Eastern FrontCENTRAL SECTORThe 11th Guards Army closes upon Gumbinnen. SOUTHERN SECTORThe battle for Belgrade ends as Kalemegdan fortress is captured. Partisan troops link up with the IV Guards Mechanized Corps after destroying the German garrison. During the fighting in the city the Germans have been wiped out, 15,000 being killed and 9,000 captured. The 57th Army and IV Guards Mechanized Corps have lost 3,000 killed and 9,500 wounded and the 46th Army, which has had a limited role in the operation, loses 1,100 killed and 5,000 wounded. In Hungary, Debrecen falls to Group Pliev and the 6th Tank Army after a bitter battle. Other partisan forces in Yugoslavia capture Dubrovnik. |
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