The 29th Guards Tank Regiment with elements of the 295th Guards Motor Rifles and 914th Kiev Artillery Regiment have been holding Starstedt on the Innerste river.
The Russians are holding a bridge and hill position which covers the area.
The Allies have been attempting to wrestle the area from the Soviets for two weeks.
the Canadian forces move in
the West Germans are trying to get their own country back 
the Panzergrenadier regiment prepares to begin their first assault on the hill
Luch recce prepares to add fire support 
a Leopard 2 troop hold the German right
an artillery battery uses some homes as cover
a LARS takes position in a farm
the Canadian and American units prepare to assault the bridge
The Soviets have taken a pounding but are still holding their positions. While an allied attempt to retake the bridge resulted in a Soviet t55 troop destroyed, the tanks have acted as a roadblock.
The British have been tied up further east.
despite heavy losses, the Russians continue to hold on.
Eventually the Canadians charged up the hill, and with the traditional Artillery bombardment along with a flight of CF 18s, the hill was taken. The German LARS was finally able to silence the Soviet Carnation battery and the West German Panzergrenadier Marders and Fuchs then gave covering machine guns to drive off the remaining Soviet Motor Rifles.
It was a partial victory for NATO as they control the hill and bridge but were unable to completely clear the town, additional troops would be needed to ensure that the Warsaw Pact troops were removed. In strategic terms, NATO has a bridgehead
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