Third Battle of Kharkov, troops of SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte near Kharkov, February 1943 #ww2

On 19 February, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein launched his Kharkov counterstrike, using the fresh II SS Panzer Corps and two panzer armies. Manstein benefited greatly from the massive air support of Field Marshal Wolfram von Richthofen’s Luftflotte 4, whose 1,214 aircraft flew over 1,000 sorties per day from 20 February to 15 March to support the German ground troops, a level of airpower equal to that during the Case Blue strategic offensive a year earlier. Join this channel to get access to perks: #panzer #tank #ww2 #military