November 1941

Eastern Front

The Soviets withdraw from Volkhov. Following the fall of Tikhvin, the XXXIX Panzer Corps begins to move away from the Volkhov sector, going south to support the 16th Army.

In frosty but clear weather, the Germans resume the attack against the West Front, heralding the final phase of Operation TYPHOON. Soviet estimates put the German attack force at 233,000 men while the defending West Front has 240,000 men, 1,254 artillery pieces and 502 tanks.

Fighting erupts as the 3rd and 4th Panzer Groups attack. The 3rd Panzer, with elements of the 9th Army in support, crash into the 30th Army around Kalinin and push toward Klin. Despite fierce resistance, the 30th Army is forced to yield ground. German infantry and armor head for the Volga as they seek to smash open the entire northern wing of the Soviet front. The 4th Panzer Group pounds the Russians as it crashes into the 16th Army before Istra.

The 49th and 50th Armies halt attacks by the 2nd Panzer Army north of Tula.

In the Crimea the 11th Army conquers the greater part of the peninsula, only the defenders of Sevastopol and the remnants of the 51st Army in flight to Kerch remaining in the field.