Kursk 1943: A Statistical AnalysisThe battle at Kursk in 1943 is often referred to as the greatest tank battle in the history of warfare. This volume makes extensive use of German archival documents as well as various Russian books and articles. As well as an account of the battle, it addresses methodological issues. |
Contents
| 1 | |
| 15 | |
Structure of Involved Forces | 25 |
15 | 41 |
Tanks Employed at Zitadelle | 58 |
1 | 59 |
2 | 65 |
The Air War | 74 |
Soviet Tank Units Facing Army Group South | 174 |
The Panther Tank in Zitadelle | 177 |
Deliveries of New Tanks to the Eastern Front JuneAugust 1943 | 181 |
Daily Tank Strength in Army Group South | 185 |
The Condition of 8th Army 30 August 1943 | 191 |
Examples of Causes of German Tank Losses | 193 |
Number of German Tanks and Assault Guns on the Eastern Front AprilDecember 1943 | 195 |
Further Information on German Casualties | 197 |
1 | 76 |
Chronology of the Offensive | 84 |
Prokhorovka | 101 |
1 | 102 |
The Cost of the Battle | 111 |
An Analysis of the Battle | 132 |
The Consequences of the Battle | 145 |
106 | 149 |
Soviet Order of Battle | 153 |
German Order of Battle | 166 |
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12 July 1st Tank Army 2nd Tank 4th Panzer Army 5th Guards Tank 7th Panzer Division 9th Army AA Regt Air Army aircraft armour Army Detachment Kempf Army Group Centre Army Group South assault guns attack Aufkl August BA-MA RH battle casualties Central Front combat command Constr.Bn defensive Divisional Report eastern front enemy Eng.Bn forces German tank Großdeutschland Guards Army Guards Rifle Corps Guards Rifle Division Guards Tank Army Guards Tank Corps III Panzer Corps Inf.Div Infantry Division Journal of Slavic Kurskaya Bitva Leibstandarte Luftwaffe Mechanized Corps mortars Moscow Mtr.Regt number of tanks offensive operation Zitadelle Orel Panther Panzer Division Panzer III Panzer IV Prokhorovka Pz.Div PzJg Rdfr Red Army s.komp sector Slavic Military Studies SS-Panzer Corps StuG Table Tank Bde Tank Brigade tank losses Tank Regt tanks and assault Tiger Total Totenkopf Troops FIELD ARTILLERY units vehicles Voenizdat Voronezh Front