The Battle of Kursk
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Battle of Prokorovka
Prokorovka was not a comprehensive destruction of German armour as it's often been portrayed in Soviet and Russian history. The following day the Germans licked their wounds they realised that they'd struggled to break through these anti-tank defences and this savage artillery. They also realized that Soviet still had many more T-34s they were prepared to throw into battle so the Germans admitted reluctantly that they would be unable to advance any further on that axis. Hitler gave permission for Manstein to carry out some small advances but at the same time he did take away key units to bolster Italian morale and defenses. In Donette's skin eastern Ukraine the economic riches of Ukraine were far more important Hitler
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