After setbacks over the winter, the German General Staff focused their attention on a massive sa- lient in Soviet lines, near where Field Marshal Erich Von Mainstein had just had success driving back the Soviets at the Battle of Kharkov.
After setbacks over the winter, the German General Staff focused their attention on a massive sa- lient in Soviet lines, near where Field Marshal Erich Von Mainstein had just had success driving back the Soviets at the Battle of Kharkov. The resulting battle was the largest armored and air confrontation in his- tory, pitting German Tigers and Panthers against Russian T-34s and employing almost two million com- bat troops and five thousand airplanes. The Germans were forced to withdraw, beginning what was to be a long string of defeats extending all the way back to Berlin. Name this battle, which along with Stalin- grad turned the tide decisively on the Eastern Front during World War II.
After setbacks over the winter, the German General Staff focused their attention on a massive sa- lient in Soviet lines, near where Field Marshal Erich Von Mainstein had just had success driving back the Soviets at the Battle of Kharkov.
Battle of Kursk