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Title
With Flame and Shell
Description
Kursk, the greatest tank battle in history, had opened badly for the Germans. The offensive that Hitler thought would win the war had suffered enormous losses as it assaulted the deep, wellprepared Russian defensive positions. The new miracle tanks which were to lead the way were lost in droves to …
Publisher
Date
1943-07-05
Scenario#
DASL07
D07
Scenario Description
Kursk, the greatest tank battle in history, had opened badly for the Germans. The offensive that Hitler thought would win the war had suffered enormous losses as it assaulted the deep, wellprepared Russian defensive positions. The new miracle tanks which were to lead the way were lost in droves to minefields, anti-tank guns, their own imperfections, and inexperience. But on the right wing of Grossdeutschland, things had gone more according to plan and deep penetrations of the first Soviet defenses had been made. The village of Cherkasskoye, located five miles inside the Russian defenses, now became the focal point of the initial day’s fighting.
Location
Cherkasskoye, Russia
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Kursk was a Second World War engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk in the Soviet Union, during July and August 1943. The battle began with the launch of the German offensive Operation Citadel, on 5 July, which had the objective of pinching off the Kursk salient with attacks on the base of the salient from north and south simultaneously. After the German offensive stalled on the northern side of the salient, on 12 July the Soviets commenced their Kursk Strategic Offensive Operation with the launch of Operation Kutuzov against the rear of the German forces in the northern side. On the southern side, the Soviets also launched powerful counterattacks the same day, one of which led to a large armoured clash, the Battle of Prokhorovka. On 3 August, the Soviets began the second phase of the Kursk Strategic Offensive Operation with the launch of Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev against the German forces in the southern side of the Kursk salient.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
Russian
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Deluxe
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