A massive pincer movement aimed at cutting off the 150-mile-wide Soviet "bulge" (salient) near the city of Kursk.
Following their disastrous defeat at Stalingrad, the German high command launched to regain the initiative on the Eastern Front.
This delay allowed the Red Army, warned by Allied intelligence, to build seven defensive belts filled with minefields, anti-tank guns, and deep trenches. "Forgotten" Brutality & Key Engagements
A massive pincer movement aimed at cutting off the 150-mile-wide Soviet "bulge" (salient) near the city of Kursk.
Following their disastrous defeat at Stalingrad, the German high command launched to regain the initiative on the Eastern Front. The Great Battle: Kursk Bulge Forgotten Battl...
This delay allowed the Red Army, warned by Allied intelligence, to build seven defensive belts filled with minefields, anti-tank guns, and deep trenches. "Forgotten" Brutality & Key Engagements A massive pincer movement aimed at cutting off