The book reveals the events leading up to the battle in the first half of 1943, and the build up of forces by both sides before their climatic showdown at Kursk. With comprehensive captions and text, Kursk tells the story of this dramatic battle using rare and unpublished photographs, maps, and highly detailed artist profiles. Stiff defensive action was now the stratagem placed upon the dwindling Panzerwaffe right to the gates of Berlin. The reverberations caused by the defeat at Kursk were immense, and never again did the German war machine go on the offensive in the East. For the first time in its short history, the blitzkrieg concept had failed. During this ferocious fighting the Red Army savagely contested every foot of ground, finally ending German invincibility forever. What followed was unabated fighting for two weeks as German units were slowly and systematically ground down in a series of brutal armored battles. Kursk quickly became a fierce contest of attrition, as Wehrmacht and elite Waffen-SS Panzer-Divisions with their powerful Tiger and Panther tanks unsuccessfully tried to hammer their way through the intricate lines of strong Soviet defensive positions. This offensive resulted in the battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle of World War II.

Tells the story of this dramatic battle using rare and unpublished photographs, maps, and highly detailed artwork profiles of the tanks and vehicles involved In the summer of 1943, the German launched Operation Zitadelle (Citadel), aimed at cutting off a large number of Soviet forces in the Kursk salient.

The battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle of World War II.New England Historic Genealogical Society.

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