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Barvenkovo in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Barvenkovo in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records1 event labels1 people1942–1942

Historical events in Barvenkovo

1942

January 1942
Siege of Kharkov
Semyon Timoshenko · World War, 2nd

Captures the Barvenkovo salient

17 May 1942
Siege of Kharkov
Semyon Timoshenko · World War, 2nd

Timoshenko requests further support from Stalin who just refuses withdrawal. Kleist counter-attacks & forces Timoshenko back

19 May 1942
Siege of Kharkov
Semyon Timoshenko · World War, 2nd

Timoshenko calls off his offensive after Kleists advance into the Barvenko salient. The "Barvenkovo mousetrap" is sprung by Kleist & Paulus, 240,000 Russians are taken

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