Kursk 1943: The Southern Front

By Robert Forczyk

Accounts of history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics and battle experiences of the opposing forces throughout the crucial stages of each campaign After Stalingrad, Hitler sought to regain the initiative on the Eastern Front with, Operation Zitadelle, a huge pincer movement against the Kursk salient. Although von Manstein's Heeresgruppe Süd featured the new Panther tank, and included the elite LSSAH, Das Reich and Totenkopf divisions, Vatutin's Voronezh Front knew about the coming attack. As a result, the Soviets developed a three-tiered defensive structure and planned to use new defensive tactics. In this companion volume to Kursk 1943: The Northern Front, the Southern Front of the Kursk campaign is explored in unrivalled detail, including the epic armoured clash at Prokhorovka. Using highly detailed maps, stunning photographs and exquisite artwork, this new study examines in detail the tactics, plans and mistakes made by both German and Soviet commanders in one of the bloodies battles of World War II. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472816900
• ISBN13: 9781472816900
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.1" x 9.5"