1942 ⟶ German and Soviet Tanks Meet at Balakleya, Encircling Soviets at Kharkov
Kleist's and Paulus' tanks meet up at Balakleya, southeast o...
Year
1941
1942
1943
🪖 German Encirclement at Vyasma
German armies encircle about 660,000 Red Army troops near Vyasma (east of Smolensk); some make a glowing prediction of the end of the war.⟶
Eastern FrontEncirclmentVyasmaRed ArmyGerman OffensiveMilitary StrategySoviet Defeat
⚔️ Second Battle of Kharkov Begins
Second Battle of Kharkov – In the eastern Ukraine, Soviet forces of Marshal Timoshenko's Southwest Theatre of Operations, including Gorodnyanski's 6th Army and Kharitonov's 9th Army, initiate a major offensive to capture Kharkov from the Germans. 9th Army is to attack first, with a primary objective of Krasnograd, and a secondary one of Poltava; 6th Army is to follow immediately. After 9th Army has captured Krasnograd, 6th Army is to swing north and link up with 28th Army and 57th Army, the latter two formations having meanwhile cut the railway between Belgorod and Kharkov.⟶
Eastern FrontKharkovSoviet OffensiveGerman OffensiveTank BattleOperation Barbarossa
🇷🇺 Soviet Offensive Stalls North of Kharkov
In the salient north of Kharkov, Russian 28th and 57th Armies are having trouble making progress against General Paulus's (German) 6th Army.⟶
Eastern FrontKharkovSoviet OffensiveGerman ArmyMilitary OperationsCombat
⚔️ German Advances Encircle Red Army Armies Near Kharkov
Huge German successes around Kharkov, with envelopment of several Red Army armies.⟶
Eastern FrontGerman OffensiveSoviet UnionKharkovEncirclementOperation BarbarossaMilitary CampaignWehrmachtRed Army
🔄 Soviet Forces Capture and Lose Kharkov
Soviet Union reconquers Kharkov, but is later driven out in the Third Battle of Kharkov.⟶
Eastern FrontRussiaKharkovThird Battle of KharkovSoviet Unionmilitary campaignWWII