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Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev
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Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev (literally: "Commander Rumyantsev", after 18th-century Field Marshal Peter Rumyantsev) was a military operation conducted by the Red Army in its fight against the German Wehrmacht during World War II. The operation was conducted by Steppe Front in the Belgorod sector.
The operation began in early August, 1943, and was aiming to follow up the defensive success against German Army Group South in the Battle for Kursk. It was immediately successful, pushing back the German defenders and liberating Belgorod and Kharkov. By 12:00 in the morning of August 23, 1943 the Soviet divisions of the Voronezh Front and the Steppe Front had successfully liberated the city from German forces, annihilating most of the defending 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 Dnepr River, and it set the stage for the liberation of Kiev in autumn 1943.
The tank battle of Akhtyrka occurred during the operation.
By the Wehrmacht, this operation is often referred to as the Fourth Battle of Kharkov.
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-136342890.html - Belgorod-Kharkov offensive operation
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