Eastern FrontCENTRAL SECTORThe Kalinin Front with the 29th, 30th and 3rd Air Armies, and the Western Front with its 20th, 31st and 1st Air Armies, launch the Rzhev-Sychevka Offensive Operation with an initial force of 345,100 men. SOUTHERN SECTORThe Stalingrad Front begins its counterattack in the Don Elbow. The 4th Tank Army finally attacks, striking the northern flank of the 6th Army, while the 1st Tank Army also begins its attack. Both forces are struck by the Luftwaffe and suffer heavy casualties. Despite this, the 4th Tank hits the XIV Panzer Corps, resulting in a furious tank battle. The 62nd Army is pressed back while the 64th Army is pounded at Kalach. In direct response to the beating the 64th Army is receiving, Gordov begins to move the 57th Army up to the Don. |
| [ July 29th - July 31st] |