November 1942

Eastern Front

The re-formed 1st Guards Army becomes operational.

With preparations for Operation URANUS well advanced, the Stavka also begins to lay plans for the destruction of the Italian 8th Army by the Southwest and Voronezh Fronts. This operation, designated SATURN, plans to smash the German southern wing and take the Red Army across the Dniepr, threatening the forces of Army Groups A and B with encirclement against the Black and Azov Sea coasts. 6th Army and 1st Guards Army will lead the attack.