It is 74 years to the day since one of the largest tank battles in military history - the Battle of Kursk.ĭuring the Second World War, Germany launched an ultimately unsuccessful offensive against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front. Go to for the latest news and support.Soviet 5 Tank Corps and 11 Guards Rifle Division counter-attack the Germans on J(image from ‘Kursk 1943: The Northern Front’ by Robert Forczyk © Osprey Publishing, part of Bloomsbury Publishing) This game recreates that day with the player being able to play both as the Russians and Germans or against the AI. It was to last all day, in confused and savage fighting at close ranges. As dawn broke, the lead German elements ran head-on into the lead elements of the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army and the battle was on. Reorganizing during the night, the panzers struck northward before dawn on the 12th.

During the late afternoon and evening of the 11th, they broke through and repulsed a counterattack by the Russian 31st Tank Corps. The 2nd SS Panzer Korps began it's attack on July 3rd, and spent the next 8 days breaking through the dense Russian defensive positions.

Approximately 1000 tanks and assault guns met head to head near the town of Prochorovka, in a battle that became a desperate close range shoot-out which would decide the ultimate success or failure of Operation Zitadelle. A fan of WW2 strategy war games? Like to think about your next move rather than having quick reaction times? Battle Series Eastern Front - Kursk - Battle at Prochorovka is the game for you.īattle Series Eastern Front - Kursk - Battle at Prochorovka, covers one of largest single tank battle in the history of warfare.

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