Ode To Panzerblitz / Ode To Panzer Leader scenarios available in the Scenario DB

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Ode to Panzerblitz: Scenario 8 (MCS 2.02)

Size Modifier: (6) 2
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold

16 February, 1944
[Korsun Pocket] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Russian Organized Defense: German Relief on the Korsun Pocket: German units often became trapped during the Russian advances and had to be rescued. The Russians usually took the opportunity to use their own tenacious defensive tactics. Here elements of the German 5th SS Panzer Division (Wiking), 905th Assault Gun Battalion, SS Brigade "Wallonien", and Corps Group "B" try to break through a defensive line held by the Russian 180th Rifle and 51st Guards Rifle Divisions, plus units of the 428th Tank Destroyer Regiment.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzerblitz: Scenario 9 (MCS 2.02)

Size Modifier: (7) 2
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Allied

Alan R. Arvold

19 August, 1943

[Stalino] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Russian Mobile Assault on German Blocking Force: Russian Drive on Stalino: When Russian forces had penetrated the German front, it was often necessary to use an infantry blocking force to prevent other infantry units from being trapped. Here elements of the German 294th Infantry Division block the advance of the Russian 4th Guards Mechanized Corps.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 8 (MCS 2.02)

Size Modifier: (3) 1
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Allied

Alan R. Arvold

16 September, 1944

[Marieulles, France] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Marieulles: Elements of the U.S. 7th Armored Division engage a mixed force of German officer trainees and instructors at the officer training school at Marieulles.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]


Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 9 (MCS 2.02)

Size Modifier: (4) 1
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Allied

Alan R. Arvold

20 September, 1944


[Nijmegen, The Netherlands] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Operation Market Garden: Nijmegen: Elements of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division and the Irish Guards Battle Group from the British Guards Armored Division assault units of the German 9th SS Panzer Division at Nijmegen.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Here we go again, four fine new PB/PL situation conversions by Alan Arvold. Enjoy

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And a little bonus, making it a full ten original situations available for both sets of games:

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Ode to Panzerblitz: Scenario 10 (MCS 2.02)

Size Modifier: (6) 2
Turns: 12
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold

12 July, 1943

[Kursk] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Mass Armor Action (Kursk Campaign): Battle of Prochorovka: The spearhead of the southern German pincer reaches the last line of Russian defenses as the Soviets commit their armor reserve. Largest tank battle of the war. Here elements of the German SS Panzergrenadier Division "Das Reich" work their way through units of the Russian 26th Anti-Tank Brigade and then clash with the main elements of the Russian 18th Tank Corps.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 10 (MCS 2.02)

Size Modifier: (3) 1
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold

22 September, 1944


[Arnhem, The Netherlands] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Operation Market-Garden: Arnhem: Kampgruppe Harzer attacks elements of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Paratroop Brigade, of the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Apologies, PL situations #8 and #9 had wrong download files. Fixed.

Please download again

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Ode to Panzerblitz: Scenario 11 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11168

Size Modifier: (7) 1
Turns: 8
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold

10 April, 1944

[Buchach, Ukraine] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]


German Attack on Unorganized Russian Position: The German Relief of the First Panzer Army Near Buchach: Much of the 1st Panzer Army was cut off during the Russian Spring Offensive. The two panzer divisions of the 2nd SS Panzer Corps which did the job came from France.

Here elements of the German 9th SS Panzer Division assault units of the Russian 8th Guards Mechanized Corps.


[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzerblitz: Scenario 12 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11169

Size Modifier: (7) 2
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Allies

Alan R. Arvold

20 November, 1943

[Nikopol, Ukraine] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

German Artillery/Infantry Position Defense: Defense of the Nikopol Bridgehead: As long as the German artillery remainded intact, the Russians were never able to crack a German line.

Here assault elements of the Russian 267th Rifle and 40th Guards Rifle Divisions attack a defense line held by remnants of the German 111th Infantry Division.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzerblitz: Scenario 14 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11170

Size Modifier: (6) 1
Turns: 8
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis


Alan R. Arvold


September, 1944

[Western Byelorussia] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

German Rear Area Raid: Western Byelorussia: During and after the great 1944 offensives, there would be periods when no stable, clearly defined front existed.

Here the German 814th Reconnaissance Battalion (reinforced) has penetrated Russian lines and is now within striking distance of the Soviet 11th Army headquarters, with Group Kosmin from a nearby Russian tank corps racing to intercept them before they can do too much damage.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzerblitz: Scenario 15 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11171


Size Modifier: (6) 2
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Allies

Alan R. Arvold

10 February, 1942

[Vyazma] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Soviet Rear Area Operations: Morshanova-Diaglevo Region, Vyazma Sector: In early 1942, numerous Russian units were cut off in the confused fighting around the German stronghold of Vyazma.

