🪖 World Warshard
Battle of Kursk
1943 CE · Soviet Union (Russia)
Quick Facts
- Year
- 1943 CE
- Location
- Soviet Union (Russia)
- Era
- 🪖 World Wars
- Difficulty
- hard
Over 6,000 tanks, 4,000 aircraft, and 2 million soldiers clashed in the largest armored battle ever fought. The Germans' Operation Citadel aimed to eliminate a Soviet bulge in the front lines but failed against prepared Soviet defenses in depth. After Kursk, Germany lost the strategic initiative in the East and would never launch another major offensive on the Eastern Front.
💡 Did you know?
Soviet intelligence before Kursk was so thorough that they knew the exact date and time of the German attack. They even launched a massive preemptive artillery bombardment just hours before the assault began.