October 1943

Eastern Front

The 5th Guards Tank Army breaks through to Krivoi Rog as the 37th Army moves to support, only to be held back by the 11th Panzer Division. A German counterattack forces the 5th Guards Tank to pull back its forward units.

On the Nogaisk Steppe the XLIV Corps, having been evacuated from the Taman and deployed on the extreme southern wing of the 6th Army, is struck by the 2nd Guards Army and almost overrun. However, the Germans hastily reorganize their units and counterattack, halting the Soviet advance.