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Battle Of Kharkov
The Battle of Kharkov was any one of four World War II battles in and near the Soviet city of Kharkov in modern Ukraine. In usage the term is sometimes indistinct, perhaps meaning the collection of all fighting at Kharkov including and in between the four named battles, or perhaps meaning just one of the battles without specifying which. For example, soldiers have received awards "for their action in the Battle of Kharkov". The four named battles are: * First Battle of Kharkov, an October 1941 battle in which German troops captured the city * Second Battle of Kharkov, a May 1942 battle in which Soviet forces attempted to retake the city * Third Battle of Kharkov The Third Battle of Kharkov was a series of battles on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front of World War II, undertaken by Nazi Germany's Army Group South against the Soviet Red Army, around the city of Kharkov between 19 February ..., a February 1943 battle in which Soviet forces were driven out again, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Battle Of Kharkov
The First Battle of Kharkov was a battle that took place from 20 to 24 October 1941 for control of the city of Kharkov, located in the Ukrainian SSR, during the final stage of Operation Barbarossa. The battle was fought between the German 6th Army (Wehrmacht), 6th Army, part of Army Group South, and the Soviet Southwestern Front (Soviet Union), Southwestern Front. The Soviet 38th Army (Soviet Union), 38th Army was tasked with defending the city while its factories were dismantled and moved to a more easterly location. The main objective for the German 6th Army was to capture Kharkov, which would help them close the growing gap between themselves and the German 17th Army (Wehrmacht), 17th Army. By 20 October, the Germans had advanced to the western edge of the city, and by 24 October, the 57th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), 57th Infantry Division was able to take control of Kharkov. By this time, however, most of the city's industrial facilities had been evacuated or rendered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Battle Of Kharkov
The Second Battle of Kharkov or Operation Fredericus was an Axis powers, Axis counter-offensive in the region around Kharkov against the Red Army Izium bridgehead offensive conducted 12–28 May 1942, on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front during World War II. Its objective was to eliminate the Izium bridgehead over Seversky Donets or the "Barvenkovo bulge" () which was one of the Soviet offensive's staging areas. After a Battle of Moscow, winter counter-offensive that drove German troops away from Moscow but depleted the Red Army's reserves, the Kharkov offensive was a new Soviet attempt to expand upon their strategic initiative, although it failed to secure a significant element of surprise. On 12 May 1942, Soviet forces under the command of Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launched an offensive against the German 6th Army (Wehrmacht), 6th Army from a salient established during the Barvenkovo–Lozovaya Offensive, winter counter-offensive. After a promising start, the off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Battle Of Kharkov
The Third Battle of Kharkov was a series of battles on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front of World War II, undertaken by Nazi Germany's Army Group South against the Soviet Red Army, around the city of Kharkov between 19 February and 15 March 1943. Known to the German side as the Donets Campaign, and in the Soviet Union as the Donbass and Kharkov operations, the German counterstrike led to the recapture of the cities of Kharkov and Belgorod. As the German 6th Army (Wehrmacht), 6th Army was encircled in the Battle of Stalingrad, the Red Army undertook a series of wider attacks against the rest of Army Group South. These culminated on 2 January 1943 when the Red Army launched Operation Star and Operation Gallop, which between January and early February broke German defenses and led to the Soviet recapture of Kharkov, Belgorod, Kursk, as well as Voroshilovgrad and Izium. These victories caused participating Soviet units to over-extend themselves. Freed on 2 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgorod–Kharkov Offensive Operation
The Belgorod–Kharkov strategic offensive operation, or simply Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation, was a Soviet strategic summer offensive that aimed to liberate Belgorod and Kharkov, and destroy Nazi German forces of the 4th Panzer Army and Army Detachment Kempf. The operation was codenamed Operation General Rumyantsev (), after the 18th-century Field Marshal Peter Rumyantsev and was conducted by the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts (army groups) in the southern sector of the Kursk Bulge. The battle was referred to as the Fourth Battle of Kharkov () by the Germans. The operation began in the early hours of 3 August 1943, with the objective of following up the successful Soviet defensive effort in the Battle of Kursk. The offensive was directed against the German Army Group South's northern flank. By 23 August, the troops of the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts had finally liberated Kharkov from German occupation and the last time that Kharkov changed hands in the Eastern Front. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv Operation (other)
Kharkiv Operation may refer to: * Kharkiv Operation (June 1919), offensive during the Russian Civil War by White forces * Kharkiv Operation (December 1919), offensive during the Russian Civil War by the Red Army * Occupation of Kharkiv (1917), first episode of the Ukrainian-Soviet War See also * Battle of Kharkiv * Occupation of Kharkiv * Kharkov (other) * Kharkiv (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv (other)
Kharkiv is a city in Ukraine. Kharkiv may also refer to: * Kharkiv International Airport in Kharkiv, Ukraine * Kharkiv North Airport, Ukraine * Kharkiv (river), a river in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine * Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine * Kharkiv Raion, a district of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine * Kharkiv, National University of Kharkiv, Ukraine * 9167 Kharkiv, a main-belt asteroid * FC Metalist Kharkiv, a Ukrainian football team based in Kharkiv, Ukraine * FC Kharkiv, was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine See also * * * Kharkov (other), several uses of Kharkov which in some cases may be substituted for Kharkiv * Battle of Kharkiv (other) *Kharkiv Operation (other) Kharkiv Operation may refer to: * Kharkiv Operation (June 1919), offensive during the Russian Civil War by White forces * Kharkiv Operation (December 1919), offensive during the Russian Civil War by the Red Army * Occupation of Kharkiv (1917), fir ... * Occupation of Kharkiv (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkov (other)
Kharkov, the Russian name for Kharkiv, is a city in Ukraine. Kharkov may also refer to: Battles *First Battle of Kharkov (1941), a German offensive in World War II *Second Battle of Kharkov (1942), a German counteroffensive in World War II *Third Battle of Kharkov (1943), a German offensive in World War II *Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation, also known as Fourth Battle of Kharkov, 1943 People * Catherine Karkov, medieval academic * Sergey Kharkov (born 1970), a Soviet and Russian gymnast Other uses *'' Kharkov: The Soviet Spring Offensive,'' a 1978 board wargame simulating the Second Battle of Kharkov * Air Kharkov, a defunct Ukrainian airline *Kharkov Governorate, a governorate of the Russian Empire *The former name of Norshen, Shirak, Armenia See also * * *Kharkiv (other), uses of Kharkiv which in some cases may be substituted for Kharkov *Kharkiv Operation (other) * Battle of Kharkiv (other) **Battle of Kharkov The Battle of Kharkov was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
