November 1941

Eastern Front

Reinhardt's 3rd Panzer Group fights in Klin and Solnechnogorsk. The 16th Army is unable to hold the German attacks. Late in the day, the 4th Panzer Group penetrates between the 5th and 16th Armies, entering Istra and threatening to unhinge the Soviet defenses west of Moscow. Lead units of the 3rd Panzer Group are only 30 miles north of Moscow while the 2nd Panzer Army is fighting near Venev and Tula as it launches strong attacks in an effort to dislodge the 50th Army. Heavy fighting around Tula compels Zhukov to move Boldin's II Cavalry Corps from Serpukhov to Kashira, blocking the line of the German advance to Moscow. Boldin is instructed to prevent the fall of Kashira to the 2nd Panzer Army at all costs. On the southern wing of the 2nd Panzer Army, the XLVIII Panzer Corps comes under heavy attack near Tim. Timoshenko is trying to bring pressure to bear upon the flank of the German forces to the south of Moscow. In an effort to divert the attention away from the city, but his own lack of resources prevent any significant penetration of the German positions.