Created by Tom Horn on 1 Mar 2010, Last Update on 1 Mar 2010

Third Battle of Kharkov - 19 Feb 1943

A German counter attack led by Field Marshel Erich von Manstein effectively destroys 52 Soviet divisions and recaptures Kharkov and Belgorod. The fall of Belgorod creates the salient which would be the focus of the Battle of Kursk.

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Tags : Germany,Ukraine,Soviet Union,Land,Europe,Combat

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