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Title
Belgorod - Kharkov
Description
The battle is usually referred to as the Belgorod–Kharkov Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviets and the 4th Battle of Kharkov by the Germans. At the beginning of August the Soviets, delivering powerful sledgehammer blows from the North and East, …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1943-08-17
Scenario#
23908
Scenario Description
The battle is usually referred to as the Belgorod–Kharkov Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviets and the 4th Battle of Kharkov by the Germans. At the beginning of August the Soviets, delivering powerful sledgehammer blows from the North and East, had broken through German defense lines and captured Belgorod. The Soviets now launched an attack along two primary axis, the Belgorod-Kharkov axis and the Belgorod-Bogodukov axis. German reserves were shifted from the Orel sector and north from the Donbas regions in an attempt to stem the tide and slow down the Soviet attacks. Success was limited but the Germans stopped the advance near Bogodukov. The Germans then began to attempt to close the gap between Okhtyrka and Krasnokutsk. while the Russians set their sights on capturing Kharkov.
Location
Belgorod, Russia
Battle Narrative
The Belgorod–Kharkov Strategic Offensive operation, or simply Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation, was a Soviet strategic summer offensive that aimed to recapture Belgorod and Kharkov (now Kharkiv)a, and destroy the German forces of the 4th Panzer Army and Army Detachment Kempf. The operation was codenamed Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev (Russian: Полководец Румянцев), after the 18th-century Field Marshal Peter Rumyantsev and was conducted by the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts (army groups) in the southern sector of the Kursk Bulge. The battle was referred to as the Fourth Battle of Kharkov by the Germans.The operation began in the early hours of 3 August 1943, with the objective of following up the successful Soviet defensive effort against the German Operation Citadel. The offensive was directed against the German Army Group South's northern flank. By 23 August, the troops of the Voronezh and steppe Fronts had successfully seized Kharkov from German forces. It was the last time that Kharkov changed hands during the Soviet-German War. The operation led to the retreat of the German forces in Ukraine behind the Dnieper River and set the stage for the Battle of Kiev in autumn 1943.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Russian
German
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Countryside
Website Access: Available

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