http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/20492273

Citadel the battle of Kursk

Citadel was the greatest armoured clash in the history of the world and the decisive battle of World War II. Vast armies were engaged, and titanic air battles included the most costly single day of aerial warfare of all time. This was the battle of Kursk which Hitler confessed made his 'stomach turn over'. Citadel was the last great German offensive on the Eastern Front; its aim to claw back the initiative after the surrender of the Sixth Army at Stalingrad in January 1943. The location chosen by Hitler was the Kursk salient in the heartland of the Ukraine. The time was 5 July 1943, the codename 'Citadel'. The Red Army, warned of the German plans by the 'Lucy' spy network in Switzerland, was prepared to defend the salient in massive strength and depth. Against its breakwaters Hitler launched his finest armoured divisions, to see them mangled beyond repair.

Open All Close All