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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Battle of Kharkov canonical | 19 |
| Third Battle of Kharkiv | 1 |
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Target entity: Third Battle of Kharkov Context triple: [7th Panzer Division, tookPartIn, Third Battle of Kharkov]
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Second Battle of Kharkov
The Second Battle of Kharkov was a major World War II Eastern Front clash in May 1942, in which a failed Soviet offensive near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv led to a decisive German counterattack and heavy Soviet losses.
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Battle of the Dnieper
The Battle of the Dnieper was a major World War II Eastern Front campaign in 1943 in which Soviet forces launched a massive offensive to cross the Dnieper River and liberate much of Ukraine from German occupation.
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Battle of Uman
The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
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Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation
The Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation was a major Red Army campaign in August 1943 that exploited the victory at Kursk to liberate Belgorod and Kharkov, driving German forces back in southern Russia during World War II.
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Battle of Perekop (1941)
The Battle of Perekop (1941) was a World War II engagement in which German and Romanian forces broke through Soviet defenses to seize the gateway to the Crimean Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Third Battle of Kharkov Target entity description: 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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A.
Second Battle of Kharkov
The Second Battle of Kharkov was a major World War II Eastern Front clash in May 1942, in which a failed Soviet offensive near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv led to a decisive German counterattack and heavy Soviet losses.
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B.
Battle of the Dnieper
The Battle of the Dnieper was a major World War II Eastern Front campaign in 1943 in which Soviet forces launched a massive offensive to cross the Dnieper River and liberate much of Ukraine from German occupation.
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C.
Battle of Uman
The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
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D.
Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation
The Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation was a major Red Army campaign in August 1943 that exploited the victory at Kursk to liberate Belgorod and Kharkov, driving German forces back in southern Russia during World War II.
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E.
Battle of Perekop (1941)
The Battle of Perekop (1941) was a World War II engagement in which German and Romanian forces broke through Soviet defenses to seize the gateway to the Crimean Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Third Battle of Kharkov
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surface form:
Third Battle of Kharkiv
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| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| category |
Battles and operations of the Eastern Front of World War II
ⓘ
Battles involving Germany ⓘ Battles involving the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| cityRecaptured |
Kharkiv
ⓘ
surface form:
Kharkov
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| cityRecapturedBy | German forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Erich von Manstein
ⓘ
Fyodor Kostenko ⓘ Hermann Hoth ⓘ Nikolai Vatutin ⓘ Paul Hausser ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
|
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | February–March 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-03-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Kursk ⓘ |
| frontLineShift | in favor of Germany in southern sector ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1943 in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last major German operational victory on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
German 4th Panzer Army
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surface form:
4th Panzer Army
Army Group South ⓘ I SS Panzer Corps ⓘ
surface form:
SS Panzer Corps
Southwestern Front ⓘ Soviet Voronezh Front ⓘ
surface form:
Voronezh Front
|
| location |
Kharkiv Oblast
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Kharkiv ⓘ
surface form:
Kharkov
Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian SSR
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| 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 ⓘ |
| outcome | temporary German recapture of Kharkov ⓘ |
| partOf |
Case Blue aftermath
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World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of Kharkov ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-02-19 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | post-Stalingrad German counteroffensive ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Subject: Third Battle of Kharkov Description of subject: 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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