![]() ![]() In 1946, a Russian filmmaker made a three-hour film depicting a fictionalized version of the Battle of Stalingrad. Eventually the German forces surrendered. They attacked from the front and rear, surrounding the German army in the city, leaving them cut off from reinforcements. The Second World War saw one of the most epic tank battles in history, as the Germans and the Soviets clashed near Kursk. The Soviet army responded with a two-pronged attack. Soviet forces thwarted a huge Nazi counter-attack, after Adolf Hitler's troops had suffered. Their attack began using air raids and continued on the ground. FEATURE REPORT Largest US tank battle lasted mere minutes By Steven Beardsley JanuM1A1 Abrams main battle tanks of the 3rd Armored Division move out on a mission during. The wider Battle of Kursk - from 5 July to 23 August 1943 - was indeed a turning-point in World War Two. Germany believed it was important to take the city. Stalingrad was an important industrial city in construction of armaments and transport down the Volga River. Nearly 2.2 million in personnel combined of both sides fought in the battle and nearly half were lost (there were significant civilian casualties in the battle). This was the largest confrontation in World War II and the largest battle of all time. Source: Bundesarchiv via Wikimedia Commons ![]()
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