Tag: Germany

From Sep 19 to Dec 16, 1944 a long, bloody, drawn-out battle raged through the rugged terrain of the Hürtgen Forest.

The Americans were closing the ring around the city and, in a desperate attempt to widen the gap between two American pincers, the Germans repeatedly counterattacked the 1st Infantry Division following Colonel Gerhard Wilck's motto "the best defence is a good offense".

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...

Advanced Squad Leader AAR - Merzenhausen Zoo (J19) Download the VASL setup file. (not available) Download the VASL .vlog playthrough. Here's the historical situation: Date: November 22, 1944 Location: Merzenhausen, Germany Attacker: American / British (1/66 Armored, 1/119th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division and Squadron B, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Defender: German (Volksgrenadier Division 246, SchweweAbteilung 506, and LXXXI Corps) After six days of fighting, XIX...

Advanced 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 of the dice (even more so...

Advanced Squad Leader AAR: Hammer to the Teeth (S15) Here’s the historical situation: Attacker: Germans - 293rd Volksgrenadier Regiment, 18th Volksgrenadier Division Defender: Americans - 423rd Infantry Regiment/Company B, 81st Engineer Battalion The opening hours of the Ardennes offensive found forward U.S. infantry outposts probed and infiltrated by their German counterparts. River crossings and key road networks had to be seized to allow...

Advanced Squad Leader AAR: Enter the Young (S51) Here’s the historical situation: Attacker: Germans - 293rd Volksgrenadier Regiment, 18th Volksgrenadier Division Defender: Americans - 423rd Infantry Regiment/Company B, 81st Engineer Battalion The opening hours of the Ardennes offensive found forward U.S. infantry outposts probed and infiltrated by their German counterparts. River crossings and key road networks had to be seized to allow the...