The First Battle of Kharkov, named by Wilhelm Keitel, took place in 1941 and was a conflict for control of the city of Kharkov, located in the Ukrainian SSR, during the final stage of Operation Barbarossa. The battle was fought between the German 6th Army, part of Army Group South, and the Soviet Southwestern Front. The Soviet 38th Army was tasked with defending the city while its factories were dismantled and moved to a more easterly location.
German infantry and armored vehicles battle Soviet defenders on the streets of Kharkov
Soviet bunkers used in the defense of Kharkov
German troops enter Kharkov from the west, crossing the main railroad running through the city on the viaduct of Sverdlov Street.
German armored vehicles in Kharkov
Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest city in Ukraine. Located in the northeast of the country, it is the largest city of the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine. Kharkiv is the administrative centre of Kharkiv Oblast and of the surrounding Kharkiv Raion. It has a population of 1,421,125.
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Image: Kharkiv Pasazhyrskyi Railway Station 04 (cropped)
Image: Kharkiv University (cropped)
