This battle involved the largest tank and armored vehicle clashes in history, and ended with the Soviet Union reclaiming much of its own land that had been captured during Operation Barbarossa. Casualties were much more balanced for both sides during this battle the Nazis lost almost 200,000 men and the Soviet Union lost almost 250,000. Kursk saw around 6,000 tanks, up to 2,000,000 troops, and approximately 4,000 aircraft battling for this strategic piece of land within the Soviet Union. The Battle of Kursk took place from July 5 until August 23 of 1943 in the city of Kursk, located in the Western Soviet Union. Casualties for the Axis troops range between 170,000 and 400,000 and casualties for the Soviet Union are thought to have been as high as 700,000! 9. Moscow is even referred to as "Hero City" today, for the sacrifices people made in order to defeat the Nazis. This battle has symbolic meaning within Russian culture and history. The defensive posture that the Soviet troops had set up frustrated Hitler and his armed forces, turning this battle into somewhat of a stalemate in terms of military goals for the Nazi troops. This battle started during October of 1941, and raged until January of 1942.
Battle of Moscow - World War IIĬapturing Moscow, the capital city of the Soviet Union, was one of the main goals during the Nazi invasion of the country (Operation Barbarossa). Here are 10 of the most important battles of the World Wars. Many of these battles during the World Wars had a lasting significance upon the economies, society, and armed forces of those involved.
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