October 1944

Sunday, October 15th

Eastern Front

NORTHERN SECTOR

Riga falls after a bloody struggle.

SOVIET COMMAND

The Stavka disbands the 3rd Baltic Front, allocating the 1st Shock and 14th Air Armies to the 2nd Baltic Front and the 61st Army to the 1st Baltic Front.

NORWAY

The 14th Army secures the Petsamo mining region after a brief struggle with the XIX Mountain Corps. The Germans pull back into Norway, having lost more than 6,000 killed in the fighting.

[ October 14th - October 16th]