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Title
Insult to Injury
Description
Although the German spearhead had been blunted at Prokhorovka, the thrusts of SS-Panzerkorps II would continue to push forward for another day. However, General Rotmistov was now gaining the initiative, and the armored battles would be under circumstances of the Russians’ choosing. The Soviet tankers’ tactics of closing …
Publisher
Date
1943-07-12
Scenario#
AP047
Scenario Description
Although the German spearhead had been blunted at Prokhorovka, the thrusts of SS-Panzerkorps II would continue to push forward for another day. However, General Rotmistov was now gaining the initiative, and the armored battles would be under circumstances of the Russians’ choosing. The Soviet tankers’ tactics of closing in to neutralize the gunnery advantage of the panzers was working, although loses were heavy on both sides. Further counterattacks by 5th Guards Tank Army would follow the pattern set in previous days, and intense, close quarter fighting would be the norm in the villages and fields around Iamki. Striking hard at the German right flank, the Russians managed a breakthrough at Storozhevoc, briefly encircling the town before a counterattack by Abteilung1 of SS-Panzergreandier-Regiment 2 forced them back.
Location
Storozhevoe, Russia
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Prokhorovka was fought on 12 July 1943 near Prokhorovka, 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of Kursk in the Soviet Union, during the Second World War. Taking place on the Eastern Front, the engagement was part of the wider Battle of Kursk, and occurred when the 5th Guards Tank Army of the Soviet Red Army attacked the II SS-Panzer Corps of the German Wehrmacht in one of the largest tank battles in military history.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
Russian
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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