1943, when millions of troops and thousands of tanks and armored guns did battle around Kursk, the historians say. With victory in Kursk, “the Soviets seized the initiative in the east and never ...

Students of military history know the battle of Kursk in 1943 as the largest-ever clash of armoured forces – a battle that would prove a vital turning point in the defeat of Nazi Germany.

"In 1943 the Red Army was working to expel from the Soviet Union a powerful invader, Hitler's Wehrmacht, The tank battle at Kursk delivered a virtual death blow to German forces and pushed them ...

Russia's success removes another barrier to a peace deal Moscow was reluctant to conclude with so many enemy troops on its soil.