June 29th, 1944

Studienka

Operation Bagration, the big Soviet summer offensive of 1944, is only 7 days old and Army Group Center is gripped by utter chaos. The remnants of defeated German divisions are streaming west, hoping to find a safe crossing over the Berezina river. Brushing aside stragglers and bypassing strongpoints, the 29th Tank Corps and the 6th Guards Cavalry division close in on the village of Studienka, where Napoleon's Grande Armee made their desperate crossing more than 100 years ago. On the other side of the river, the first elements of the 5th Panzer division approach the same bridge, hoping to hold open a route of retreat for their comrades.

Russia	Germany
Ground Forces
Studebaker Captured SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D "Hanomag" BA-64 Scout Car T-34 model 1943 T-34-85 MK.III "Valentine VII" SU-76 "M-10"	Opel Blitz S 3.6 SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D "Hanomag" SdKfz 231 PzKpfw IV Ausf. H PzKpfw V Ausf. A "Panther" SdKfz 124 "Wespe"
Stationary Weapons
76mm Divisional Gun M1942	7.5 cm PaK 40