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There is 2 Tomarovkas in that area - one near Belgorod, and one near Kharkov, so now I think 'our' Tomarovka is the 1st
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Yes, particularly since the focus of the battle by this time had shifted northward from Kharkov (which was seized by the Germans on 14 March 1943) to Belgorod. During those days, there also was intense fighting around the Tomarovka which is situated close to Belgorod. Interestingly, at 1110 hours on 17 March 1943, German Armeeabteilung Kempf was informed that air reconnaissance had detected a long Soviet column - including at least fifteen tanks - on the move south of this Tomarovka.
Thanks a lot for the info on 240 IAP's Gomolko and Terniuk!