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A detailed examination of the factors that led to this titanic struggle on the Eastern Front Few battles attract interest so much as the Battle of Kursk. Operation Zitadelle, the code name given by Hitler to the Wehrmacht's last offensive on the Eastern Front in July 1943, has acquired an almost mythic status as one of the greatest clashes of armor in the history of warfare. It has been long depicted as the "the swan song of the German tank arm" by virtue of the huge tank losses experienced by the Germans, however the emergence of new information proves it to be anything but. For all the resources devoted to this operation by the Germans, Zitadelle was an abysmal failure; and while they were not outfought by the Red Army at Kursk, they were out-thought by commanders of outstanding quality. Zitadelle describes the German and Soviet tactics and explores the realities of the battles on sodden ground that culminated in the defeat of the panzers and the Soviet advance on the Reich.

Operation Zitadelle, July 1943, The Decisive Battle of World War II (Franz Kurowski). Hardcover, small format (6"x9"), 442 pages with 44 pages of black and white photographs, 22 mostly full-page maps and 18 pages of appendices. Unternehmen Zitadelle (Operation Citadel) was the last chance for the German forces in the east to wrest supremacy from the Red Army by cutting off substantial numbers of their forces inside the Kursk salient. The battle developed into a titanic struggle as the Germans repeatedly mounted ferocious attacks and the soviets defended tenaciously. The culmination of the offensive was the large armored engagements at Prochorowka (Prokorovka) on 12 and 13 July, 1943-the largest action of its type in the history of warfare. There are detailed accounts of the armored clash from the viewpoint of the 3 SS divisions involved. The author, Franz Kurowski, has interviewed many of the German participants of the battle and numerous dramatic personal accounts are featured most of which are published here for the first time. All aspects of the battle are covered, including the operations of both air forces. Also included is an account of the Soviet counteroffensive against the German-held Orel salient, a kind of "Russian Kursk", where the Soviets attempted to cut off a large number of German forces. This book is an exciting account of one of the most crucial battles of World War II.

This book chronicles the Tigers associated with "Das Reich" from the beginning to the bitter end: 8./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2; schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102; and schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502. Among other aspects of its history, the fighting around Kharkov, during Operation "Zitadelle", at Normandy, on the Oder and at the Halbe Pocket in the final days of the war, are chronicled for the reader. This is an exceptional unit history. For the first time, this famous formation receives a complete unit history devoted entirely to it. While the photographic coverage of the "Das Reich" boys was exhaustive in Tigers in Combat 2, this book ties it altogether. Hard cover, large format (9"x12"), 396 pages, 8 pages of color, several hundred photos, scores of maps, lots of first-hand accounts, exhaustive appendices listing camouflage, markings, tank commanders, duty positions through the battalion, every existing monthly status report and a sampling of award recommendations.

A clear, concise account of those dramatic days in 1943, supported by a timeline of events and orders of battle, and illustrated with more than 50 photographsIn July 1943, Hitler launched Operation Zitadelle, the last German offensive on the Eastern Front. It was an attempt to shorten the German lines by eliminating the Kursk salient—created after their defeat at Stalingrad—and was designed to result in the encirclement of the Red Army. In reality the German tanks came up against impenetrable Russian defenses: minefields, artillery, and anti-tank emplacements, spread through lines 250km deep and manned by Russian troops whose actions often verged on the suicidal. The greatest tank battle in history, Kursk assured the Nazis' defeat and was "the swan song of the German tank arm." Involving more than 9000 tanks, 5000 aircraft, 35,000 guns and mortars, and 2,700,000 troops (of whom 230,000 became casualties), the Battle of Kursk was a conflict whose scale and barbarity eclipsed all other clashes in Europe.

In the summer of 1943, the German-launched Operation Zitadelle (Citadel), aimed at cutting off a large number of Soviet forces in the Kursk salient. This offensive resulted in the battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle of World War II.Kursk quickly became a fierce contest of attrition, as Wehrmacht and elite Waffen-SS Panzer-Divisions with their powerful Tiger and Panther tanks unsuccessfully tried to hammer their way through the intricate lines of strong Soviet defensive positions. What followed was unabated fighting for two weeks as German units were slowly and systematically ground down in a series of brutal armored battles.During this ferocious fighting the Red Army savagely contested every foot of ground, finally ending German invincibility forever. For the first time in its short history, the blitzkrieg concept had failed. The reverberations caused by the defeat at Kursk were immense, and never again did the German war machine go on the offensive in the East. Stiff defensive action was now the stratagem placed upon the dwindling Panzerwaffe right to the gates of Berlin.With comprehensive captions and text, Kursk, 1943 tells the story of this dramatic battle using rare and unpublished photographs, maps, and highly detailed artist profiles. The book reveals the events leading up to the battle in the first half of 1943, and the build up of forces by both sides before their climatic showdown at Kursk.

