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The battle began with the launch of the german offensive operation citadel on 5 july which had the objective of pinching.

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In terms of initiative and momentum it marked the end of the nazis advance on the eastern front. The battle of kursk fought in july and august of 1943 was the last german offensive against the red army in world war ii. See more ideas about kursk wwii world war ii.

The strategic kursk salient. Intended by german planners as an opportunity to break through soviet defenses it instead became the last great german push on the eastern front of world war two. Eastern front 1943 map.

The area around kursk was the site of a turning point in the sovietgerman struggle during world war ii and the site of the largest tank battle in historypopulation. Share your videos with friends family and the world. Unternehmen zitadelle on 5 july which had the objective of pinching off the kursk salient.

Mar 27 2014 explore deborah rodes board wwii. Battle of kursk followed by 357 people on pinterest. According to an article in armor germany and russia had reached an impasse by the winter of 1943 from leningrad to the black seaand at the center of the disputed.

Battle of kursk map. Battle of kursk july 5august 23 1943 unsuccessful german assault on the soviet salient around the city of kursk in western russia during world war iithe salient was a bulge in the soviet lines that stretched 150 miles 240 km from north to south and protruded 100 miles 160 km westward into the german lines. Is a city and the administrative center of kursk oblast russia located at the confluence of the kur tuskar and seym rivers.