Manstein informed him that an immediate counterattack on Kharkov would be fruitless, but that he could successfully attack the overextended Soviet flank with his five Panzer Corps, and recapture the city later.
Manstein ga je obavijestio da bi trenutni protunapad na Harkov bio neuspio, ali da bi mogao uspješno napasti razvučene sovjetske linije sa petero Panzer korpusa, te zauzeti Harkov kasnije.