Not unlike the offensive near Kharkov the Wehrmacht it was planned to apply Blitzkrieg tactics to quickly encircle Soviet troops using a pincer movement and force a surrender. A similar offensive would need to eliminate a large Soviet salient around the city of Kursk which was left there after Soviet counter-attacks. After a swift response by Von Manstein, the city of Kharkov was, however, retaken just a day after its capture by the Soviets. What followed was the rapid loss of the cities Kursk, Rostov and Kharkov in February 1943. Battle backgroundĪfter a catastrophic move eastwards toward the Caucasus and the following surrender of Paulus’ 6th Army at Stalingrad in January 1943, the Wehrmacht came hurdling back towards the Dnieper in the west. The battle of Kursk was the last large German offensive on the eastern front. D kit to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk. Earlier this year Meng released their Panther Ausf.
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