January 1943

Saturday, January 2nd

Eastern Front

SOUTHERN SECTOR

The 3rd Guards Army captures Morozovsk airfield. The Luftwaffe air supply missions now have to fly from Salsk and Novocherkessk.

Kleist's 1st Panzer Army gives up its last outposts on the Terek. Maslennikov's Northern Group operates along the Terek with its 44th, 58th, 9th and 37th Armies, IV Kuban and V Don Cavalry Corps.

[ January 1st - January 3rd]