September 1941

Eastern Front

Olonets falls to the Finns as the 7th Army is pushed back toward the Svir.

With the collapse of the defenses south of Leningrad, Popov is dismissed as commander of the Leningrad Front, Marshal Voroshilov, Stavka member and close associate of Stalin's, being appointed in his place. Voroshilov's forces consist of the battered but stil intact 8th Army in the Oranienbaum pocket, Ivanov's 42nd Army defending a line from the Gulf of Finland to Pustoshka and Lazarev's 55th Army from Pustoshka to the Neva River.

Fighting around the Elnya salient continues as the 19th Rifle Division penetrates into the town. The 100th, 103rd, 309th and 120th Rifle Divisions support the attacks, placing the Germans under intense pressure. The fighting compels Kluge to commit 4 divisions from his reserve. To the south, the XLVI Panzer Corps captures Sosnitza.