Kursk 1943

The Southern Front

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Description

The Kursk campaign was the major German offensive of 1943 and the last strategic offensive the Germans were to launch on the Eastern Front in World War II.

Mauled at Stalingrad, the German army looked to regain the initiative on the Eastern Front with a huge offensive launched near the city of Kursk, 280 miles south-west of Moscow. Armed with the new Panther tank, Hitler and Field Marshal von Manstein were confident that they could inflict another crushing defeat on the Soviet Union. What they did not know is that the Soviets knew about the coming attack, and they were ready.

This book focuses on the southern front of this campaign, which featured one of the biggest clash of armour of the warin the battle of Prokhorovka which involved over a thousand tanks. It examines in detail the tactics and mistakes of the army commanders as they orchestrated one of the bloodiest battles in World War II.

Using campaign maps, stunning photographs and vivid artwork, this new study, a companion to Campaign 272 Kursk 1943: The Northern Front, examines whether that the German offensive was doomed from the start as it takes the reader through this titanic clash of armour.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology

Opposing Commanders
Opposing Forces
Opposing Plans
The Campaign

Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Further Reading
Index

Product details

Published 21 Mar 2017
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472816917
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 4 col
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 305
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Robert Forczyk

Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relation…

Illustrator

Graham Turner

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, spec…

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