| Date/Time | Source | G/R | Note | Prokhovkha? |
| 05/00:00 | 1 | | Weather clear/dry; still muddy | |
| 05/00:35 | 3 | G | LSSAH units report they are in assembly areas | |
| 05/01:20 | 3 | G | II/2 LSSAH assaults and takes hill 228.6 | |
| 05/01:30 | 4 | G | Brief Russian arty shoot catches 2/D.SSDR in assembly areas | Y |
| 05/01:33 | 3 | G | 1.LSSAH reports capture of hills W of Jachontov | |
| 05/02:00 | 4 | G | III/D.SSDR infiltrates Russian positions | |
| 05/02:15 | 3 | R | Counter-attack against LSSAH on hill 228.6 fails | |
| 05/02:30 | 1 | | DAWN | |
| 05/02:45 | 4 | G | III/D.SSDR units take initial objective - Jakontov | |
| 05/03:00 | 1 | R | Russians lose 120 aircraft in attempted pre-emptive strike; Germans have local air superiority as a result | Y |
| 05/03:00 | 3 | G | 1. and 2.LSSAH move off for main assault | |
| 05/03:00 | 4 | G | D.SSDR moves off for main assault | |
| 05/03:15 | 3 | G | Artillery prep on LSSAH front; lasts 50 mins | |
| 05/03:15 | 3 | G | StuGAbt and Tiger-Ko. LSSAH move off | |
| 05/03:30 | 1 | G | Start time for air attacks | |
| 05/03:50 | 3 | G | Stuka attack on hill 220.5 on LSSAH front; lasts 15 mins | |
| 05/04:05 | 3 | G | LSSAH main assault starts | |
| 05/04:10 | 1 | G | Mass bombardment of Russian positions between Gertsovka and Belgorod; lasts 50 minutes | |
| 05/05:00 | 1 | G | Main German effort commences | |
| 05/05:30 | 1 | R | Reports of heavy infantry/tank attacks on 6Gds Army | |
| 05/06:00 | 4 | G | SSDR main effort starts | |
| 05/06:05 | 4 | G | III/D.SSDR hit by Russian arty shoot near Beresov | |
| 05/08:00 | 1 | G | Stuka attack on Beresov in front of SSDR | |
| 05/08:00 | 1 | R | LSSAH has engaged and destroyed some T-34s | Y |
| 05/08:15 | 4 | G | SSDR has by-passed Beresov and is to N of town | |
| 05/08:15 | 1 | G | SSDR storms Beresov from N; heavy fighting | |
| 05/09:00 | 1 | G | GD loses 36 tanks stuck in minefields on approach to Cherkasskoye | Y |
| 05/11:45 | 3 | G | 2.LSSAH finally takes hill 220.5 |
| 05/12:00 | 3 | G | 2.LSSAH takes hill 217.1, 800m NE of 220.5 |
| 05/12:00 | 3 | G | 1.LSSAH assaults and takes hill 224.2 |
| 05/12:00 | 4 | G | III/D.SSDR fails in attempt to capture hill 233 6Km N of Beresov |
| 05/12:30 | 3 | G | 2.LSSAH assaults hill 215.4 - 2.5Km S of Bykowka; bitter fighting ensues |
| 05/14:30 | 3 | G | Pz.LSSAH ordered to move up, attack past Jakowlevo and cross the Psel |
| 05/16:00 | 4 | G | I/D.SSDR takes hill 233 |
| 05/16:00 | 4 | G | Attack by Pz.SSDR cancelled due to heavy minefields N of Beresov |
| 05/16:15 | 3 | G | 1.LSSAH reaches E side of Bykowka |
| 05/16:30 | 1 | R | Vatutin orders Katukov to move 6T, 3M Corps to cover Oboyan; 5GT, 2GIT to move to E of Luchki to attack towards Belgorod |
| 05/16:30 | 3 | G | 2.LSSAH drives on through Bykowka to come level with 1.LSSAH |
| 05/18:00 | 3 | G | Pz.LSSAH starts assault towards Jakovlevo; AT positions (28th ATBde?) prevent advance |
| 05/18:10 | 3 | G | 1. and 2.LSSAH move 1Km N of Bykowka, taking Kosimo-Demjanowka and hill 234.8; stop there |
| 05/18:10 | 3 | R | Units protecting Kosimo-Demjanowka are 52GRD and 96TB |
| 05/19:40 | 1 | R | Vatutin reinforces 7G Army with 3 RDs of 35G Corps to cover Korocha axis |
| 05/20:00 | | | DUSK |
| 05/20:00 | 1 | G | GD finally takes Cherkasskoye; 11Pz moves 5 miles up road towards Oboyan | |
| 05/20:00 | 1 | G | 3Pz storms Korovino; 3Pz-s armour moves on 2 miles to Krasny Pochinok | |
| 05/End | 1 | G | 255, 332 IDs move up on flank of 3Pz; total of 6 miles into Russian defences | |
| 05/End | 1 | G | 4Pz Army has 865 AFVs (-51); 2SSPz 410 (-15); 48Pz 455 (-4) | Y |
| 05/End | 1 | R | Germans claim 432 Soviet aircraft destroyed for only 26 of their own | Y |
| 05/End | 3 | G | LSSAH has 2 Tigers disabled; no other tank losses; but Russians claim 18 ?? | Y |
| 05/End | 3 | R | LSSAH has destroyed 15 Russian tanks during the day | Y |
