by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 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 | 1943, Armor, Artillery, Infantry, Jungle, Memoir 44, Pacific Theater, Scenario
Slopes of Mount Austen The Battle of the Slopes of Mount Austen (December 1942–January 1943) was a critical engagement during the Guadalcanal Campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Mount Austen, a strategic high point on Guadalcanal, was vital for...
by GeneralHowitzer | Nov 1, 2024 | 1941, Armor, Desert, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Mediterranean Theater, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic
Sidi Rezegh Airfield The Battle for the Sidi Rezegh Airfield (November 19–22, 1941) was a pivotal engagement during Operation Crusader in the North African Campaign of World War II. Located near Tobruk in Libya, the airfield was a strategic point fiercely contested...
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 | 1942, Armor, Artillery, Eastern Front, Infantry, Medal Objectives, Memoir 44, Scenario, Strategic, Winter
Rzhev (the Meat Grinder) The Battle of Rzhev, fought in the winter of 1942, was a major Eastern Front conflict between the Soviet Red Army and Nazi Germany during World War II. It occurred near the town of Rzhev, about 150 miles west of Moscow, and became known as the...
