The Kursk operation is seen by some analysts as an unnecessary gamble, stretching Ukraine’s troops and leading to heavy casualties at a time when Ukrainians were already struggling to defend a long fr ...

Discover Eastern Europe's military history, from Mongol invasions to WWII's turning points, and the enduring legacy of heroes ...

The military situation in the Kursk region is a key issue at a ... the scene of the largest tank battle in history. That battle, on August 23, 1943, ended in a Soviet victory over Nazi troops.

The Stalin’s Line Historical and Cultural Museum is working to restore a rare T-34-57 tank. The running replica of the legendary T-34 is based on the elements of three combat vehicles of the Great ...

The night before a jump is like the night before the battle. You wait. You wonder. You get ready. And you know, when you go ...

1943—a couple of weeks shy of her would-be twenty-second birthday—during the Battle of Kursk (though some believe she might have actually survived the crash and ended up briefly as a prisoner ...