Occupation of Kharkiv
Encyclopedia : O : OC : OCC : Occupation of Kharkiv
Teveleva sqr.
Walther von Reichenau report to Hitler
Kharkiv was the biggest and most populated city of Soviet Union occupied by Nazi Germany during WWII. It was captured on October 25 1941 but the Red Army tried to liberate it several times, starting from Second Battle of Kharkiv in May of 1942. After first, unsuccessful, attempt next (successful) was done in February of 1943. The city was liberated, for some short period and then recaptured by the Nazis. Kharkiv was finally liberated in August 23 1943 as result of an offensive in the Battle of Kursk.
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.