September 1943

Monday, September 6th

Eastern Front

SOUTHERN SECTOR

Konotop falls to the 60th Army of the Central Front, while farther south Kramatorsk and Slavyansk falls to the Soviet 6th Army and 1st Guards Army. The 3rd Guards Army succeeds in prising apart the junction of the 6th and 1st Panzer Armies around Konstantinovka, opening a 30-mile gap. A counterattack by elements of the XL Panzer Corps fails to close the gap.

[ September 5th - September 7th]