January 1942

Eastern Front

Heavy fighting rages along the southern shore of Lake Ilmen as the 34th Army and the 3rd Shock Army attack the left flank of the 16th Army. With the arrival of the 1st Shock Army during the first days of February, the Soviet offensive to isolate and destroy the II Corps in the Demyansk sector will begin in earnest.

The threat to the northern flank of Army Group Center grows as Soviet units, having bypassed Velizh, move toward Demidov. The LIX Corps throws units out along an increasing line in order to shore up the flank of the army group and prevent Soviet forces flooding into the rear. Heavy fighting continues around Velizh as the 4th Shock attempts to storm the town. Sinzinger holds out against the odds, repulsing each new attack.