Battle of the Atlantic

• U-432 sinks the British steamer Ulea from Convoy HG-75 east-northeast of the Azores with the loss of 19 of her crew. 9 survivors are picked up by the British corvettes La Malouine and Bluebell.
• U-68 sinks the British steamer Hazelside (5297t) 600 miles southeast of St Helena with the loss of 2 crewmen. 44 survivors are picked up by the British steamer Malayan Prince.

Eastern Front

Most of the German attacks toward Moscow are now being halted, partly by their own weakness but even more by the weather. By day the soft and muddy ground hinders movement, and by night the severe frosts weaken the inadequately clad German troops and damage and halt their vehicles.

German Tank Advance Party Near Volokolamsk

Within 40 miles of Moscow

The final major effort of this phase of attack is a push by Guderian's forces in the area between Tula and Serpukhov, south of the capital, but this makes little progress. Farther north another brief German attack manages to take Volokolamsk, about 75 miles northwest of the Russian capital.

Kramatorsk falls to the Germans. The 1st Panzer Army pushes across the Mius River as it advances toward Rostov, and the 17th Army fights to secure a crossing over the Donets River. Reichenau's 6th Army is established along the northern Donets. The Ishun defenses begin to collapse under the weight of 11th Army attacks.

Although the German offensive against the Crimea opened on September 27, it was not until October 28 that the enemy succeeded in penetrating the Russian defenses on the Perekop Isthmus and gaining a foothold. The picture shows German infantry leaving a trench to launch an attack.

Germans Penetrate Russian Defenses on Perekop Isthmus