November 1943

Eastern Front

Rechitsa falls to the Belorussian Front.

Limited German counterattacks at Fastov continue as a prelude to the main attack due on the 15th. As the 4th Panzer Army completes its preparations, the 2nd Ukrainian Front prepares to launch a new offensive. The aim of this attack is to drive toward Kirovograd and Krivoi Rog, destroying the German 8th and 1st Panzer Armies.

Soviet attacks in the Crimea continue but are becoming bogged down. The German 17th Army consolidates its positions as its V Corps deploys to defend the Kerch peninsula, and the XLIX Mountain Corps move to the Zivash coast and Perekop to defend against attacks from the mainland. The XLIV Corps has already been handed over to the 6th Army fighting along the lower Dniepr.