Event Third Battle of Kharkov

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Was a series of battles on the Eastern Front of World War II, undertaken by Army Group South of Nazi Germany against the Soviet Red Army, around the city of Kharkov.

Chronology

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  • March 1943: Between 1-5 March the 4th Panzer Army, including the SS Panzer Corps, covered 80 kilometers and positioned itself only about 16 kilometers south of Kharkov.
  • March 1943: German forces recapture Kharkov.
  • February 1943: The Germans successfully surrounded and destroyed a number of Red Army units south of the Samara River.

Selected Sources

  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 98