Zitadelle—the Battle of Kursk, part 2: Episode 52

What I thought would be a single episode has turned into a series. Here is Part 2 of the biggest tank battle in history — or at least, of the Second World War.

Map 1: The Eastern Front, 1943-44

Map 2: Battle of Kursk

 

Map 3: Another map of the Battle of Kursk 

 

Image 1: The Tiger heavy tank

Image 2: The Panther tank 

 

Image 3: The Ferdinand or "Elefant" self-propelled gun 

 

Restored Elefant at the United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center. Source: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefant