Two Panthers rolled into Sorok seemingly unopposed. But soon thunder erupted from my hidden Zis-3 guns followed by anti-tank rifle and Maxim machine gun fire from my units within the church, who targeted the German transports that followed the Panthers.

One transport truck made for the bridge, where two mortar teams jumped out and started launching shells onto the church. They were silenced when a dug-in Soviet rifle platoon on the river bank opened fire on them. Shortly after, my Zis-3 guns managed to knock out the main guns of both Panthers, causing them to pull back.

But eventually, little by little, an overwhelming amount of Germans began to arrive. Two more Panthers arrived and finished off my forces in the church. My last action was for an SMG platoon to leap out of hiding in the village and charge several German half tracks that were preparing to unload, driving the German infantry into hiding, until they regrouped and join the rest of the Germans in taking the village.

Jon Paul Hancock

One last peaceful sunset over the village of Sorok before Hell lets loose.

The first German forces begine to arrive, unaware of the Soviet forces who are hiding in the church and dug in along the river banks

Dug-in Zis-3 guns open fire from atop the hill

A plucky German leutnant climbs atop an Opel to direct the fire of his mortar teams over the bridge and at the church

A suicidal smg squad comes out of hiding behind the Germans attacking transports that were beginning to unload troops

While my Zis-3 guns were mainly responsible for delaying the Germans from storming into the village for close to four hours...

...once the Germans arrived it was my 8-man smg squad jumping out from hiding and lighting up the loaded transports that caused the most excitement.

The Germans that did manage to get out of the vehicles immediately ran for cover.

German forces overrun the village

The Soviets flee the village in the direction of the river

A Panther drives through the village after the Soviet rout