December 1942

Eastern Front

The attack on the Don rolls on. The Germans counterattack in an effort to seal a gap in the line at Novaya Kalitva. Fierce battles rage around Boguchar as the Soviet attacks gain speed. Elements of the 6th Army swing toward Ivanovka while the XVII Tank Corps surges forward along the road to Kantemirovka. The XXIV and XXV Tank Corps push south.

The 11th Panzer Division continues to counterattack along the Chir but has to meet a new attack from Nizhne Kalinovski. Balck marches his men through the night to deal with this new threat.

The LVII Panzer Corps struggles to maintain its offensive. Elements of the 23rd Panzer Division attacks from the right flank of the Myshkova bridgehead while the 17th Panzer attacks on the left. Soviet resistance is increasing and later in the day the 23rd Panzer comes under heavy attack. The Soviets continue to feet fresh units into the battle, the 2nd Guards taking up blocking positions on the Myshkova River. Volskii's IV Mechanized Corps is renamed the III Guards Mechanized Corps.