December 10, 1942...As the Allies paused to gather
their breath and resources for their attack on Tunis, the Germans struck first. The Fifth Panzer
Army sent the 86th Panzer Grenadier Regiment supported by armor on a two-pronged attack along both
sides of the Medjerda river. If the Germans were to gain control of the bridge near the Bordj Toum
railroad station, Combat Command B would be in danger of being cut off on the eastern side of the
river...
February 11, 1944...As the initial expansion of the Allied beachhead
at Anzio drew to a halt, the inevitable German counterattacks began along the Albano-Anzio
highway near the Aprilia farm settlement known to the Allies as "the factory". After repeated
attacks by the Germans, the factory fell as the Americans were forced to retreat. Realizing
the importance of this position, the Allied command ordered an immediate counterattack by
the U.S. 45th Infantry Division...
September 20, 1944...The 30th Corps had stalled at the German-held Waal
River Bridge in Nijmegen. Knowing that the best way to capture a bridge was to attack both
ends at once, the U.S. paratroopers made a daring daylight river assault and attacked the
north end of the bridge while a task force of paratroopers, British infantry, and tanks
attacked the south end in an attempt to link up and continue their drive towards Arnhem...
October 9, 1944...As the majority of the 119th Infantry Regiment advanced
into North Wuerselen, they left behind a reduced company to protect their line of communication.
With little chance of significant action, the bulk of the U.S. troops were deployed around
a roadblock outside of Bardenberg. Suddenly, at dusk, armed German halftracks struck at
the small American force...
November 4, 1944...The American Army had ripped two large holes in the
Siegfried Line at Aachen and Roetgen, and continued operations with a limited flanking
attack in the Huertgen Forest. The town of Schmidt fell easily, but a strong German
counterattack soon followed and routed the Americans. The German attack then pressed on
trying to overrun the next defense line located in the small village of Kommersheidt...
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Scenarios
| ASL Scenario U1 |
The French Decide to Fight |
| ASL Scenario U2 |
Sweep For Bordj Toum Bridge |
| ASL Scenario U3 |
The Factory |
| ASL Scenario U4 |
Climax at Nijmegen Bridge |
| ASL Scenario U5 |
Point D'Appui |
| ASL Scenario U6 |
Action at Kommerscheidt |
| ASL Scenario U7 |
Han-Sur-Neid |
| ASL Scenario U8 |
Weissenhof Crossroads |
| ASL Scenario U9 |
A Belated Christmas |
| ASL Scenario U10 |
Trial By Combat |
| ASL Scenario U11 |
Thrust and Parry |
| ASL Scenario U12 |
Riposte |
| ASL Scenario U13 |
The Duel |
November 11, 1944...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
span that drew the men forward. Amidst a shower of shot and shell, a small band of brave
GIs, supported by three Shermans, burst across the bridge and then hunkered down to defend
the narrow approach...
December 27, 1944...Surrounded and running out of ammunition, the
101st Airborne was surviving on courage alone. A desperate plan to resupply the paratroopers
was formulated. Gliders, towed by C-47s and each piloted by a single volunteer, set out
not knowing if their proposed landing site was under American control...
March 15, 1945...At the same time that the SS mountain troops were striking
one flank of the U.S. 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 in the large farm building near the river. This would insure the safe retreat of
remaining German troops to the Rhine...
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