Kursk 1943: the Northern Front
In the summer of 1943, recoiling from defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler conducted a limited objective offensive to eliminate the Soviet Kursk salient. Operating a classic pincer attack of the kind that succeeded during the 1942 Kharkov campaign he hoped that the resulting heavy losses inflicted on the Red Army would give the Wehrmacht time to recover its strength. However, the Soviet anticipation of the attack led to extensive losses on both sides as Soviet anti-tank mines and fierce fighting pushed…
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- Full title :Kursk 1943 : the Northern Front.
Summary
In the summer of 1943, recoiling from defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler conducted a limited objective offensive to eliminate the Soviet Kursk salient. Operating a classic pincer attack of the kind that succeeded during the 1942 Kharkov campaign he hoped that the resulting heavy losses inflicted on the Red Army would give the Wehrmacht time to recover its strength. However, the Soviet anticipation of the attack led to extensive losses on both sides as Soviet anti-tank mines and fierce fighting pushed the Germans back, liberating the German-held Orel in the process. Focusing on the northern front.
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- Publication Date:2014.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Osprey Publishing Ltd
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (222 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781782008217, 1782008217, 9781782008200, 1782008209
- oclc:ocn885122648
- LC Classification:D764.3.K8
- Dewey Decimal:940.54
Table of Contents
Cover; Title; Contents; Origins of the Campaign; Chronology; Opposing Plans; Opposing Commanders; Opposing Forces; AOK 9's Offensive, 5-11 July 1943; Operation Kutusov: The Soviet Counter-Offensive, 12 July-18 August; Aftermath; The Battlefield Today; Further Reading; Related Titles; Imprint.
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