1942 ⟶ Soviet Command Sends Reinforcements to Kharkov Salient
At Kharkov, as Kleist's and Paulus' forward elements draw ev...
Year
1942
1943
⚔️ Soviet Command Sends Reinforcements to Kharkov Salient
At Kharkov, as Kleist's and Paulus' forward elements draw ever closer together, Timoshenko sends his subordinate General Kostenko into the salient to organize a fighting retreat, or, failing that, maximize what can be saved.⟶
KharkovEastern FrontSoviet UnionMilitary StrategyRetreatKostenko
🇷🇺 German Retreat on Eastern Front
On the Eastern front, the Germans are in retreat at several points.⟶
Eastern FrontGermanySoviet UnionMilitary CampaignRetreatWar of Attrition
🇷🇺 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
🔄 Paulus Launches Second Counter-attack at Kharkov
At Kharkov, Kleist's counter-offensive continues to prosper; and now Paulus launches a second counter-attack from the north, designed to link up with Kleist's and encircle as many Soviet troops as possible. The Stavka, gradually becoming aware of the extent of the danger, orders Gorodnyanski's 6th Army to halt their advance. But by now Timoshenko is planning to extricate what forces he can before the two German spearheads link up.⟶
Eastern FrontKharkovGerman Counter-attackEncirclementMilitary StrategyPaulusStavka
↩️ German Retreat from Caucasus Begins
The Germans begin a retreat from the Caucasus.⟶
Eastern FrontGermanyCaucasusRetreatSoviet UnionWarMilitary StrategyDefeat
🔄 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