units in the vulnerable Dnepr bend. Later in the evening, 34.InfDiv and 10.PzGrDiv also crossed. 34.InfDiv took up positions on the left flank of XXIV Panzer Korps, W of #Rzhishchev, while 10.PzGrDiv positioned itself to the east of #Rahishchev. 26/X | OKH Lage Ost Map 23.09.43

assumption that German forces were still weak, as they had been just a week prior. Unbeknownst to the Soviets, the situation was rapidly evolving, with a race to reach the Dnepr River in the #Rzhishchev - #Kanev area underway. The outcome held the potential for a 18/X