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1941
September
19
The Germans take Kiev
On 19 September 1941 the German 6th Army entered Kiev, abandoned by the Red Army. General Kirponos was killed the next day; by 26 September the pocket was gone.
October
24
The Germans take Kharkiv
On 24 October 1941 the German Sixth Army took Kharkiv. Its tank and aircraft plants had gone to the Urals; famine, terror and the murder of Jews followed.
November
21
The Germans take Rostov
On 21 November 1941 Kleist’s 1st Panzer Army took Rostov-on-Don, the gateway to the Caucasus. But the Soviet 37th Army was already striking from the north.
28
The Red Army retakes Rostov
On 28 November 1941 the Germans began leaving Rostov under attack by three Soviet armies; next day it was free. Rundstedt fell back to the Mius and was sacked.
1943
December
12
Rommel and the Atlantic Wall
In mid-December 1943 Rommel, appointed by Hitler to inspect the coastal defences, finished touring Denmark and began inspecting the Atlantic Wall in France.