@ww2cauldron: part 4 ; Why Germany Lost the Battle of Kursk 1943 | WW2 Documentary July 1943. In the fields of Kursk, Nazi Germany launched Operation Citadel, the largest tank offensive in history. Nearly 800,000 German troops and 2,700 tanks clashed with over 1.3 million Soviet soldiers and 3,600 tanks in a gamble that would decide the fate of the Eastern Front. #middleeastern #HistoryDocumentary #WW2