More than 2 million men, 7,000 tanks, and over 4,000 aircraft would participate in the world's largest tank battle, where the Germans were outnumbered 3 to 1 in men, armored vehicles, and supplies. However, the British let the Soviets know of the exact dates and locations where the offensive would take place, and thus the Battle of Kursk began. The decision came to Adolf Hitler, and the dictator opted to bet all of his armored forces and put together a decisive offensive at Kursk codenamed Operation Citadel. They could wait and be pummeled by an imminent Soviet offensive or take the upper hand and launch its own operation to encircle and subjugate the Red Army.
Stories Battle of Kursk – The Largest Tank Battle of World War 2 After the heavy losses sustained by the opening of Operation Barbarossa, the Wehrmacht reached a decisive turning point.
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