German soldiers admit atrocities
17th December 1943: As the "Kharkov Trial' concludes, the world begins to learn of the extent of war crimes against Soviet Citizens
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The Ukrainian city of Kharkov, (known to the Germans as ‘Charkov’, now often spelt Kharkiv), was twice fought over in 1943, fina…
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