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The Second Battle of Kharkov resulted in an extremely costly loss to the Soviets, which saw 207,000 men killed, wounded, or captured; some estimates put the number as high as 240,000. Over 1,000 Soviet tanks were destroyed during this battle, as well as the loss of 57,000 horses. German losses were much smaller than the Soviets, with over 20,000 killed, wounded, or captured. Soviet General Georgy Zhukov later blamed this major defeat on Stalin, who underestimated German strength in the region and failed to prepare an adequate reserve force to counter the arrival of the German reinforcement that turned the tide.<ref>https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=50</ref>
The Second Battle of Kharkov resulted in an extremely costly loss to the Soviets, which saw 207,000 men killed, wounded, or captured; some estimates put the number as high as 240,000. Over 1,000 Soviet tanks were destroyed during this battle, as well as the loss of 57,000 horses. German losses were much smaller than the Soviets, with over 20,000 killed, wounded, or captured. Soviet General Georgy Zhukov later blamed this major defeat on Stalin, who underestimated German strength in the region and failed to prepare an adequate reserve force to counter the arrival of the German reinforcement that turned the tide.<ref>https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=50</ref>
[[File:Service-pnp-ppmsca-23900-23988r.jpg|right|150px|thumb|1942 American World War II [[propaganda]] poster designed to build support for the [[Soviet]] ally. The poster was part of a [[U.S. Office of War Information]] series aiming to foster positive views of Allied nations.<br>''Source: [[Library of Congress]]''<ref>https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009634186/</ref>]]
===Siege of Leningrad===
===Siege of Leningrad===
{{See also|Siege of Leningrad}}
{{See also|Siege of Leningrad}}