Operation Star
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| Operation Star | |||||||
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| Part of Soviet-German Front in World War II | |||||||
 The German army deployed to defend Kharkov. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Soviet Union |
 Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Erich von Manstein Hermann Hoth Paul Hausser Eberhard von Mackensen | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 347.200[1] | Summary later | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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33,331 dead, 62,384 injured[1] |
18,168 dead and missing. 31,601 injured.[2] | ||||||
Operation Star or Operation Zvezda (
Voronezh-Kharkov Strategic Offensive Operation
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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 German field marshal Erich von Manstein to launch a counteroffensive and inflict a defeat on the Soviets in the Third Battle of Kharkov
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