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3 unusual facts about Second Battle of Kharkov


Battle of Kharkov

Second Battle of Kharkov, a May 1942 battle in which Soviet forces attempted to retake the city

Henschel Hs 123

This "new" unit participated in operations in Crimea in May 1942, after which it operated on the southern sector for some time, participating in the Second Battle of Kharkov and going on to take part in the Battle of Stalingrad.

Second Battle of Kharkov

On 17 May, supported by Fliegerkorps VI, the initiative was successfully taken by the Germans, as Kleist's 3rd Panzer Corps and 44th Army Corps began a counterattack on the Barvenkovo bridgehead from the area of Aleksandrovka in the south.



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