June 1942

Eastern Front

The final pockets of reistance on the Volkhov are snuffed out as the 2nd Shock Army is destroyed. The 52nd and 59th Armies abandon their attacks to free the 2nd Shock as the latter force has diintegrated under German attack. The fighting has cost the 3 armies 54,774 killed and missing and 39,977 wounded.

The destruction of Vlassov's army on the Volkhov, and its abandonment by the Soviet High Command were to lead a loyal Soviet general into collaboration with the Nazis. Stalin's disregard for his fellow countrymen bred in Vlassov and thousands of Soviet prisoners a desire to see the end of Communism in Russia. Had Hitler reconized the real valu of men such as Vlassov at this stage of the conflict, the shortages and difficulties of later years might to a large degree have been overcome.

The 6th Army pounds the 38th and 9th Armies, capturing Kupyansk.