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General Howitzer’s Field Guide to Memoir 44

A Memoir 44 Strategy & Tactics Community

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...

Gold Beach

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

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...

Flanking Maneuver at Bir Hakeim

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

Flanking Maneuver at Bir Hakeim “Now let me tell you about that flanking maneuver at Bir Hakeim—a real brawl in the North African sands back in May and June of ‘42. Rommel was out there with his Panzers, trying to outfox and outflank the whole Allied line, and he...

First Assault Wave (Omaha Beach)

by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1944, Armor, Artillery, Base Game, Beach, D-Day, Infantry, Location: France, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic, Theater: Western

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...

Escape via the Coastal Road

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

Escape via the Coastal Road The “Escape via the Coastal Road” refers to the dramatic retreat of Allied forces, particularly British and Commonwealth troops, during the Battle of Dunkirk in May-June 1940. This was part of the larger Dunkirk Evacuation...

Counter-Attack at Arras

by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1940, Armor, Artillery, Countryside, Infantry, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic, Theater: Western

Counter-Attack at Arras The Counterattack at Arras occurred on May 21, 1940, during the Battle of France in World War II. It was a British and French counteroffensive aimed at halting the rapid German advance during the Blitzkrieg. Launched by British forces (the 1st...
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