The Battle of Kursk

This is the dramatic story of Hitler’s disatrous gamble on the Eastern front. ’Citadel’, the codename for the German attack at Kursk in 1943, was the last major German offensive to be launched in the East. The greatest clash of armoured forces in history, Kursk was the decisive land battle of the Second World War. The aim was to claw back the initiative after the surrender of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad. The location, chosen by Hitler, was in the heartland of the Ukraine. But forewarned of German plans, the Red Army prepared to defend the Kursk salient in massive strength and depth.