Chronology of World War II
Red Army counterattack around Smolensk
Wednesday, July 23, 1941 www.onwar.com

On the Eastern Front... Around Smolensk, the forces of the Soviet 20th Army (Lieutenant General P.A. Kurochkin) counterattack forces of German Panzer Group 2 even though the army flanks are unsecured.

In the Mediterranean... One British destroyer is sunk and one cruiser and three destroyers are hit in Italian air attacks on the Operation Substance forces.
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