The German southern flank was targeted by the Stalingrad Front's 51st and 57th Armies, led by the 13th and 4th Mechanized Corps; these would punch through the Fourth Romanian Army, in order to link up with the 5th Tank Army near the town of Kalach.
Njemački južni bok su trebale probiti Staljingradska 51. i 57. armija, vođena 13. i 4. mehaniziranim korpusom; trebali su se probiti kroz sektor koji je držala Četvrta rumunjska armija i spojiti se s 5. tenkovskom armijom u blizini grada Kalača.