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IMAGES OF

KURSK

HISTORY'S

GREATEST

TANK BATTLE

JULY 1943

NIK CORNISH

KURSK

HISTORY'S

GREATEST

TANK BATTLE

JULY 1943

NIK CORNISH

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This book is dedicated to James, Alex and Charlotte

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Editors: Peter Darman, Vanessa Unwin, Anne-Lucie Norton

Picture Research: Andrew Webb

Design: Seth Grimbly

Maps: Darren Awuah

Production: Matt Weyland

Printed in Hong Kong

PICTURE CREDITS

CENTRAL MUSEUM OF THE ARMED FORCES, Moscow: Jl (top), 12 (both), 14, 16 (both), 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 50, 51 (both), 53, 54, 55 (both),

62, 64 (both), 65, 66, 67, 68 (both), 69, 72, 73 (top), 74, 76 (top), 78, 81, 84 (top), 85 (bottom), 88, 91 (both), 95 (bottom), 97 (top), 98 (top),

100 (both), 101 (both), 102 (bottom), 103, 104 (both), 105 (both), 110 (both), 112, 113 (bottom), 114 (both), 116 (top), 119 (top), 120 (top),

121, 122, 123, 124 (both), 125 (top), 126, 128, 129, 130 (both), 131 (both), 132, 133 (top), 134 (both), 136 (both), 137, 138 (bottom), 139, 140

(top), 141 (bottom), 142, 146, 147 (both), 148 (both), 149 (both), 150, 152 (top), 153 (both), 154 (both), 157 (both), 158 (bottom), 159

(bottom), 159 (bottom), 176, 177 (both), 178 (top), 180, 183 (both), 184 (both), 185 (bottom), 186 (top), 187, 188 (both), 190, 191 (both), 192,

193 (both), 194, 195, 196 (both), 197 (top), 198, 199 (both), 200, 201 (both), 202, 203, 204, 205 (bottom), 206 (top), 207 (both), 208 (both),

209, 211, 212 (top), 213 (both), 214 (both), 215, 216.

FROM THE FONDS OF THE RGAKFD IN KRASNOGORSK: 7 (top), 13 (both), 21 (bottom), 24, 29 (bottom), 56, 57, 59, 63, 70, 75, 76 (bottom), 79

(both), 84 (bottom), 89, 90 (both), 92, 94 (both), 95 (top), 96, 98 (bottom), 99 (top), 102 (top), 107 (bottom), 111 (top), 113 (top), 115, 116

(bottom), 117 (both), 127 (top), 135 (bottom), 138 (top), 140 (bottom), 141 (top), 144, 145 (both), 152 (bottom), 155, 156, 158 (top), 159 (top),

178 (bottom), 179 (both), 181 (both), 186 (bottom), 189, 197 (bottom), 205 (top), 206 (bottom), 210, 212 (bottom).

NIK CORNISH AT STAVKA MILITARY RESEARCH: 15 (bottom), 120 (bottom), 125 (bottom), 127 (bottom), 143 (top).

Robert Hunt Library: 6, 7 (bottom), 8 (both), 9, 10, 11 (bottom), 15 (top), 21 (top), 22 (both), 23, 27, 28, 29 (top), 30, 31, 32 (both), 33, 34,

35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 (both), 44 (both), 45, 46, 46-47, 48, 49 (both), 58 (both), 71 (both), 73 (bottom), 80 (both), 82, 83, 85 (top), 86,

93 (both), 97 (bottom), 99 (bottom), 106, 107 (top), 108 (both), 109 (both), 111 (bottom), 118, 119 (bottom), 133 (bottom), 135 (top), 143

(bottom), 151 (both), 160, 161 (bottom), 162, 16,3, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 173, 174, 175, 182, 185 (top).

TRH PICTURES: 161 (top).

Contents

Introduction 6

Chapter 1

Rearming the Wehrmacht 30

Chapter 2

Soviet Preparations 50

Chapter 3

The First Day 70

Chapter 4

Northern Deadlock 92

Chapter 5

Target Oboyan 106

Chapter 6

The Air Battle 118

Chapter 7

Slaughter at Ponyri 132

Chapter 8

Crisis in the Salient 146

Chapter 9

SS Spearhead 160

Chapter 10

Tanks Burning Like Torches 176

Chapter 11

Withdrawal 190

Chapter 12

Aftermath 204

Appendices

German Army formations committed

to Citadel 217

Major Red Army formations committed

to Citadel 218

Losses at Kursk 219

German tank aces at Kursk 220

Bibliography 221

Index 222

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