Chapter 394 Tank bayonet battle!
【But correspondingly. 】

[Although the German army was blocked on the Central Front line. ]

【However, they achieved certain results on the Voronezh Front's defense line. 】

[On this front, the Germans delivered more air force supplies.]

[Although the German army lost a large number of tanks, it quickly broke through the two Soviet defense lines.]

[In response to the German breakthrough, the Soviet anti-tank commander requested that subordinate units and artillery be redeployed to the enemy's breakthrough area.]

[Once you spot the enemy, open fire immediately.]

[After five days of fighting, only 5 of the German army's 200 Panther tanks remained.]

[The Leopard tank has excellent performance.]

[However, the Soviet Union's new anti-tank aerial bomb was also a surprise to the German army.]

[One of these new bombs can destroy a tank.]

[Although the new bombs can effectively destroy tanks, the situation on the front line is still not optimistic. ]

[The German tank forces continued to advance, relying on their excellent tactical skills and the rich experience of their commanders.]

【Manstein's army took the initiative to launch attacks in multiple places. 】

【Many strongholds were destroyed.】

[Gradually approaching, the third line of defense of the Voronezh Front]

[After the third line of defense, the Soviet Union had no complete defensive positions. ]

[The soldier commander of the 3th Guards Infantry Regiment, responsible for defending the third line of defense, wrote:]

[“We know there will be a battle tomorrow, let’s dig trenches together. This is either our fortress or our grave.”]

When Tianmu was explaining,
A schematic diagram is also given.

It can be seen that on the entire Kursk Front, the northern line under the charge of the Central Front was quite stable.

But after the German troops concentrated their elite troops on the southern front.

It indeed posed a great threat.

[In order to prevent the German army from breaking through the last line of defense, the Soviet Supreme Command deployed strategic reserves.]

[The soldiers traveled all night.]

[In the hot train carriage, waiting to go to the front line. ]

[The armored forces of the SS Guards Flag occupied the Prokhovka area and waited for the support of the SS Division.]

【This area poses a great threat to the Soviet Union.】

[In the early morning of July 7, 12 Soviet tanks successfully avoided the German sight and attempted a surprise attack from behind.]

[However, the German reconnaissance aircraft discovered these tanks and immediately fired flares as a warning.]

[The two sides then engaged in fierce fighting in the narrow area along the river and railway.]

【From the comparison of armor strength. 】

[Although this batch of 400 Soviet tanks was large in number, they did not have an advantage in actual combat.]

【But they appeared in a certain position and they fought back in time. 】

【It is fatal to the German army! 】

[According to the recollections of a regimental commander of the SS Death's Head Division:]

"We saw the Soviet tanks appear and knew that the Soviet Union had used its reserves. Then we realized that we had lost the Battle of Kursk."

[In order to eliminate the threat of German troops near Prokhovka.]

[Soviet tanks fought bravely.]

[Almost all of the 100 tanks in the first wave of attack became sitting ducks for German artillery fire.]

[The second wave of two tank brigades arrived and also suffered heavy losses.]

【Prokhovka became the decisive factor in the outcome of the battle.】

[The tank units of both sides rushed to the flat battlefield to start the battle! ]

【The Germans are attacking! 】

【Then, the Soviet army is also attacking! 】

[The Soviet tank commander knew that his tanks were no match for the enemy at a safe distance.]

【So the Soviet army adopted a very radical and tragic tactic. 】

[The charge of the steel torrent! ]

[No match at 2 km.]

[No match at 1 km.]

[Then 500 meters! 300 meters! 100 meters!] [Even, just go straight through!]

[The Soviet T34 attacked fiercely, engaging in close combat. ]

[The tank troops completely abandoned the front and engaged in a grappling battle with the German tanks.]

[The tank forces of both sides were completely intertwined.]

【You are in me, and I am in you. 】

[In a tank battle like this, survival becomes almost impossible. ]

[Both sides suffered heavy losses.]

[In one day, the two corps of the Soviet tank army lost two-thirds of their tanks.]

[Although the German army held their positions, they also suffered heavy losses in manpower and equipment.]

[Under this circumstance, the German army wants to continue to break through the defense line? ]

【For the German army, it was already impossible. 】

[There is no point in staying here.]

[The commander of the SS Panzer Division ordered a retreat.]

[Obviously, he already understood.]

【The so-called Operation Citadel has failed.】

Outside the sky.

Tang Dynasty.

Before this, Li Jing was very pessimistic about the prospects of the German army in the Battle of Kursk.

When I saw this.

You can see it naturally.

The German army was really powerless.

In this regard, Li Jing commented:

"The beginning of this battle was very reluctant."

"But at this time, the German army seemed to have only one choice, Kursk."

"It was a very reluctant fight to begin with."

"Only this SS unit in the south has achieved some results."

"If they can continue to penetrate before the Soviet reserve forces arrive to support them."

“It is possible to create a miracle.”

"But miracles on the battlefield rarely happen."

"In most wars, the outcome is determined before they begin."

"Just like the Battle of Kursk."

"The German army will have no choice but to switch to defense next."

And the sky indeed gave the signal of a Soviet counterattack.

It can be seen in the picture that the Soviet troops carried out very fierce artillery preparation.

And represents the arrow of the Soviet Army,
Also began to advance on the battlefield.

Invincible.

[The German troops on the northern front commanded by Model had already switched to defense very early.]

[The German army's hopes were placed on the southern offensive led by Manstein.]

【But now, Manstein has nothing to do. 】

[The German army no longer dreams of winning the Battle of Kursk.]

【I just hope to hold my ground. 】

[But the Soviet offensive is becoming increasingly powerful.]

[Facing the Soviet attack, the German army had a solid defense line and repelled the Soviet attack many times. ]

[However, the threat of being surrounded forced Model, the defense expert, to no longer hold on.]

[Modal was forced to abandon his position and began to retreat. ]

[The Soviet Union's attacks in other directions were also carried out simultaneously.]

[By August 8, the Soviet army began to counterattack again in the Kharkov area.]

(End of this chapter)