In the summer of 1943, Nazi Germany launched Operation Citadel in a desperate attempt to turn the tide on the Eastern Front. What followed was the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank engagement in ...

Losing control of the land in Kursk would deprive Kyiv of key leverage in U.S.-brokered efforts to negotiate an end to the more than 3-year-old war by exchanging its gains for some of Russia ...

It was a battle that devoured the strength of the German armed forces, and demonstrated the growing effectiveness of the Red Army and maturity of its general staff. The battle opened on July 5 1943.

How the battle of Kursk unfolded: July-August 1943. Tank Museum The plan was for twin offensives: one in the north led by the 9th Army, which was ordered to press southwards and link up with the ...

Ukraine has disrupted Russia's critical railroad systems near Kursk. Russia's military response depends a railroad system that's in bad shape. Ukraine can solidify its hold in the Kursk region by ...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the audience during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Kursk in the Russian city, on August 23, 2023.

A US-made Bradley Fighting Vehicle and Abrams battle tank were deployed together to successfully take out Russian treeline positions in the Kursk region, according to the Ukraine Ministry of Defense.

FILE - A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Sumy region of Ukraine, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File) FILE - A Ukrainian tank passes by ...

If confirmed, Moscow’s victory in Kursk would deprive Kyiv of key leverage in U.S.-brokered efforts to negotiate an end to the more than 3-year-old war by exchanging its gains for some of Russia ...