November 1943

Eastern Front

The 38th Army enters Kiev while the 3rd Guards Tank reache Svyatschina. Fighting inside the city is fierce as the VII Corps attempts to escape from the rapidly advancing Soviet armies. Bitter street battles rage through the night. By the end of the day the main railway station and the greater part of the city are in Soviet hands and the 88th Infantry Division has been all but destroyed.

With the battle of Kiev in progress, the 60th Army swings southwest and drives into the rear of the 4th Panzer, pushing along the edge of the Pripet Marshes. The attack throws the LIX Corps and XIII Corps back toward Korosten and Zhitomir.