History of the Tiger Company of the 3.SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf. The Totenkopf company used the Tiger I exclusively, never being issued the Tiger II. Totenkopf Tigers participated in the retaking of Kharkov in early 1943, Operation Zitadelle in July and at the Mius in late July and August. The division withdrew behind the Dniepr at the end of September and fought at Ingulez at end of October and Kirovograd in January 1944. After operations in Romania Totenkopf was transferred to Poland, where it fought near Grodno and was part of the whirlwind battle east of Warsaw. Totenkopf company was then transferred with its division to Hungary, where it participated in the three offensives to relieve Budapest. It then withdrew through Hungary and Austria, losing its remaining tanks along the way in bitter defensive fighting. Its men then fought as infantry armed with panzerfausts. It surrendered with its division to the Americans on May 8, 1945. Its men were then handed over to the Russians, many of whom did not return to Germany until 10 years later. Of the more than 500 men who served in this unit, approximately half were killed, wounded or taken prisoner. The company was almost in continuous battle for two and a half years, all of it on the Eastern Front.

Pages: 256 Language: Russian. K 80-letiju Kurskoj bitvy Novaja kniga izvestnogo voennogo istorika vpervye v detaljakh, s aktsentom na dejstvija strelkovykh i pekhotnykh soedinenij, opisyvaet pervyj etap reshajuschego srazhenija Velikoj Otechestvennoj vojny - nastupatelnuju operatsiju "Tsitadel" (Unternehmen Zitadelle) 5-12 ijulja 1943 goda i oboronu Tsentralnogo fronta na Severnom fase Kurskoj dugi. Na osnove kak rossijskikh, tak i nemetskikh arkhivnykh dokumentov avtor ubeditelno pokazal, pochemu, dazhe imeja sereznuju podderzhku sredstv usilenija, pekhota Valtera Modelja tak i ne smogla prorvat oboronu vojsk K.K. Rokossovskogo. Krome togo, avtorom podschitany realnyj boevoj sostav i poteri protivostojaschikh storon. "K nachalu Kurskoj bitvy nemetskaja pekhota uzhe ne mogla dobitsja uspekha bez podderzhki artillerii, tankov i aviatsii. Obuchennyj i obstreljannyj v srazhenijakh pervogo perioda Vtoroj mirovoj vojny kostjak kadrovogo Vermakhta znachitelno poredel. Gitlerovskoe komandovanie, vsled za komandovaniem Krasnoj Armii, popalo v porochnyj krug - individualnaja podgotovka soldat i komandirov takticheskogo zvena iz-za nedostatka vremeni stanovilas vse khuzhe, poskolku vysokie poteri trebovali nemedlennogo popolnenija boevykh chastej. Pri etom programmy obuchenija sokraschalis, a trebovanija k kandidatam na dolzhnosti komandirov snizhalis." - Sergej Birjuk 9785995511151

This book chronicles the Tigers associated with "Das Reich" from the beginning to the bitter end: 8./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2; schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102; and schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502. Among other aspects of its history, the fighting around Kharkov, during Operation "Zitadelle", at Normandy, on the Oder and at the Halbe Pocket in the final days of the war, are chronicled for the reader. This is an exceptional unit history. For the first time, this famous formation receives a complete unit history devoted entirely to it. While the photographic coverage of the "Das Reich" boys was exhaustive in Tigers in Combat 2, this book ties it altogether. Hard cover, large format (9"x12"), 396 pages, 8 pages of color, several hundred photos, scores of maps, lots of first-hand accounts, exhaustive appendices listing camouflage, markings, tank commanders, duty positions through the battalion, every existing monthly status report and a sampling of award recommendations.

History of the Tiger Company of the 3.SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf. The Totenkopf company used the Tiger I exclusively, never being issued the Tiger II. Totenkopf Tigers participated in the retaking of Kharkov in early 1943, Operation Zitadelle in July and at the Mius in late July and August. The division withdrew behind the Dniepr at the end of September and fought at Ingulez at end of October and Kirovograd in January 1944. After operations in Romania Totenkopf was transferred to Poland, where it fought near Grodno and was part of the whirlwind battle east of Warsaw. Totenkopf company was then transferred with its division to Hungary, where it participated in the three offensives to relieve Budapest. It then withdrew through Hungary and Austria, losing its remaining tanks along the way in bitter defensive fighting. Its men then fought as infantry armed with panzerfausts. It surrendered with its division to the Americans on May 8, 1945. Its men were then handed over to the Russians, many of whom did not return to Germany until 10 years later. Of the more than 500 men who served in this unit, approximately half were killed, wounded or taken prisoner. The company was almost in continuous battle for two and a half years, all of it on the Eastern Front.