First Battle of Kharkov

The First Battle of Kharkov was a battle that took place from 20 to 24 October 1941 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.

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1941 Battle of Kharkov; 1st Battle of Kharkov; Battle of Kharkov 1941
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1941 First Battle of Kharkov

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1905 — 1906 Харьковское восстание

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1919 January 1919 uprising in Kharkiv

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1919 Kharkiv Operation

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1943 Third Battle of Kharkov

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2022 Battle of Kharkiv

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2022 Kharkiv government building airstrike

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2023 Shelling of the Nova Poshta branch near Kharkov

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Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L20582, Charkow, Strassenkämpfe

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B12885, Barrikaden in Charkow

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B12978, Charkow, Schützenpanzer und Sturmgeschütze in Straßen

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B13132, Charkow, Sturmgeschütz und Schützenpanzer

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B13548, Charkow, Einmarsch deutsche Truppen

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B16515, Russland, zerstörter Bahnhof von Charkow

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B16174, Charkow, Sowjetische Sandsackstellung

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-268-0158-06, Russland, Schützenpanzer Sd.Kfz. 253

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L20582, Charkow, Strassenkämpfe

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L20721, Charkow, deutscher Einmarsch

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1917	Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets		Wikidata
area	region	1918	Odesa Soviet Republic		Wikidata
area	region	1918	Donetsk-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		11 July 2022 shelling of Kharkiv	missile strike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1905	Харьковское восстание	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	January 1919 uprising in Kharkiv	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Kharkiv Operation	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	First Battle of Kharkov	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Third Battle of Kharkov	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2022	Battle of Kharkiv	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2022	Kharkiv government building airstrike	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2023	Shelling of the Nova Poshta branch near Kharkov	war crime, missile strike, mass murder	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1895	Malyshev Factory	manufacturing, mechanical engineering, arms industry, state-owned enterprise, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1927	Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau	arms industry, business	Wikidata
site	fort		Kharkov Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L20582, Charkow, Strassenkämpfe		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B12885, Barrikaden in Charkow		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B12978, Charkow, Schützenpanzer und Sturmgeschütze in Straßen		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B13132, Charkow, Sturmgeschütz und Schützenpanzer		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B13548, Charkow, Einmarsch deutsche Truppen		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B16515, Russland, zerstörter Bahnhof von Charkow		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B16174, Charkow, Sowjetische Sandsackstellung		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-268-0158-06, Russland, Schützenpanzer Sd.Kfz. 253		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L20582, Charkow, Strassenkämpfe		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L20721, Charkow, deutscher Einmarsch		Commons