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Operation Star
Offensive operation by the Red Army on the 2nd February 1943 during WW2, Eastern Front / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the World War II operation in 1943. For the Bosnian War operation in 1994, see Operation Star 94.
Operation Star or Operation Zvezda (Russian: Звезда, lit. 'Star') was a Red Army offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II begun on 2 February 1943.[3] The attack was the responsibility of the Voronezh Front under the command of Filipp Golikov and a part of the larger Voronezh-Kharkov Strategic Offensive Operation.
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33,331 dead, 62,384 injured[1] |
18,168 dead and missing. 31,601 injured.[2] |
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Its main objectives were the cities of Kharkov and Kursk. While initially successful in capturing both cities, the Soviets overextended themselves, allowing Field Marshal Erich von Manstein to launch a counteroffensive and inflict a defeat on the Soviets in the Third Battle of Kharkov.