Izium in WW2 History | World War II Database

19 May 1942

Ukraine

A surprise German pincer movement threatened to trap a large contingent of Soviet troops at Izium near Kharkov, Ukraine. Joseph Stalin belatedly granted permission for the troops to withdraw. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Kharkov | Izium, Kharkov | CPC]

20 May 1942

Ukraine

German 6th Army and 1st Panzer Army captured Protopopovka, Ukraine, further threatening the Soviet troops at Izium with encirclement. The Soviets continued to make break out attempts, but they were frustrated by German aircraft. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Kharkov | Izium, Kharkov | CPC]

24 May 1942

Ukraine

Soviet troops at Izium, Ukraine were completed surrounded by German troops. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Kharkov | Izium, Kharkov | TH, CPC]

25 May 1942

Ukraine

Soviet troops trapped at Izium, Ukraine made a major attempt to break the encirclement in failure, and the continued German pressured reduced the Soviet pocket to an area roughly 10 miles wide and 2 miles deep. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Kharkov | Izium, Kharkov | CPC]

28 May 1942

Ukraine

Semyon Timoshenko ordered all offensives in the Kharkov, Ukraine region to cease, thus effectively conceding the Second Battle of Kharkov and granting victory to the German Unternehmen Fridericus I. When all actions were wrapped up, the Germans would count over 200,000 prisoners of war, 1,200 tanks, and 2,000 artillery pieces captured. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Kharkov | Izium, Kharkov | TH, CPC]

29 May 1942

Ukraine

Soviet resistance in the Izium, Ukraine ceased. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Kharkov | Izium, Kharkov | TH, CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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