Battle of Kursk 1943 by Hans Seidler

Author:Hans Seidler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bisac code 1: HIS027100: HISTORY / Military / World War II
ISBN: eBook ISBN: 9781783038282
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2011-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

A Panzergrenadier aids an injured comrade from an Sd.Kfz.251 half-track. German infantry had found the advance into enemy lines very difficult in a number of places. Due to extensive well armed defensive positions the Germans incurred huge casualties and as a result were sometimes forced to withdraw.

An Sd.Kfz.251 advances past a destroyed Russian position. In spite of the huge losses in Russian artillery the Red Army arsenal was large enough to cope with the significant losses. Throughout the battle of Kursk the Red Army was determined to grind down attacking German units with a combination of mines and artillery fire whatever the cost. Indirect fire from howitzers would stop the German infantry, while direct fire from massed 45mm, 57mm, and 85mm anti-tank guns and 76.2mm divisional field guns could often stop the tanks.

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