On the Eastern Front… In the Caucasus, the Soviet offensive results in the capture of Mozdok and Malgobek by troops of the 58th and 44th Armies. In the Don basin, Army Group Don (Manstein) continues to resist Soviet attacks aimed at cutting off Army Group A (Kleist) in the Caucasus. The German 6th Army at Stalingrad continues to resist. The Luftwaffe is suffering substantial losses to its air transport fleet in the ongoing, though inadequate, attempt to supply the German army at Stalingrad.