1943 ⟶ Soviet Forces Capture and Lose Kharkov

Soviet Union reconquers Kharkov, but is later driven out in ...
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⚔️ Kharkov Falls to German Forces

In Ukraine, the important mining and industrial centre of Kharkov falls to the German Army Group South forces.⟶
Kharkov Falls to German Forces (1941)
Eastern FrontKharkovGerman OffensiveMilitaryUkraineIndustrial CenterWarSoviet Union

⚔️ 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.⟶
Soviet Command Sends Reinforcements to Kharkov Salient (1942)
KharkovEastern FrontSoviet UnionMilitary StrategyRetreatKostenko

💥 German and Soviet Tanks Meet at Balakleya, Encircling Soviets at Kharkov

Kleist's and Paulus' tanks meet up at Balakleya, southeast of Kharkov, encircling most of the Soviets' 6th and 9th Armies.⟶
German and Soviet Tanks Meet at Balakleya, Encircling Soviets at Kharkov (1942)
KharkovEastern FrontGerman OffensiveSoviet DefeatEncirclmentMilitary Campaign

⚔️ 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.⟶
Soviet Forces Capture and Lose Kharkov (1943)
Eastern FrontRussiaKharkovThird Battle of KharkovSoviet Unionmilitary campaignWWII

⚔️ German Advances Near Kharkov

German advances around Kharkov threaten earlier Red Army gains.⟶
RussiaGermanyEastern FrontKharkovmilitarybattlewarSoviet Union