The 1st Cavalry Corps and the 8th Airborne Brigade, two such units, managed to evade their pursuers and return to Russian lines in the early summer of 1942. They owed their survival to the cooperation of partisan forces and to captured German supplies.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Yes, that's right: there's no Situation #13, as an article of that name on AH General was a discussion of Panzerblitz gaming mechanism, rather than a new scenario.

Enjoy!

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Panzer Leader situations 11-14 to follow later this weekend. I am posting four each, as I missed the uploads the previous weekend.

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 11 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11173

Size Modifier: (5) 2
Turns: 12
Type: Custom
First Side: Allies

Alan R. Arvold

29 September, 1944

[The Netherlands] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Operation Garden; Anticlimax:

Elements of the U.S. 113th Cavalry Group and the Belgian 1st Brigade engage units of the German 176th Reserve Infantry Division, Reserve Division Erdmann, and Kampfgruppe Walther.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 12 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11174

Size Modifier: (5) 1
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold

25 November, 1944

[The Saar] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Prelude; The Saar:

Units of the German Panzer Lehr Division counterattack elements of the American 114th Infantry Regiment, from the 44th Infantry Division, and the 106th Cavalry Group.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 13 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11175

Size Modifier: (7) 2
Turns: 12
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold

17 December, 1944

[St. Vith, Belgium] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

The "Fortified Goose Egg":

Units of the German 18th Volksgrenadier Division and the Fuhrer's Begleit Brigade assault elements of the U.S. 106th Infantry and 7th Armored Divisions near St. Vith.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 14 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11176

Size Modifier: (4) 1
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold

[Stavelot, Belgium] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Bulge; Thrust:

Kampfgruppe Peiper assaults mixed American forces consisting of elements of the 526th Armored Infantry Battalion, the 51st and 291st Engineer Combat Battalions, the 203rd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion, and the 825th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at Stavelot and Trois Ponts.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 15 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11192

Size Modifier: (5) 1
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold

18 December, 1944

[Elsenborn, Belgium] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Elsenborn Ridge:

Elements of the German 12th SS Panzer and 277th Volksgrenadier Divisions attack remnants of the American 2nd Infantry Division holding an emergency line near the villiages of Krinkelt and Rocherath.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 16 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11193

Size Modifier: (4) 1
Turns: 10
Type: Custom
First Side: Allies

Alan R. Arvold

[Bastogne, Belgium] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Bastogne; Prelude:

Elements of the American 101st Airborne Division, with support units from CCR 9th Armored Division, engage elements of the German Panzer Lehr Division probing east of Bastogne.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 17 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11194

Size Modifier: (6) 2
Turns: 12
Type: Custom
First Side: Allies

Alan R. Arvold

25 December, 1944

[Celles, Belgium] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Turning Point; Celles:

Elements of the U.S. 2nd Armored Division, supported by units of the British 29th Armoured Brigade, attack the German 2nd Panzer Division which is strung out near Celles, at the tip of the 'Bulge".

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 18 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11195

Size Modifier: (6) 2
Turns: 12
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold

26 December, 1944

[Bastogne, Belgium] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Bastogne; Siege:

Elements of the German Panzer Lehr Division and units of the 326th Volksgrenadier Division try a last-ditch offensive against Bastogne, battling the U.S. 101st Airborne Division and attached units.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 19 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11196

Size Modifier: (7) 3
Turns: 15
Type: Custom
First Side: Allies

Alan R. Arvold

31 December, 1944

[Bastogne, Belgium] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Patton's Counter Offensive:

Patton's Third Army offensive to relieve Bastogne where elements of the U.S. 11th Armored and 35th Infantry Divisions attack the German 326th Volksgrenadier Division and units of the Panzer Lehr Division.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]

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Ode to Panzer Leader: Scenario 20 (MCS 2.02)

https://www.theblitz.club/scenarios/the-...o&id=11197

Size Modifier: (2) 1
Turns: 8
Type: Custom
First Side: Axis

Alan R. Arvold

7 March, 1945

[Remagen, Germany] [AXIS/ALLIED] [HISB] [GD]

Remagen Bridge:

Elements of the U.S. 9th Armored Division try to surprise the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, defended by a mixed German garrison force.

[ALL: OPT] [2.02]