Eastern front Axis turn. With heavy air support from Luftwaffe, Axis counterattacks targeted again Red Army spearheads. Several front line Soviet units, Guards included, suffered dearly:

Eastern front Allies turn. Main Soviet offensive actions were not only focused on Kharkov sector but another offensive has started near Smolensk. In fact, in the latter sector a gap was formed in German lines due to the Soviet advance. In Kharkov, main success was to kill a German HQ mech unit (Manstein):
Smolensk front

Kharkov front

Med Axis turn. Axis air units in Italy were again very active bombing the already landed Allied units in Sardinia (Canadian corps which ended rather weakened) and those that are to land (Free French mech which was halved in strength). Air attacks went unescorted which explains the high losses on Italian tacs:

Med Allies turn. Free French mech unit landed in Sardinia. Heavy Allied air forces bombing of the Italian forces much weakened their defensive capabilities. Island should fall soon into Allies hands:
