August 1943

Eastern Front

Lead elements of the 1st Tank Army reach Vysokoplye and after a hard fight take the town. However, late in the day the III Panzer Corps counterattacks and retakes the town.

As fighting continues at Olshany, the Germans bring up elements of the XXIV Panzer Corps. At this point Zhukov orders the 5th Guards Tank Army to call off its attack. The 6th Guards Army deploys southwest of Bogodukhov in order to stiffen the right wing of 1st Tank Army.

Orders are issued for the fortification of the East Wall. Hitler's belated instruction calls for a line of fortifications from the Gulf of Finland to the Black Sea.