Army from the 69th Army. The exhausted cavalry of 6th GCC remained the sole formation linking the two armies. Following the SS PzK's advance, GD also turned towards #Bogodukhov & made similar progress. Meanwhile, Thule finally overcame the resistance at #Shelestova & 195/X

OKH Lage Ost Map 08.03.1943 around Kharkov

engage in combat with partisans and other troops at #Shelestova. | OKH Lage Ost Map 08.03.1943 192/X

partisans that had been operating out of the nearby woods & had chosen to fight alongside the regular Red Army units. While GD made good progress up the Kolomak River valley, Thule faced a tougher battle at #Iskrovka and #Shelestova. Both Thule & GD's AufklAbt struggled 187/X