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...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Beach, Infantry, Jungle, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Pacific Theater, Scenario, Strategic
Guam Landings The Guam Landings, part of the Pacific Campaign during World War II, were a major Allied amphibious assault on the Japanese-controlled island of Guam in the Mariana Islands. The battle took place between July 21 and August 10, 1944, and was a key part of...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | Armor, Artillery, Beach, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic
Gold Beach The Invasion of Gold Beach was one of the five beachheads landed by Allied forces during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, during World War II. The invasion was part of Operation Overlord, the Allied effort to liberate Nazi-occupied...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1941, Armor, Artillery, Countryside, Eastern Front, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Winter
Gates of Moscow (Typhoon) Operation Typhoon was the German military campaign to capture Moscow during World War II, launched in early October 1941 as part of their broader invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa). The offensive aimed to deliver a decisive...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Mediterranean Theater, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic
Flanking Maneuver at Bir Hakeim The Flanking Maneuver at Bir Hakeim refers to a significant episode during the Second Battle of El Alamein and the broader Western Desert Campaign of World War II, which took place in May-June 1942. Bir Hakeim was the site of a crucial...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Base Game, Beach, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario
First Assault Wave (Omaha Beach) The invasion of Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal part of the D-Day landings during World War II’s Operation Overlord. Omaha Beach, one of five landing sites in Normandy, was assaulted by U.S. forces, primarily the 1st...