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Title
Zitadelle - The Assault
Description
In the summer of 1943 the huge Kursk Salient stretched from Orel in the north to Kharkov in the south. The Germans were determined to eliminate the bulge and regain the territory lost to the Soviets in their '42 winter …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1943-07-09
Scenario#
5
Scenario Description
In the summer of 1943 the huge Kursk Salient stretched from Orel in the north to Kharkov in the south. The Germans were determined to eliminate the bulge and regain the territory lost to the Soviets in their '42 winter offensive. The Panzer Grenadier Division ‘Grossdeutschiand’, the Wehrmacht's crack unit, was assigned to Generaloberst Hoth's IV Panzer Army. Along with the 3rd and 11th Panzer Divisions, Grossdeutschland attacked along the western arm of the southern flank from Tomorovka towards Oboyan. The Russian defense were awesome, their Pakfronts yielded unwillingly and took an immense toll on the attacking Germans. The Russians constantly counterattacked with armor and artillery to break up the German offensive and to funnel them into the withering fire of the masses of anti-tank guns. The Germans were only able to advance 20-25 miles before crippling losses and the Russian counter-offensive forced them on the defensive.
Location
Kalinovka, Ukraine
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
Wikipedia: Battle of Kursk
Combatants
Russian
German

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