Izyum–Barvenkovo offensive

Izyum–Barvenkovo offensive
	Part of the Eastern Front of World War II
	; Soviet plans for the summer offensive of 1943 on the southern flank of the Eastern Front (in German)
Date	17 July 1943 – 27 July 1943; (1 week and 3 days)
Location	Izium/Barvinkove area, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Result	Axis victory
Belligerents
Germany	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Erich von Manstein; Eberhard von Mackensen	Rodion Malinovsky
Strength
About 250,000 men in the 1st Panzer Army	202,430 men ; 1,109 tanks and assault guns
Casualties and losses
4,877 killed or missing and 11,157 wounded in the 1st Panzer Army;	10,310 killed or missing ; Total:; 38,690

The Izyum–Barvenkovo offensive (17 July 1943 – 27 July 1943) was a Soviet offensive operation of the Southwestern Front against part of German Army Group South during the World War II. The aim of the operation was to tie down German reserves during the Battle of Kursk and overrun the German forces located in Donbas. Soviet troops managed to cross the Donets river and seize the bridgehead, but the German counterattacks stopped the further advance.

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