The campaign was codenamed Operation Citadel. In order to restore respect, and to discourage Britain and the US from providing more support to the Soviets, German command decided to attack the Kursk salient, a bulge in the Soviet defense, centered around the city of Kursk, which protruded into German lines. Although the number of tanks that were used in the battle has been disputed, it is generally believed that more tanks were used during the Battle of Kursk than in any other battle in history.īy mid-1943, Germany's defeat at Stalingrad, its loss of North Africa and a series of defeats in the Atlantic were causing the country to lose prestige and were damaging the morale of Germany's allies, Italy and Romania. The Battle of Kursk was Germany's last attempt to launch an offensive attack in Russia during World War II.
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