If ever there was a city that experienced the changing fortunes of warfare, it is Kharkov. Today, it’s the second largest city in the Ukraine. During the Second World War, it was a Soviet-German battleground no less than 5 times. In 1941, it was captured in late October by the Wehrmacht in that early onslaught we remember so [...]
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Kharkov: Fifth Time’s a Charm
Posted in Russia, World War II (1939-1945), tagged 1943, Kharkov, Operation Citadel, Red Army, Ukraine, Wehrmacht on August 23 | 1 Comment »
