Today in World War II History—August 20, 1943
Sunday, August 20, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

German 5 cm PaK 38 gun in action, Kharkiv, Ukraine, mid-Aug 1943 (German Federal Archive: Bild 101I-238-2030-08A)
80 Years Ago—Aug. 20, 1943: In a battle near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Germans defeat Soviets and destroy 184 tanks.