December 1942

Eastern Front

Badanov's II Guards Tank Corps fight its way into Kostino and along the Bystraya River toward the XXV Tank and I Guards Mechanized Corps, linking up late in the day. The 11th and 6th Panzer Divisions continue their counterattack against the 3rd Guards Army, inflicting heavy losses.

Far out on the Kalmyuk Steppe the 16th Motorized Division begins to fall back, enabling the 28th Army to retake Remotnoye.