August 1944

Eastern Front

The 3rd Panzer Army begins a relief attack toward Riga from south of Dobele with a force of 180 panzers and assault guns. After bitter fighting the Germans advance 10 miles along the road to Jelgava. The 51st Army is forced to pull back steadily as it is hit from both the west and east.

The 47th Army attacks north of Warsaw and the 2nd Tank Army to the south, but are both held by powerful German counterattacks. The IV SS Panzer Corps, newly committed to this sector, inflicts heavy losses upon the Russian armies.