The battle of Kursk

In early 1943 ,the Russians captured the city of Kursk from the Germans and drove a large ``bulge```into the German line,witch would become the staging ground for one of the biggest battles in history.Unknown to the Russians,the Germans were secretly planning to destroy the Kursk ``bulge``.



On July 5 1943 these plans went into effect when the German 9th attacked in the north while the 4th Panzer(tank)army attacked to the south with the objective of retaking kursk. However, by July 12 the attack had been compley halted and it was called off on the 14th.Despite this there was fighting there until mid August.


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