First Battle of Anton

First Battle of Anton
The First Battle of Anton was a large scale engagement between the Only the Hated militia and the forces of the Church of Yelloman. The three days of heavy fighting around the greater Anton area resulted in the retreat of Yelloman forces from the area, leading to the later collapse of the Yelloman pocket in Southwest Kodiak. This battle is considered to be the "baptism by fire" of Only the Hated, since it was their first major engagement and proof of their effectiveness in combat.
Prelude to Combat
The forces of Only the Hated, seeking to permanently set up Anton as their center of operations, given its distance from the Oblast, had to contest with the fact that the area was still largely inhabited by Yelloman fighters. The Church of Yelloman had heavily reinforced the area, noting it's strategic position as the pathway to the Southwestern holdings of the Church. The Only the Hated militia knew they needed to force the Yelloman troops out of the area in order to make it a more permanent holding, so plans were drawn up by Stephen Lukes for an offensive towards the Eastern fortifications of the Church of Yelloman, outside of the town of Anton. 
Opening Moves
The Only the Hated militia began with a ferocious assault on a Yelloman encampment in the forests Northeast of Anton, engaging in fierce combat with a Yelloman force numbering fewer than 20 men. They desperately clung onto the area, wanting to delay the Only the Hated fighters from sweeping into their more fortified areas before a proper defense could be mounted. Meanwhile, from the South of the fortifications in question, militiamen personally lead by Stephen Lukes swept up Yelloman resistance in less than an hour of fighting, driving the Yelloman garrison of around 40 men out of the fortifications and into the forest.
Yelloman Counteroffensive 
The following day would see a now larger force of Yelloman fighters, including those that had fled from the fortifications. The plan was for a measured offensive to be launched towards the South, relieving the fighters still engaged in the forest with Only the Hated militiamen, as well as retaking the fortifications lost the previous day. Their assault began around 10 AM and would begin with a considerable degree of success. The beleaguered fighters in the forest were relieved of their duty and able to rest, while the Only the Hated militiamen retreated in the face of the new sudden show of force. They joined their comrades at the fortifications, resisting the Yelloman assault that continued for hours. The Yelloman fighters made use of everything at their disposable, captured machine guns, mortars and even a small anti tank gun that had been looted from the Soviet occupiers. However despite these measures, the Only the Hated defense could not be cracked and by nightfall the Church of Yelloman had to retreat back to the forest, leaving Only the Hated in control of the fortifications.