AAR 1944 Eastern Front: A Surprise Encounter by Vaggelis

The battlefield

The settlement on the SW hill

The warehouse on the NW hill

First movements of the blinds

The T-34/85s spot the German Company HQ

The BA-64s of the Recce Platoon guarding the right flank of the T-34s

A Puma, German recce vehicle

The German CHQ platoon opened fire first with limited results

The Panzergrenadiers arrived on trucks in the settlement

The T-34s returned fire with excellent accuracy…

...and blew up two tanks

These tanks!

The BA-64s advanced and opened fire on the Panzergrenadiers…

…and immobilised their trucks...

The Panzergrenadiers had remarkable casualties…

…the rest of the Pzgrenadier platoon tried to find cover in the settlement

The Panzer IVs arrived...at last!

But it was too late: they had to retreat