The Battle of Kursk
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Battle of Kursk
After appalling urban combat great huge losses of armor and infantry the Germans found themselves in the miserable position having failed in their summer offensive they were now conducting a desperate fighting retreat. This is really where you see those vaunted panzer units utterly destroyed because as they're retreating they're unable to rescue vehicles that have broken down or lost a track on the battlefield. The entire logistical system is breaking down under the pressure as German troops fall back organization starts to crumble. Through the autumn rather than one great battle at Prokorovka which destroys the panzers there's a slow savage attritional falling off of panzer numbers through the rest of the year.
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