Excerpt from a French officer’s diary (167th Regiment d’Infanterie): “The attacks on the 3rd would be extraordinarily fierce. At 4 am the German artillery, launched a violent fire. The 75 behind us retaliated violently, and it was under a deadly… Great War Commander — Battle Pack 10
Flesh and Iron Scenario#: 11     Date: 1918-05-31     Location: Plateau de Chaudun, France By 0900, the French 11 Corps d'Armée comes under heavy pressure, to hold the line at Vierzy-Neuilly Saint Front. To offset the pressure, the Division Marocaine counter attacks as soon as possible in the direction of Parcy-Tigny. A Brigade de … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Over There Scenario#: 10     Date: 1918-05-28     Location: Cantigny, France First U.S. troops arrived in France in July 1917, but they needed numbers and training. Over the winter-spring not much happened except a German raid at Seicheprey in April. By May, the Doughboys wanted in the fight. The big German … Great War Commander — Great War Commander
Alter Fritz Scenario#: 28     Date: 1918-04-24     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France Five minutes after dawn Group l's “heavy field kitchen's” initiated their attack on Villers-Bretonneux. After passing into no man's land ahead of the accompanying 207RIR, Lotti and unnamed A7V 560 stopped to eliminate machine-gun nests to get the… Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
First Tank On Tank Deluxe Scenario#: 27     Date: 1918-04-24     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France What if 2nd Lieutenant Franck Mitchell, commander of Mark TV tank A1 (4086) while ordering his gunner and machine gunners to better target “Nixe” spotted a new threat: A7Vs "Siegfried” (525) and “Schnuck” (504)…? What if “X” Company's Whippets… Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
First Tank On Tank Scenario#: 26     Date: 1918-04-24     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France A soldier reported to 2nd Lieutenant Franck Mitchell, commander of Mark IV tank Al (4086) that enemy tanks were about. Mitchell opened a loophole and saw the A7V tank "Nixe" (561) approaching half a kilometre away. As neither Mitchell nor … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Villers-Bretonneux (Tank vs Tank) Scenario#: 139     Date: 24 April 1918     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France Also on the 24th, shortly after the Whippet tanks had moved out of sight of Mitchell’s Mark IV tank, they engaged a group of German infantry in the open. The German infantry were routed and as the tanks followed the … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Villers-Bretonneux (Tank vs Tank) Scenario#: 138     Date: 24 April 1918     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France Fighting was already taking place in the streets of Villers-Bretonneux, when Second Lieutenant Mitchell, in command of a British male Mk IV tank, attacked and knocked out one German A7V tank and forced two captured British Mk IV tanks to … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Villers-Bretonneux (Tank vs Tank) Scenario#: 137     Date: 24 April 1918     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France Fighting was already taking place in the streets of Villers-Bretonneux, when Captain Brown’s three tanks, a male and two females, all Mk IVs, were ordered to support the infantry between Villers and Cachy. Second Lieutenant Mitchell was in command of… the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Second Battle of Villers Scenario#: 136     Date: 24 April 1918     Location: Villers-Bretonneux, France In early April, the Germans renewed their efforts towards Villers-Bretonneux, a town on the high ground to the south of the city of Amiens. Through Amiens ran the main north-south rail line in northern France. Cutting the line would seriously … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
A Stand-Up Fight Scenario#: T04     Date: 1918-04-20     Location: Seicheprey, France Minor spring raids against the new American troops produce little. Then on 20 April, the night is misty and visibility is poor. A heavy two-hour bombardment opens against the U.S. 102nd Regiment, 26th “Yankee” Division stationed at Saint Mihiel… Great War Commander — Tournaments
Armentieres and Vicinity - Lys Offensive (Second German Drive) - Situation 9 April and Operations Through 29 April 1918 World War I
Cerisy Scenario#: 29     Date: 1918-04-08     Location: Cerisy, France At 4.20, as the artillery opened intense fire on the whole front of attack, the British infantry and tanks advanced to the assault. The tanks crashed into Cerisy knocking down buildings and opening fire on the German garrison. Three companies … Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
Colincamps Scenario#: 135     Date: 26 March 1918     Location: Colincamps, France Germany’s 1918 Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, along the Western Front, was a last-ditch attempt for Germany to win the war before American forces entered Europe in large numbers. On March 26, as part of the Battle of Rosières, the Germans … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Peronne and Vicinity - Somme Offensive (First German Drive) Situation 21 March and Operations Through 4 April 1918 World War I
