Tag: 1945

During World War II, Corregidor was the site of two costly sieges and pitched battles—the first during the first months of 1942, and the second in January 1945 — between the Imperial Japanese Army and the U.S. Army, along with its smaller subsidiary force, the Philippine Army.

Sword and Fire: Manila is a Historical Advanced Squad Leader (HASL) module covering the month-long American effort to wrest control of "The Pearl" from the Japanese.

Resolving to fight to the death, Major General Shigemi ordered his forces to dig in at San Manuel, Philippines.

Belgium ... January 1945 ... The Battle of the Bulge. Deep snow (E3.73) covers the fields and woods surrounding Coroie, Belgium, and Cpt. Robert E. Lee, D Company's commanding officer, moved across the fields flanked by two platoons of infantry in the woods to his right.

Belgium … January 1945 … The Battle of the Bulge. Deep snow (E3.73) covers the fields and woods surrounding Coroie, Belgium, and Cpt. Robert E. Lee, D Company’s commanding officer, moved across the fields flanked by two platoons of infantry in the woods to his right.

AAR by: John Knowles Advanced Squad Leader AAR: The Whirlwind (S) Here's the historical situation: Date: April 18, 1945 Location: Aschaffenburg, German Attacker: American (26th Infantry Division) Defender: German (Ersatzdivision Stab 471) On the night of 17th of April, elements of a recon troop of the American 26th Infantry Division occupied a tiny village on the outskirts of Aschaffenburg without opposition. Based on civilian reports...

AAR by: John Knowles Advanced Squad Leader AAR: The Fugitives (8) Here's the historical situation: Date: May 3, 1945 Location: Berlin, Germany Attacker: German (Muencheberg Panzer Division) Defender: Russian (2nd Guards Tank Army) High quality Russians hold the canal bridges against rag-tag remnants of the Muencheberg Panzer Division, fleeing Berlin in the last days of the war. Scenario parameters force the Germans into a frenzied...

AAR by: Neal Ulen & Scott Rowland Advanced Squad Leader AAR - Prelude to Dying (J112). Here's the historical situation: Attacker: Croatian (1st Light Infantry Parachute Battalion) Defender: Partisan (Slovenian Partisans) After months of anti-partisan operation east of Zagreb, the 1st Light Infantry Parachute Battalion had finally returned to its home barracks in the Zagreb neighborhood of Maksimir. The writing had been on the...

AAR by: Neal Ulen & Scott RowlandAdvanced Squad Leader AAR - Stryker's Charge (SP51) PFC Stuart Stryker won a Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions in Wesel, German in 1945. This Schwerpunkt scenario, from their Medal of Honor series, simulates the action that day which lead to his heroism. Unfortunately small scenarios like this are susceptible to the fortunes...

Announcement by: Neal Ulen Multi-Man Publishing has announced a new Historical Advanced Squad Leader (HASL) module that's been in the works for a long time. The module is Sword and Fire: Manila, and it's on pre-order. Below is the recon directly from their pre-order site (link at the bottom)... Manila, on the Philippine island of Luzon, was known throughout the...