On the Eastern Front… The siege of Leningrad, in the north, is partially broken. A narrow land corridor is opened south of Lake Ladoga by coordinated attacks from the Leningrad garrison and the Soviet Volkhov Front. In the Caucasus, in the south of the front, Soviet forces occupy Georgivesk, Pyatigorsk and Mineralnye Vody. Slightly to the north, Kuberle, on the railroad line from Zimovniki to Proletarskaya, falls as well.

In the Solomon Islands… On Guadalcanal, US forces take the “Sea Horse” position. The Japanese Gifu strongpoint continues to resist American pressure.