by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Base Game, Beach, D-Day, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic, Theater: Western
Sword Beach June 6th, 1944—Sword Beach. The British came in swinging on the eastern flank of Normandy, and they made it count. Under General Miles Dempsey, the 3rd Infantry Division, backed by tanks, naval guns, and airborne troops, hit that beach like a battering...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1945, Armor, Artillery, Countryside, Eastern Front, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario
Strasbourg On January 7, 1945, the German Nineteenth Army launched an attack south of Strasbourg against the First French Army in an operation code-named Sonnenwende (“Winter Solstice”). This offensive was part of a broader German effort to counter the...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1941, Armor, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Mediterranean Theater, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic
Sidi Rezegh Airfield “Listen up, boys! Back in November ‘41, the battle for Sidi Rezegh Airfield was one hell of a dust-up in the North African sands. The South Africans and the British 7th Armoured Division—those Desert Rats—were gunning to knock the Axis on their...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Desert, Medal Objectives, Mediterranean Theater, Memoir 44, Scenario, Tactical
Securing the Flank The battle “Securing the Flank” near Caen, France, was part of the Allied efforts during the Normandy Campaign of World War II in the summer of 1944. Following the D-Day landings, the Allies sought to expand their beachheads and secure...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Base Game, Countryside, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario
Saverne Gap 5 VP’s Card Balance: Allies – 6 Axis – 4 Complexity: 4 Conditions: Moutaneous Countryside Location Year Theater: Western Front Campaign Codename Summary: Because of the impassable mountains, Saverne Gap is almost like three separate...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Eastern Front, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic, Winter
Rzhev (the Meat Grinder) “Listen up, men! The Battle of Rzhev in that God-forsaken winter of ‘42 was a real bloodbath—some called it the ‘Rzhev Meat Grinder’ and they weren’t kidding. Those Russians threw everything they had at the Germans, trying to smash their lines...
