Third Battle of Kharkov
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The Third Battle of Kharkov was a major World War II Eastern Front engagement in early 1943 in which German forces, led by Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, counterattacked and temporarily recaptured the city of Kharkov from the Soviet Red Army.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Third Battle of Kharkiv
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| belligerent |
Red Army
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Wehrmacht → |
| casualties |
heavy on both sides
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| category |
Battles and operations of the Eastern Front of World War II
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Battles involving Germany → Battles involving the Soviet Union → |
| cityRecaptured |
Kharkov
NERFINISHED
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| cityRecapturedBy |
German forces
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| commander |
Erich von Manstein
NERFINISHED
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Fyodor Kostenko NERFINISHED → Hermann Hoth NERFINISHED → Nikolai Vatutin NERFINISHED → Paul Hausser NERFINISHED → |
| conflict |
Eastern Front of World War II
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| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union → |
| date |
February–March 1943
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| endDate |
1943-03-15
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| followedBy |
Battle of Kursk
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| frontLineShift |
in favor of Germany in southern sector
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| historicalPeriod |
1943 in the Soviet Union
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| historicalSignificance |
last major German operational victory on the Eastern Front
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| involvedUnit |
4th Panzer Army
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Army Group South → SS Panzer Corps → Southwestern Front → Voronezh Front → |
| location |
Kharkiv Oblast
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Kharkov NERFINISHED → Soviet Union → Ukrainian SSR → |
| notableFor |
mobile armored counterattacks by German forces
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temporary stabilization of German front in southern Russia → |
| objective |
halt Soviet advance after Stalingrad
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retake Kharkov → |
| operation |
Manstein’s counteroffensive
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| outcome |
temporary German recapture of Kharkov
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| partOf |
Case Blue aftermath
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World War II → |
| precededBy |
Second Battle of Kharkov
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| result |
German victory
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| startDate |
1943-02-19
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| strategicContext |
post-Stalingrad German counteroffensive
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| theater |
Eastern Front
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| year |
1943
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Erich von Manstein
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Heeresgruppe Süd → I SS Panzer Corps → Nikolai Vatutin → |
participatedIn |
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German 1st Panzer Army
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II SS Panzer Corps → |
engagedIn |
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Third Battle of Kharkov
("Third Battle of Kharkiv")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Second Battle of Kharkov
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followedBy |
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Army Group South
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operation |
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Voronezh–Kastornoye offensive
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preceded |
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7th Panzer Division
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tookPartIn |