With the onset of the Russian Spring Rasputitsa or \'muddy season\', the German assault to the north of Army Group South grinds to a halt having completed the objectives of recapturing Kharkov and Belgorod.
The front line across Russia now virtually mirrors that of the previous year before the drive on Stalingrad, Von Manstein having stunned the Red Army with a da.
The thaw of snow adds to logistical problems, wheeled and tracked vehicles virtually unable to move on all but tarmacked roads.
With the onset of the Russian Spring Rasputitsa or \'muddy season\', the German assault to the north of Army Group South grinds to a halt having completed the objectives of recapturing Kharkov and Belgorod