Battle of Prokhorovka
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The Battle of Prokhorovka was fought on 12 July 1943 near Prokhorovka, 87 kilometres (54 mi) southeast of Kursk, in the Soviet Union, during the Second World War. Taking place on the Eastern Front, the engagement was part of the wider Battle of Kursk and occurred when the 5th Guards Tank Army of the Soviet Red Army attacked the II SS-Panzer Corps of the German Waffen-SS in one of the largest tank battles in history.
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1943 Battle of Prokhorovka
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Battle of Prokhorovka | Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, Hermann Hoth, Paul Hausser, Otto Deßloch, battle, Pavel Rotmistrov, Nikolai Vatutin, Vladimir Sudets, Aleksey Zhadov, Stepan Krasovsky | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Panther distrutto | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Soviet troops and T-34 tanks counterattacking Kursk Voronezh Front July 1943 | Commons | ||


