The Battle of Prokhorovka was fought on 12 July 1943 [a] near Prokhorovka, 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of Kursk, in the Soviet Union, during the Second World War.

Prokhorovka (Russian: Про́хоровка, IPA: [ˈproxərəfkə]) is an urban locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Prokhorovsky District of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, along the Psyol …

Jul 18, 2017 · For decades the Battle of Kursk, in particular the fighting at Prokhorovka, has been believed to be the largest tank battle in history.

Dec 11, 2020 · The Battle of Prokhorovka on 12 July 1943 has been described as ‘the greatest tank battle in history’. The Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army and the 2nd SS Panzer Corps met in …

Sep 28, 2019 · A thousand coffee table books and countless hours of popular history programs have described the Battle of Prokhorovka, part of the Third Reich’s 1943 Operation Citadel, as …

The massacre of Rotmistrov’s 5th Guards Tank Army at Prokhorovka on July 12 was turned into the “Death Ride of the Fourth Panzer Army.” The Soviets claimed 400 German tanks …

Dec 27, 2023 · During World War II, the Battle of Kursk in 1943 marked a turning point on the Russian front. Hitler's Waffen SS divisions would attempt a breakthrough near the village of …

Sep 2, 2016 · In order to blunt the German armored thrust developing toward Prokhorovka, on July 10, Ivan Konev, commander of the newly created Steppe Front, rushed forward the Fifth …

Feb 2, 2024 · To the present day, this question has been surrounded by as many myths as the question of 5th Guards Tank Army’s manpower losses. In my book Prokhorovka – neizvestnoe …

Jul 12, 2023 · As we have seen, the Soviets instead gained victory at Prokhorovka by virtue of possessing a formidable artillery capability, establishing an impenetrable anti-tank defence …