Eastern FrontNORTHERN SECTORThe Northwest Front begins a new offensive south of Lake Ilmen in an effort to break the 16th Army defenses before Staraya Russa. CENTRAL SECTOROlenino and Chertolino fall to the Kalinin Front as the XXIII Corps withdraws to the southwest. SOUTHERN SECTORAfter heavy fighting parts of the 3rd Tank Army are destroyed while others fight their way northwest as they try to escape. As these battles continues 2nd SS Panzer Corps begins to reassemble in preparation for its thrust toward Kharkov. The 4th Panzer Army moves north from Izyum. The XLVIII Panzr Corps, fighting near Taranovka, aims to attack in conjunction with the SS Panzer Corps. With their forces reeling, the Stavka orders its armies in the south onto the defensive. |
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