July 1943

Eastern Front

Hollidt's 6th Army repulses the South Front probes and restores its positions along the Mius and in the northeast Donbas. The III Panzer Corps, transferred away from Detachment Kempf during these battles, has lost a considerable number of men and tanks, as has the II SS Panzer Corps.

The Voronezh Front begins to hand over part of its sector to the Steppe Front. Deploying the 69th, 38th, 40th, 6th Guards, 7th Guards and 1st Tank Armies, the Voronezh Front gives the 69th Army and 7th Guards over to the Steppe Front while the Steppe Front gives its 27th Army up to the Voronezh Front. The 47th Army remains in reserve to support either front as required.