War Witness Heritage, Ep 56: The Battle of Kursk
Channel: MindScape
Date: 2015-05-01

The Battle of Kursk, which started on July 5th, 1943, was the last time the German Army held the upper hand prior to engagements with the Soviet Army during the Great Patriotic War. The Battle was seen as a decisive Soviet Victory and, from then through the end of the war, it forced the German Army into a defensive posture on the Eastern Front. Each subsequent battle saw the Soviet Army regain lost territories in previous battles as the German Wehrmacht would retreat further back towards Germany. While enduring considerable losses, the Battle of Kursk was a tidal shift in the course of the war in favour of the Soviet Army.

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