January 1943

Eastern Front

The expected collapse of the Hungarian 2nd Army happens as Soviet armies pour west.

Inside the Stalingrad pocket the Germans lose Pitomnik airbase as Soviets advance toward the city and the only remaining airbase at Gumrak. By this stage of the battle the Soviet spearheads are only 6 miles west of the Volga.

German forces in the Caucasus withdraw but come under attack by the 44th Army. Luckily for Army Group A the Soviet attacks are badly coordinated and unable to disrup the withdrawal.