Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive

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World War II battle military offensive

The Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive was a World War II Red Army operation in early 1942 aimed at expanding the Izium salient in eastern Ukraine, which ultimately set the stage for the later encirclement at the Second Battle of Kharkov.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → military offensive →
alsoKnownAs	Barvenkovo–Lozova offensive → Barvenkovo–Lozovaya operation →
belligerent	Red Army → Wehrmacht →
combatant	German Army Group South → Soviet 57th Army → Soviet 6th Army → Soviet Southwestern Front →
conflict	Eastern Front (World War II) →
conflictType	land battle →
consequence	set the stage for the encirclement of Soviet forces at the Second Battle of Kharkov →
countryInvolved	Nazi Germany → Soviet Union →
endTime	February 1942 →
era	20th century →
followedBy	Second Battle of Kharkov →
front	Southwestern Front (Red Army) →
geographicalFeature	Seversky Donets River →
historicalSignificance	created a vulnerable salient later exploited by German forces in May 1942 →
location	Barvinkove → Izium salient → Lozova → eastern Ukraine →
militaryFormationInvolved	6th Army (Wehrmacht) →
militaryOperationScope	operational-level offensive →
objective	create conditions for a subsequent offensive on Kharkov → expand the Izium salient →
opponent	Army Group South →
partOf	Eastern Front (World War II) → Soviet winter campaign of 1941–1942 → Soviet–German War → World War II →
precededBy	Soviet winter counteroffensive of 1941–1942 →
region	Donbas area → Kharkov Oblast →
result	Soviet forces advanced west of the Seversky Donets River → Soviet tactical success → creation of a large Soviet salient south of Kharkov →
startTime	January 1942 →
strategicContext	Soviet winter counteroffensives after the Battle of Moscow →
theatreOfWar	southern sector of the Eastern Front →
timePeriod	early 1942 →
typeOfAction	offensive operation →
usedMilitaryBranch	armored forces → artillery → infantry →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive ("Barvenkovo–Lozova offensive") → Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive ("Barvenkovo–Lozovaya operation") →	alsoKnownAs
Soviet Southwestern Front →	notableEngagement
Mikhail Shumilov ("Izyum–Barvenkovo Offensive") →	participatedIn
Southwestern Front →	tookPartIn