Kursk 1943. The Southern Front (osprey Campaign... -

This paper provides an overview of the pivotal Battle of Kursk in 1943, focusing specifically on the as detailed in Robert Forczyk’s Osprey Campaign series volume (No. 305). Historical Context: Operation Citadel

By the summer of 1943, the German Wehrmacht sought to regain the strategic initiative on the Eastern Front following the disaster at Stalingrad. Adolf Hitler and planned Operation Citadel , a massive pincer movement designed to cut off the Soviet-held Kursk salient—a 150-mile-wide bulge in the front lines. While the Northern Front (led by General Walter Model) quickly bogged down, the Southern Front saw the primary German effort and some of the war's most intense combat. The Southern Front: Forces and Strategy Kursk 1943: The Southern Front - Osprey Publishing Kursk 1943. The Southern Front (Osprey Campaign...