Mius River
II./KG 27 supported the 1st Panzer Army and 8th Army along the Mius River and the defences at Vitebsk Gomel until mid-October. It bombed a variety of targets in the Kirovograd and Kiev areas in November and December 1943. III./KG 27 remained until early September 1943 when it was moved south to support the 17th Army's evacuation of the Kuban. On 27 September KG 27 lost another six bombers in this sector.