KURSK BULGE

On August 23, Russia celebrates the Day of Military Glory of Russia – the Day of the defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of terms of its scope, intensity and results, the Battle of Kursk is one of the largest battles of the Second World than 2 million people took part in it on both sides. In the summer of 1943, the German command planned to conduct a large-scale offensive operation near enemy relied on the massive use of armored vehicles. The goals of the Soviet command were the defeat of Army Group “South” and the liberation of the Left-Bank Ukraine and the Donbass was supposed to take advantages of defense in depth, exhaust the most combat-ready units of Wehrmacht, go on a counteroffensive and complete the defeat in the Kursk ledge area. Representatives of the headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief Zhukov and Vasilevsky coordinated the actions of the fronts. Soviet intelligence received in advance reliable information about the date of the German offensive operation. In the morning of July 5, 1943, the Germans took the 7 days, the Germans advanced only 10-12 km on the northern ledge of the Kursk Bulge, in the Central Front zone (commander – Rokossovsky) without breaking through the tactical defense the southern ledge of the Kursk Bulge, in the zone of the Voronezh Front (commander – General Vatutin), the enemy managed to drive a wedge into our defenses in the Prokhorovka area. On July 12, the largest tank battle in history began near to 1,200 tanks and self-propelled guns took part in it on both sides. In fierce battles, the Wehrmacht troops lost up to 400 tanks and passed to the enemy has lost his striking power. On the same day, the counter-offensive of the Soviet troops began with the attacks by Bryansk and Western August 3, the troops of the Voronezh and Steppe fronts went on the offensive in the Belgorod-Kharkov direction. On August 5, the Red Army liberated the cities of Orel and Belgorod. In the evening of the same day, a military salute took place in Moscow for the first time in honor of this event by the order of Stalin. Developing the offensive, on August 23, the troops of the Steppe Front (commander – Konev) liberated Kharkov. The victory in the Battle of Kursk finally consolidated the strategic initiative of the Red Nazi invaders were forced to pass to the defensive in all theaters of war. The memory of the Battle of Kursk is a tribute to the great feat of the Soviet people and the Red Army. Scriptwriter and editing director – Vladislav Krasinsky, editor – Georgy : Composer Mikhail Kostylev “Eternal Flame” #BattleofKursk, #Prokhorovka #LiberationoftheDonbass