Modern era · 1943
Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk, also called the Battle of the Kursk Salient, was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory. The Battle of Kursk is the single largest battle in the history of warfare.
- When
- 5 Jul 1943 – 23 Aug 1943
- Where
- Kursk
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Erich von Manstein1887 – 1973German field marshal (1887-1973)
Ivan Konev1897 – 1973Soviet military commander (1897-1973).jpg/330px-Ludv%C3%ADk_Svoboda_(Prvn%C3%AD_vl%C3%A1da_%C3%BAstavy_dev%C3%A1t%C3%A9ho_kv%C4%9Btna).jpg)
Ludvík Svoboda1895 – 1979Czechoslovak general and politician (1895-1979)
Hans-Ulrich Rudel1916 – 1982German World War II Stuka pilot and neo-Nazi activist (1916–1982)
Before and after
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