The Second Battle of Kharkiv was a battle fought from 12 May to 28 May 1942, on the Eastern Front during World War II.
After a successful winter counteroffensive that repulsed German troops from Moscow but also depleted the Red Army’s reserves, the Kharkiv offensive was a new Soviet attempt to expand upon their strategic initiative.
On 12 May 1942, Soviet forces under the command of Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launched an offensive into the German Sixth Army, from a salient established during the Winter counteroffensive. After initial promising signs, the offensive was stopped cold by German counterattacks.
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