THE BATTLE OF KURSK GREATEST TANK BATTLE WORLD WAR LAST MAJOR GERMAN OFFENSIVE THE EAST WINTER SPRING TERRIBLE OUTNUMBERED THE INITIATIVE EASTERN HITLER THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND THEMSELVES TO DO IN THE SUMMER THE SITUATION THE WAR RUSSIAN TANK PRODUCTION UNBELIEVABLE OBSESSION COMPLEX SUPER WEAPONS ADVANCED PANTHER TIGER REDUCED GENERAL GUDERIAN THE BEST ARMOR EXPERT INTERESTING DESIGNS PRACTICAL PANZER EFFICIENT MODEST THE PANTHER SIMPLY READY THE GERMANS ABOUT TO DESTROY RATES TERMINATING PANZER 4 IN RETURN TIGERS MOMENT REASON GAVE CONTROL PLAN THE DEBATE REALISTIC OPTION MANSTEIN FIELD ADVANTAGE FULLY SUPERIORITY COMMANDERS SOLDIERS STRATEGY DYNAMIC MOBILE DEFENSE CAUSE RUSSIANS LOCAL GOAL WAS TO STOP DELAY DECISIVE VICTORY LONGER GENERAL ZEITZLER CHIEF OF STAFF OF ALMOST ALL DECISIVE BATTLE THE RUSSIAN ORDER HOPEFULLY REGAIN SUITABLE KURSK WIDE REGION CITY OF HALF WAY MOSCOW THE BLACK OBVIOUS KEEP TANK FORCE THE PLAN CLASSIC BLITZKRIEG STYLE PINCER MOVEMENT GERMAN TANKS NORTH AND SOUTH CODE NAMED OPERATION CITADEL DISCUSSED OPTIONS GENERALS MAY 4TH TWO MONTHS ATTACK CLEAR THE MAJOR PROBLEM AERIAL PHOTOS REVEALED BUILDING DENSE DEEP FORTIFICATIONS COUNTER RUSSIAN TANKS DEEPER BEHIND THE FRONT OPEN BATTLEFIELD GOING TO DIRECT CHARGE VON MELLENTHIN RIDE IN RESPONSE HIMSELF THINK PLANNED GUTS HOPE CHANGE ENTHUSIAST WORRIES ORDERING THE ATTACK FOR A WHILE BRAND NEW TANK DESTROYERS DATE ONCE THE ORDER ENTIRE PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ABOVE THE FRONT OBSERVE CONCENTRATED AVAILABLE LEAVING MINIMAL THE REST FORCE TOTAL 50 DIVISIONS POWERFUL GROSS DEUTSCHLAND DIVISION DIVISIONS LEIBSTANDARTE TOTENKOPF DAS REICH THE TIGER THE MIGHTY ELEFANT TANK FRONT AIR UNITS PROBLEMS FORMIDABLE MOBILE ARMOR GREAT OFFENSIVE THANKS TO SPY RANKING SOURCES GERMANY EXPECT ALL ABOUT IT FULL DETAILS MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ABLE VERIFY ENSURE THE INFORMATION DISINFORMATION EIGHT DEFENSE LINES BEHIND STRATEGIC MOBILE RESERVE EAST CASE THRU INDEED RIGHT CRUSHED ARMY START SALIENT PUSH WEST UNPRECEDENTED AIRCRAFT FIFTH MILITARY PERSONNEL THE TANKS LAID MINES KILOMETER HALF CIVILIANS THOUSANDS KILOMETERS TRENCHES GUNS ORGANIZED UP TO GROUP OFFICER FIRING CAMOUFLAGE NEITHER MINE FIELDS GUN FORCING DELAYED TANKS ALREADY FINALLY AFTERNOON ARMORED FORWARD THE WHEAT FIELDS TOWARD WAVE STUKAS ATTACKED BOTH SIDES COMBATS MASSIVE HEAVY ARTILLERY SUFFERED INCREASING PRESSED HEAVY TANKS REACHED SHORT RANGE LONG RANGE 10KM TWO DAYS FIGHTING IN THE SOUTH STRONGER SENT WEEK CASUALTIES COMMANDER PRESS PAST THE LAST DEFENSE LINE AREA TANK WARFARE VILLAGE PROKHOROVKA KNOW THAT POINT PREDICTED ADVANCE IN THE NORTH SEND MEET 5TH GUARDS TANK ARMY SO FAR HURRY MAXIMUM SPEED POSITION SMOKE THE NEXT FIERCE BATTLE OF EXPLOIT TECHNOLOGICAL CLASH LASTED GREATER THE BATTLE THE NEXT DAY COUNTER ATTACK NORTH AFTER THE BATTLE HUNDREDS CRASHED DEAD SOLDIERS THE DIFFERENCE CONTINUE SHIFT THE CORE RUSSIA SOUTH THE VOLGA RIVER STALINGRAD STRATEGIC INITIATIVE WEAKER GERMAN ARMY BROKE FIST UNITS ATTEMPT EASTERN FRONT THE TERRITORY ALL THE WAY BERLIN PUSHED BACK IN RELATED FIELD MARSHALS IN WORLD WAR THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD KING TIGER MAIN PAGE