Eastern FrontNORTHERN SECTORPushkin falls to the 1st Panzer and SS Polizei Divisions after fierce fighting, while the XXVIII Corps captures Slutsk, forcing the 55th Army back. The Germans try to develop the advance, the 1st Panzer taking Pulkovo but is halted by the 42nd Army at Aleksandrovka. SOUTHERN SECTORThe Soviets launch strong counterattacks at Romny in an effort to punch a corridor through the XXIV Panzer Corps. Inside Kiev, the 37th Army takes a beating as the 6th Army fights its way into the heart of the city. Following Stalin's order of the 17th, Kirponos orders all forces trapped in the Kiev pocket to fight their way to the east. |
| [ September 17th - September 19th] |