Manchester Hill Scenario#: 25     Date: 1918-03-21     Location: Saint Quentin, France Posthumous Victoria Cross citation for Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrith Elstob, Commanding Officer, 16th Battalion Manchester Rifles: For most conspicuous bravery, devotion to duty and self-sacrifice during operations at Manchester Redoubt, near St.… Great War Commander — British Expeditionary Force
St. Quentin Scenario#: 134     Date: 21 March 1918     Location: St. Quentin, France The German commander, General Erich Ludendorff, in the spring of 1918, believed it was essential for Germany to use the troops freed from the Eastern Front from the collapse of Russia, to achieve a victory against the war-weary Allies on … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Northwest Europe - Western Front - Situation 20 March and Gains of Five German Offensives Through 18 July 1918 World War I
Eastern Europe - Operations During 1918 World War I
Cambrai (German Counter Attack) Scenario#: 133     Date: 30 November 1917     Location: Cambrai, France By the morning of 30 November, German High Command had assembled twenty divisions and were poised to counter-attack. All along the line, the Germans put into practice new methods of fighting, which consisted of infiltrating the enemy’s lines with… the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Cambrai (Bourlon Village & Wood) Scenario#: 132     Date: 23-25 November 1917     Location: Cambrai, France On the evening of the 23rd, Haig and Byng met to assess the merit of continuing the operation or pull back to Flesquieres Ridge. After weighing various considerations, Haig decided to continue the operations. Also on the 23rd, the 40th … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Cambrai (Fontaine-Notre-Dame) Scenario#: 131     Date: 23-25 November 1917     Location: Fontaine-Notre-Dame, France On the evening of the 22rd, Haig and Byng met to assess the merit of continuing the operation or pull back to Flesquieres Ridge. After weighing various considerations, Haig decided to continue the operations. On the morning of the 23rd, … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Cambrai (St. Quientin Canal) Scenario#: 130     Date: 21 November 1917     Location: Canal de Saint-Quentin, France Capturing the bridges at Mesnieres and Marcoing was critical to the British plan. The British captured the bridge at Marcoing intact, but at Mesnieres, the advancing British troops were less fortunate, as the bridge had already been blown. An attempt… the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Ypres and Vicinity - Battle of Cambrai - Situation 20 November 1917 and Operation to 5 December World War I
Following the Tanks Scenario#: 41     Date: 1917-11-20     Location: Flequires, France The 1/6th Black Watch on the right of 153rd Brigade, moving behind the tanks, overran the Outpost Line. At Mole Trench, the last in the main defences which ran behind the whole length of the German Line, they were held up by uncut barbed wire but… Great War Commander — Battle Pack 9
Cambrai (Graincourt) Scenario#: 129     Date: 20 November 1917     Location: Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt, France Although the 62nd Division met with strong Resistance at Havrincourt, Brigadier-General ‘Boy’ Bradford VC, promoted at 25 years of age, did not wait to see the fall of Havrinourt. He advanced with the 186th Brigade and a company of tanks, … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Cambrai (Havrincourt Village) Scenario#: 128     Date: 20 November 1917     Location: Havrincourt Village, France The 62nd Division with G and E battalion tanks had carried most of their first line objective within a couple of hours, including the German trenches in front of Havrincourt. Captain Soltau and remnants of the 84th German Infantry Regiment, … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Cambrai (Flesquieres Ridge) Scenario#: 127     Date: 20 November 1917     Location: Flesquieres, France Both leading brigades of the 51st Highland Division, after overcoming the German front line machine gun positions, watched with high hopes, as their tanks were pressing on alone towards the crest of the Flesquieres Ridge. The Germans, on the other … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Cambrai (Siegfried Stellung Line Part 2) Scenario#: 126     Date: 20 November 1917     Location: Cambrai, France After a short bombardment, the 36th Infantry Brigade with Tank Battalion F attacked the German forward line of trenches, south of the village of La Vacquerie. The tanks had no difficulty crushing paths through the belts of wire in this … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion
Cambrai (Siegfried Stellung Line) Scenario#: 125     Date: 20 November 1917     Location: Cambrai, France After a short bombardment, the 36th Infantry Brigade with Tank Battalion F attacked the German forward line of trenches, south of the village of La Vacquerie. The tanks had no difficulty crushing paths through the belts of wire in this … the Great War (C&C) — Tank Expansion