Eastern Front

In the Leningrad sector the Germans take Mga, cutting the last railroad link between Leningrad and the rest of the USSR.

In the central sector the Russians launch another ineffective counteroffensive north of Gomel. The armored groups of von Kleist and Guderian throw all their forces into the battle for Kiev, which is strenuously defended by Marshal Budenny's troops.

As the Finns advance norht of Leningrad, Raivola falls.

Mga falls to the XXXIX Panzer Corps after heavy fighting, severing the last rail link out of Leningrad to the rest of the Soviet Union. Only a narrow land corridor remains open to the south of Lake Ladoga. Akimov's 48th Army has been forced back to the line Mga-Kirishi.

The Soviets launch a determined offensive to drive the Germans from the Elnya salient. Inside the salient, the 4th Army has 5 infantry divisions, all of which have been in constant action since the beginnning of BARBAROSSA. Against this force Zhukov assembles 8 divisions, 5 rifle, 2 tank and 1 mechanized. A brief artillery bombardment opens the attack by the 24th Army, which penetrates the German front line but struggles to push farther into the salient.

Reichenau's 6th Army is involved in heavy fighting as it forces its way into Kiev. Vlassov defends the city street by street.

Norwegian Sea

The British submarine Trident sinks the German steamers Donau (2931t) and Bahia Laura (8561t) off the Lofotens. Survivors from the 2 ships are picked up by the German destroyers Galster and Lody.

The Artillery Regiment of a Mountain Division of the Red Army in the captured Iranian city of Tabriz, 30 August 1941.

Artillery Regiment of a Mountain Division

Mediterranean

• British aircraft from Malta sink the Italian steamer Egadi (861t) 30 miles northeast of Lampedusa.
• The Italian steamer Riv (6630t) is sunk by British Wellington aircraft at Tripoli.