Daily Archives: May 28, 2012

Soviets defeated in Second Battle of Kharkov 70 years ago today (1942)


Video: Second Battle of Kharkov (at 12:46)

(Thursday, May 28, 1942, part of the Eastern Front of World War II) — The Second Battle of Kharkov in the eastern Ukraine ended today as Germany scored a victory by knocking out the Russian force threatening Kharkov. In all, 170,958 Soviets were killed, missing or captured since May 12. Continue reading Soviets defeated in Second Battle of Kharkov 70 years ago today (1942)