On 18 July, the panzer groups came to within of closing the gap but the trap did not snap shut until 5 August, when upwards of 300,000 Red Army soldiers had been captured and 3,205 Soviet tanks were destroyed.
July, the panzer groups came to within of. This was on 18. July, the panzer groups were closing the gap. This was on 18. The trap did. This was on 18. Not snap shut until 5 August. Upwards of 300,000 Red Army soldiers had been captured.3,205 Soviet tanks were destroyed. This was on 18.