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General Howitzer’s Field Guide to Memoir 44

A Memoir 44 Strategy & Tactics Community

Juno Beach

by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Beach, D-Day, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic

Juno Beach The invasion of Juno Beach was part of the Allied D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, during World War II. Juno Beach, one of the five beaches targeted in the Normandy invasion, was assigned to Canadian forces from the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and the 2nd...

Japanese Counterattack

by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Infantry, Jungle, Location: Pacific, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Pacific Theater, Scenario, Strategic, Theater: Pacific

Japanese Counterattack The “Japanese Counter-Attack” phase refers to the counteroffensives launched by Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.  One notable example occurred during the Battle of Guadalcanal, from August 1942 to February 1943. After U.S....

Into the Cauldron

by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Mediterranean Theater, Memoir 44, Scenario

Into the Cauldron Rommel’s Panzers had bloodied the British 7th Armoured, but they’d shot their bolt. The Afrikakorps was jammed into what we’d call a pressure cooker—“the Cauldron.” To the south, Bir Hakeim held firm. To thea north, Tobruk was still in enemy hands....

Hill 112

by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | Armor, Artillery, Countryside, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic

Hill 112 The Battle of Hill 112 was a significant and intense battle fought during the Normandy Campaign in World War II, part of the broader Allied effort to liberate France after the D-Day landings in June 1944. The battle occurred between July 10 and 13, 1944,...

Hellfire Pass

by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1941, Armor, Artillery, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Mediterranean Theater, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic

Hellfire Pass The Axis forces, under the command of the German Afrika Korps led by General Erwin Rommel, had been advancing westward across North Africa. The British Eighth Army, under General Sir Archibald Wavell, was tasked with halting the Axis advance. The Halfaya...

Guam Landings

by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Beach, Infantry, Jungle, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Pacific Theater, Scenario, Strategic

Guam Landings “Alright, listen up, boys! The Guam Landings in the summer of ‘44 were a hell of an operation—an amphibious smash right into the gut of the Japanese defenses in the Marianas. The island was crawling with enemy troops, but that didn’t stop our boys from...
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