On July 12, 1943, SS Lieutenant Rudolf von Ribbentrop drove his Panzer IV into the maelstrom of Prokhorovka—where over 1,200 tanks clashed in history’s fiercest armored battle. With Soviet T-34s ...

Key Point: Kursk was not the turning point of the war. The title of Martin Caidin’s 1974 history of the Battle of Kursk is still evocative, with its imagery of Nazi Germany’s vaunted Tiger tanks in ...

A new era is born.

The Battle of Kursk in July 1943 stands out among World War II battles, captivating the interest of historians and enthusiasts alike. Widely hailed as the greatest tank battle in history, this ...

Its popular history was constructed from German and Soviet propaganda, and based on early accounts lacking vital information buried in Russian archives until after the fall of the Soviet Union. Key ...