Question: who won the battle of kursk in world war ii
Answer: Battle of Kursk Part of the Eastern Front of World War II 2nd SS Panzer Division soldiers , Tiger I tank , in June 1943 just before the battle Date 5 July 1943 ( 1943 - 07 - 05 ) -- 16 July 1943 ( 1943 - 07 - 16 ) ( German offensive : 1 week and 4 days ) 12 July 1943 ( 1943 - 07 - 12 ) -- 23 August 1943 ( 1943 - 08 - 23 ) ( Soviet offensive : 1 month , 1 week and 4 days ) Location Kursk , Kursk Oblast , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Result Soviet victory Axis lose ability to initiate strategic offensive operations The Soviet Red Army gains the initiative over the German Wehrmacht Territorial changes Soviets regain territory along a 2,000 km ( 1,200 mi ) wide front after the battle Belligerents Nazi Germany Soviet Union Commanders and leaders Erich von Manstein Günther von Kluge Hermann Hoth Werner Kempf Walter Model Otto Deßloch Robert