In Moscow… A full session of the Stavka is held to decide the fate of General Vlasov's 2nd Shock Army (encircled by German forces west of the Volkov). Stalin is quoted as saying: “We made a great mistake joining the Volkhov to the Leningrad Front. Although General Khozin [the Front commander] is there on the Volkov, he has handled things badly. He has not carried out the Stavka's order about pulling the Second Shock Army back.”