Today in World War II History—August 23, 1943
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

Soviet-manned Churchill Mk IV Tank during the battle for Kharkiv, Ukraine, August 1943 (public domain via Wikipedia)
80 Years Ago—Aug. 23, 1943: Soviets take Kharkiv, Ukraine, the fourth and final time it changes hands during World War II, and the Germans lose the Donets Basin industrial area.
Japanese aircraft bomb Chongqing, China, for the first time since 1941, also the last major attack on Chongqing.