January 1944

Eastern Front

The 1st Baltic Front attacks the II Corps of the 16th Army with the 3rd Shock Army and 10th Guards Army. Heavy fighting erupts around Novosokolinikov.

Sarny falls to the 13th Army as it reaches the Styr and Goryn Rivers. The 60th Army closes up to Shepetovka but German resistance is beginning to stiffen, slowing the pace of the attacks.

Bitter fighting rages at Nikopol as the 3rd Guards Army tries to break open the German positions and encircle the left flank of the 6th Army between itself and the 3rd Ukrainian Front. The 6th Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front is attack the XXX Corps behind Nikopol, trying to trap Fretter Pico between itself and the 3rd Guards.