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 .