Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was a Second World War engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk (450 kilometres or 280 miles south-west of Moscow) in the Soviet Union during July and August 1943. The German offensive was code-named Operation Citadel (German: Unternehmen Zitadelle) and led to one of the largest armoured clashes in history, the Battle of Prokhorovka. The German offensive was countered by two Soviet counter-offensives, Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev (Russian: Полководец Румянцев) and Operation Kutuzov (Russian: Кутузов). For the Germans, the battle was the final strategic offensive that they were able to launch on the Eastern Front. Their extensive loss of men and tanks ensured that the victorious Soviet Red Army enjoyed the strategic initiative for t
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Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was a Second World War engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk (450 kilometres or 280 miles south-west of Moscow) in the Soviet Union during July and August 1943. The German offensive was code-named Operation Citadel (German: Unternehmen Zitadelle) and led to one of the largest armoured clashes in history, the Battle of Prokhorovka. The German offensive was countered by two Soviet counter-offensives, Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev (Russian: Полководец Румянцев) and Operation Kutuzov (Russian: Кутузов). For the Germans, the battle was the final strategic offensive that they were able to launch on the Eastern Front. Their extensive loss of men and tanks ensured that the victorious Soviet Red Army enjoyed the strategic initiative for t
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A Batalha de Kursk foi uma bat ...... siva e parar as suas ambições.
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Bitwa na Łuku Kurskim – bitwa ...... s Wielkiej Wojny Ojczyźnianej.
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De Slag om Koersk (Russisch: К ...... 00 tanks en 2.400 vliegtuigen.
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La bataille de Koursk oppose d ...... du la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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La batalla de Kursk, también d ...... maría hasta la toma de Berlín.
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La battaglia di Kursk, in tede ...... te orientale all'Armata Rossa.
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The Battle of Kursk was a Seco ...... summer offensives of the war.
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Unternehmen Zitadelle war der ...... schlacht der Geschichte“ gilt.
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Ку́рская би́тва (5 июля — 23 а ...... звание «Город воинской славы».
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معركة كورسك تعتبر من المعارك ا ...... ر معها الطريق ممهدا إلى برلين.
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** 159 aircraft
** 323 tanks and assault guns destroyed,and c. 600 tanks and assault guns damaged
** 54,182 men
** 681 aircraft (for 5–31 July)
** Approximately 198,000 MIA, KIA, & WIA (per German military medical data)
** Estimate 760 tanks and assault guns destroyed
** c. 500 guns
*Battle of Kursk:
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1943-07-05
1943-07-12
1943-07-16
1943-08-23
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* The SovietRed Armygains the initiative over the GermanWehrmacht
*Axisloses ability to initiatestrategicoffensive operations
DecisiveSoviet victory
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** 1,910,361 men
** 2,500,000 men
** 2,928 tanks
** 25,013 guns and mortars
** 3,253 tanks
** 47,416 guns and mortars
** 5,128 tanks
** 7,360 tanks
** 780,900 men
** 9,467 guns and mortars
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*Operation Citadel:
** 177,847 ...... 70 killed, missing or captured
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A Batalha de Kursk foi uma bat ...... siva e parar as suas ambições.
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Bitwa na Łuku Kurskim – bitwa ...... rmii Czerwonej do końca wojny.
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De Slag om Koersk (Russisch: К ...... schiedenis van de luchtoorlog.
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La bataille de Koursk oppose d ...... nde Guerre mondiale en Europe.
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La batalla de Kursk, también d ...... del Ejército Rojo de la URSS.
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La battaglia di Kursk, in tede ...... mezzi corazzati della storia.
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The Battle of Kursk was a Seco ...... the strategic initiative for t
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Unternehmen Zitadelle war der ...... . bis zum 16. Juli 1943 statt.
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Ку́рская би́тва (5 июля — 23 а ...... нков, четыре тысячи самолётов.
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معركة كورسك تعتبر من المعارك ا ...... ر معها الطريق ممهدا إلى برلين.
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Bataille de Koursk
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Batalha de Kursk
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Batalla de Kursk
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Battaglia di Kursk
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Battle of Kursk
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Bitwa na Łuku Kurskim
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Slag om Koersk
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Unternehmen Zitadelle
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Курская битва
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معركة كورسك
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