July 1942

Eastern Front

The 4th Panzer Army reaches Tikhnaya Sosna but is brought to an unexpected halt as it runs out of fuel. Hoth has still not released his full strength from Voronezh and is ordered to quit the area and move all his armor south, upon Kantemirovka, where the XL Panzer Corps, with the 6th Army, will be allocated to the 4th Panzer. Elements of Paulus' 6th Army reaches the Rossosh River.

Army Groups A and B take command of their forces. Army Group B, under von Bock, fields 4th Panzer, 2nd and 6th Armies, while Army Group A, under List, has 1st Panzer, 11th and 17th Armies.