February 1943

Eastern Front

The 13th and 48th Armies of the Bryansk Front have pushed the 2nd Army back 18 miles on the road to Orel in 3 days of bloody fighting, but German resistance is stiffening all the time.

The SS Panzer Corps pushes on to Pavlograd, capturing the town after a brisk battle. The Soviet corps commits to stopping the SS begins to retreat, abandoning their equipment as they flee. The XLVIII Panzer Corps continues to develop its attack, pushing east of Boguslav. Strong Soviet forces along the Samara River hold up other elements of the corps. Realizing the dire straits that the 6th Army is in, Vatutin orders the already defeated force onto the defensive.