March 1944

Friday, March 24th


Eastern Front

SOUTHERN SECTOR

After a difficult advance the 1st Tank Army reaches the Dniestr River at Zaleschik, severing Hube's westward escape route. After establishing a bridgehead, the 1st pushes on toward Kolomna and Chernovitsy. The 40th Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front reaches the Prut River near Lipkany. Proskurov falls to the 1st Ukrainian Front while the 1st Guards Army repulses a renewed German relief attack toward Tarnopol and attacks Group Neinhoff inside the town.


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