Battle of Kursk Begins
Historical Overview
The launch of the German offensive, "Operation Citadel," marked the beginning of the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in human history. The primary strategic objective of the Wehrmacht was to pinch off the massive Soviet salient around the city of Kursk via a dual-pronged pincer movement, destroying the trapped Soviet armies and regaining the operational initiative on the Eastern Front. However, forewarned by intelligence, the Red Army had constructed deeply layered defensive networks. The German assault ground to a halt in a brutal war of attrition, marking the permanent end of Germany's offensive capabilities in the East.
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Soviet troops of the Voronezh Front counterattacking behind T-34 tanks at Prokhorovka during the Battle of Kursk
World War II - Battle of Kursk 1943 - German Army Group South - Order of Battle Diagram
Troops of the 89th Belgorod-Kharkov Guards Rifle Division on the streets of recently recaptured Belgorod
Armeeabteilung Kempf unit marking during Unternehmen "Zitadelle".
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