As the encirclement closed and the Soviets continued with secondary operations, the 51st Army was positioned on the edge of the outer encirclement with 34,000 men and 77 tanks.
Kako se obruč zatvorio i Sovjeti nastavili s manjim operacijama, 51. armija je bila smještena na rub vanjskog okruženja s 34.000 ljudi i 77 tenkova.