29 Jul 1939
Ukraine
Ukraine
- Pavel Sukhoi was named the Chief Designer of aircraft factory number 135 in Kharkov, Ukraine. ww2dbase [Pavel Sukhoi | Kharkov | CPC]
2 Mar 1943
Ukraine
Ukraine
- The Soviet 3rd Tank Army was destroyed near Kharkov, Ukraine which had only just been recaptured by the Soviets two weeks prior. ww2dbase [Third Battle of Kharkov | Kharkov | AC]
14 Mar 1943
Ukraine
Ukraine
- Germans recaptured Kharkov, Ukraine. ww2dbase [Third Battle of Kharkov | Kharkov | TH]
12 Aug 1943
Ukraine
Ukraine
- Adolf Hitler ordered the southern portion of the defensive Panther Line to be set up along the Dneiper River in Ukraine, and that the city of Kharkov in Ukraine was to be held at all costs. ww2dbase [Fourth Battle of Kharkov | Kharkov | TH, CPC]
14 Aug 1943
Ukraine
Ukraine
- Erich von Manstein placed General Otto Wöhler in charge of the defense of Kharkov, Ukraine. ww2dbase [Fourth Battle of Kharkov | Kharkov | CPC]
20 Aug 1943
Ukraine
Ukraine
- Soviet and German tanks engaged in combat in the fields near Kharkov, Ukraine; the Soviets were defeated after losing 184 T-34 tanks. ww2dbase [Fourth Battle of Kharkov | Kharkov | CPC]
21 Aug 1943
Ukraine
Ukraine
- Erich von Manstein authorized the retreat from Kharkov, Ukraine. ww2dbase [Fourth Battle of Kharkov | Kharkov | CPC]
22 Aug 1943
Ukraine
Ukraine
- German troops in Kharkov, Ukraine began evacuating after sundown. ww2dbase [Fourth Battle of Kharkov | Kharkov | TH]
23 Aug 1943
Ukraine
Ukraine
- The Soviet Steppe Front captured Kharkov, Ukraine, ending the Fourth Battle of Kharkov; a German counterattack was attempted but repulsed by the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army. ww2dbase [Fourth Battle of Kharkov | Kharkov | TH]
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