November 1943

Eastern Front

With the ground sodden from heavy rain, the 4th Panzer Army counterattacks west of Kiev. Supported by limited arty fire, the Germans smash through the base of the deepening Kiev salient, pushing toward Zhitomir to isolate the vanguard of the armies pressing west. Heavy fighting also rages around Krivoi Rog as the 2nd Ukrainian Front presses home its attacks against the LII Corps of the 1st Panzer Army. The Germans continue to counterattack locally with the XL and LVII Panzer Corps.