The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory.

2010年12月1日 · In 1943, the Soviets and Germans unleashed some 7,000 tanks and 2.6 million men against each other on the steppes of central Russia. What was at stake? Everything. G erman infantryman Raimund Rüffer would never forget the first day of Hitler’s offensive toward the Russian city of Kursk.

2018年8月15日 · Fought from the 5 th to the 23 rd of July 1943, the Battle of Kursk was the greatest tank battle in history. Intended by German planners as an opportunity to break through Soviet defenses, it instead became the last great German push on …

2017年7月18日 · The Soviet defenders in the Kursk salient had over 1.3 million men, 3500 tanks and 28,000 pieces of artillery and anti-tank guns plus more in reserve. There are examples of most of the tanks that fought at Kursk on display at The Tank Museum.

The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history, involving some 6,000 tanks, 2,000,000 troops, and 4,000 aircraft. It marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and cleared the way for the great Soviet offensives of 1944–45.

2017年7月18日 · The attacking German forces at Kursk amassed 777,000 men and around 2500 tanks and assault guns, about 70 per cent of all their tanks on the Eastern Front.

2024年8月19日 · The Second World War saw one of the most epic tank battles in history, as the Germans and the Soviets clashed near Kursk. Julian Humphrys tells the story…

2024年1月31日 · Gathering all the forces they could muster, with thousands of tanks and almost one million men, the Germans struck the Soviet line along the Kursk salient. Meeting them in combat was a determined and well-organized force that outnumbered them two to one. This was the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history.

2019年2月17日 · The Soviets placed a huge amount of reserves in the Kursk bulge, dug trenches and laid down anti-tank and anti-personnel mines. The Soviet force is believed to have consisted of 1.3 million soldiers, 2,400 planes and 3,600 tanks – including T-34s, KV-1s, T-70s, and some British Churchill tanks.

2017年7月5日 · Nearly 70 were deployed during Kursk, becoming a vehicle Nazi Germany's armed forces used regularly. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union brought around twice the amount of tanks to that of Germany. Among them were the 'Churchill' tanks, primarily the Mk III and IV variants. Its top speed was 15 mph, with an operational range of 90 km.