For educational purposes
On July 12, 1943, one of the greatest clashes of armor in military history takes place as the German offensive against the Russian fortification at Kursk.
A Russian railway and industrial center, is stopped in a devastating battle, marking the turning point in the Eastern front in the Russians' favor.
Between the two assailants, 6,000 tanks were deployed.
On July 12, 900 Russian tanks clashed with 900 German at Prokhorovka—the Battle of Kursk's most serious engagement.
When it was all over, 300 German tanks, and even more Russian ones, were strewn over the battlefield.
But the Russians had stopped the German advance dead in its tracks. The advantage had passed to the East.
The Germans' stay in Soviet territory was coming to an end.
This episode covers the dramatic events from the horrors of Stalingrad to the momentous events at the Battle of Kursk, Hitler's last chance to seize the initiative in the East.
