Original: WWII: The Soviet Union reconquers Kharkov, but is later driven out in the Third Battle of Kharkov February 18 In a speech at the Berlin Sportpalast, German Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels declare a "Total War" against the Allies.
Simplified: February 16 – World War II: Soviet Union reconquers Kharkov, but is later driven out in the Third Battle of Kharkov February 18 – The Nazis arrest the members of the White Rose movement.