Барвенковский котёл: самая страшная ловушка Второй мировой

January 1942: Soviet troops broke through the front near Izyum and created the Barvenkovo ​​salient, ninety kilometers deep. It seemed like victory. But it was this salient that became a trap for six armies four months later. The Barvenkovo-Lozovo Operation, the Second Kharkov Catastrophe, and the Barvenkovo ​​Pocket of 1942—the story of how a tactical success turned into a strategic defeat, killing 240,000 soldiers and opening the way for the Germans to Stalingrad. ⚠️ The video may contain artistic elements and the author's interpretation of events.