The Battle Of Kursk – Part I
The Battle of Kursk was a massive operation, involving hundreds of thousands of men over hundreds of square miles and several weeks.These articles are a very brief overview of the broad strokes of the battle which can’t hope to tell the entire story.Find out more about the background and planning for the Battle of Kursk here. Part 1 of this series looks at the German attack, and Part 2 will consider the Soviet counterattack.The German attack, code-named Operation Citadel, was launched on the morning of the 5th July 1943.The Soviet defenders were able to learn the exact timings from reconnaissance and interrogating prisoners, so half an hour beforehand their artillery fired a strong barrage on the German forces.This disrupted and delayed the attack, but couldn’t prevent it. In the north the German Ninth Army attacked on a 30 mile (50km) long front.Most of these attacks were led by Infantry Divisions supported by heavy tanks and assault guns, air power and artillery, with the Panzer Divisions held back to exploit a breakthrough.As they advanced the German infantry suffered casualties from artillery and mines, and once they reached the first Soviet defences they faced hand-to-hand combat with the defending infantry.Some of the heaviest fighting in the northern sector was around Ponyri and Olkhovatka.Both were vital positions; Ponyri was a road and rail junction, and Olkhovatka was on high ground that offered an excellent view of the frontline.These villages were the scene of intense fighting, as both sides tried to secure them.In addition to their artillery, anti-tank guns, minefields and infantry anti-tank teams, the Soviets dug in large numbers of tanks to resist the German infantry and armour.In the air, large battles slowly led to the Luftwaffe losing control of the skies, denying German units support.After seven days of intense fighting, the Germans in the north had only been able to penetrate between 5 – 7 ½ miles (8-12km).As early as the 6th July the Soviets began launching counterattacks. By the 10th the German attack had been brought to a halt, and they were forced to begin withdrawing on the 14th.The Soviets also launched a preemptive barrage on this front, and attempted to launch air raids on German positions.The raids were intercepted by German aircraft, and one of the largest air battles of the war erupted, with over 500 aircraft taking part.On the ground the 4th Panzer Army advanced behind its heaviest armour, achieving greater success than in the north.They were able to reach the third line of Soviet defences, a distance of up to 21 miles (35km).However neither the northern nor the southern attacks were able to achieve a breakthrough into Soviet rear areas.On the 12th July Prokhorovka Station was the scene of a major tank battle as the Soviets counterattacked to try and stop the German advance.Outranged by many of the German tanks, the Soviets were forced to charge forwards, attempting to close the range in the face of German firepower.They lost hundreds of vehicles. The Germans lost far fewer but it was clear that their advance in the south could go no further.The German advance had been halted, and the Soviets could now prepare to launch their counterattack.“Please Support Us: As a charity, we rely on public support for all our activities.Our work is funded entirely by people like you. With your support, we can continue to create content.With the right support we might be able to do it more regularly – and can be even more ambitious.Please Click on the Banner Below. ”Thanks to the Tank Museum for this Blog, which originally appeared here.
Soviet Defensive Tactics - Kursk 43
How did the Red Army stop the Wehrmacht at the Battle of Kursk (1943). What were there defensive tactics? How well were they dug in? Where there organizational changes? Where there special precautions taken due to the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger?
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1 Tiger Tank Engages 50 T-34's - An Amazing True Story
An awesome engagement during the infamous Battle of Kursk in July 1943 in which, a lone German Tiger Tank engages 50 Soviet T-34's in a brutal battle.
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Call of Duty 2 - Mission #4 - Railroad Station No.1 (Soviet Campaign - Veteran)
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CoD 2 Walkthrough - Mission #4 - Railroad Station No.1/The Pipeline (Soviet Campaign) (Veteran)
• Soldier: Pvt. Vasili Ivanovich Koslov (13th Guards Rifle Division)
• Diary:
December 8, 1942; 2:45 PM
Stalingrad, Snowing, -28°C
We've stopped at a supply dump to restock on ammunition and supplies, before moving on to support our comrades at the railyard. The station house at Railroad Station No. 1 is currently under German control. Lt. Volsky says it changed hands 12 times in the past 6 hours. The safest way to reach the trainyard is the pipeline - as long as the Germans don't know we're in there, of course.
• Current location: Stalingrad, U.S.S.R., 200 metres east of Railroad Station No. 1
• Date: December 8, 1942
• Mission Objectives:
- Regroup with second squad at the trainyard.
- Capture the enemy HQ in the Station House.
- Defend the Station House.
- Use your sticky bombs to destroy the enemy tank.
- Clear the suspected enemy supply dumps.
- Eliminate the enemy forward position.
- Eliminate the enemy machine gun position.
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The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.), Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe (Baltics), and Southeast Europe (Balkans) from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. It has been known as the Great Patriotic War (Russian: ru:Великая Отечественная война, Velikaya Otechestvennaya Voyna) in the former Soviet Union and modern Russia, while in Germany it was called the Eastern Front (German: die Ostfront), or the German-Soviet War by outside parties.The battles on the Eastern Front of the Second World War constituted the largest military confrontation in history. They were characterized by unprecedented ferocity, wholesale destruction, mass deportations, and immense loss of life due to combat, starvation, exposure, disease, and massacres. The Eastern Front, as the site of nearly all extermination camps, death marches, ghettos, and the majority of pogroms, was central to the Holocaust. Of the estimated 70 million deaths attributed to World War II, over 30 million, the majority of them civilian, occurred on the Eastern Front. The Eastern Front was decisive in determining the outcome in the European theatre of operations in World War II, eventually serving as the main reason for the defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis nations.The two principal belligerent powers were Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, along with their respective allies. Though never engaged in military action in the Eastern Front, the United States and the United Kingdom both provided substantial material aid in the form of the Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union. The joint German–Finnish operations across the northernmost Finnish–Soviet border and in the Murmansk region are considered part of the Eastern Front. In addition, the Soviet–Finnish Continuation War may also be considered the northern flank of the Eastern Front.
Elefant
The Elefant (German for elephant) was a Schwerer Panzerjäger (German: heavy tank-hunter) - a tank destroyer - of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. It was built in small numbers in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche using tank hulls that had been produced for a cancelled German heavy tank design.
In 1944, after modification of the existing vehicles, they were renamed Elefant. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger (P) and the ordnance inventory designation was Sd. Kfz. 184.
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