Chapter 395 Kharkov! The end of the Battle of Kursk.

【On August 8th.】

[That was the third day of the Soviet counterattack.]

【Belgorod and Kursk were liberated.】

[On August 8, a gun salute was heard in Moscow.]

【This is a tribute to the liberators of Orel and Belgorod. 】

The music of the sky at this time,
Become soothed.

Ordinary people with enthusiastic smiles began to appear in the camera.

They all for the victory on the front line,
And feel excited.

Amid the soothing music, the sky curtain also provided a strategic diagram of the front line at that time, especially the Kharkov region.

can be seen,

At the beginning, the German army defended Kharkov to the death.

A Soviet unit launched a direct attack.

Another troop made a flanking move.

But then the German SS outflanked the Soviet troops from further away.

Of course, you can see it at the end.

It was the Soviet army that gained the upper hand in this area.

[It is said that it was Stalin's idea to use a gun salute to honor the liberators.]

【He personally inspected the front line and several liberated villages and towns. 】

【And signed an order to have the cannon fired to honor the liberators. 】

[On the fourth day of the Soviet counter-offensive, Katukov's tanks approached the railway line of communication in Kharkov.]

【Manstein assembled armored divisions in this area, trying to hold on to Kharkov at all costs.】

【Katukoff's troops were repelled by Manstein's counterattack.】

【But at the same time, Konev's Steppe Front was also advancing towards Kharkov.】

[The Germans decided to hold their ground and transform Kharkov into a powerful fortress city.]

[The Soviet Union did not want to attack Kharkov by force.]

[Trying to surround the city and force the Germans to flee.]

[At the same time, the SS Imperial Division and the Death's Head Division also returned from Donetsk and began to participate in the battle in the direction of Kharkov.]

[There were actually some disagreements on the Soviet side at this time.]

[The commander at the front received two diametrically opposed orders.]

【From Vadutin and Konev respectively. 】

[They requested to support Katukov in the siege battle against Kharkov.]

[Another order called for a direct attack on the city of Kharkov.]

[This caused the commanders on the front lines to be worried.]

[The situation on the German side is even worse.]

[The German army only had one railway and one road supply line left.]

【Hitler ordered Manstein to hold Kharkov.】

[But this means that the entire task force on the front line will be surrounded.]

[Manstein did not take the risk of carrying out this decision.]

[On the afternoon of August 8, Soviet Air Force reconnaissance discovered that the German army had evacuated Kharkov.]

[The city was liberated once again.]

[That night, Moscow fired a salute to honor the liberators of Kharkov.]

【Celebrating the complete victory of the entire Battle of Kursk. 】

【As for the German army, it was filled with gloom and sadness. 】

Guderian wrote in his diary:

[“The failure of Operation Fortress is of great significance.”]

[“The Soviet Union has won a great victory in this battle. From now on, the enemy has the initiative.”]

[In the battles of Kursk and Kharkov, the defeated German army was forced to retreat on a large scale.]

【They retreated across the Dnieper River.】

【At the same time, a scorched earth policy was implemented. 】

[Villages in Russia and Ukraine turned into ruins.]

[The crops were burning, the livestock were scattered, and all the bridges and railway stations were blown up.]

[Civilians were also captured and taken away by train as laborers by the German army.]

[The Soviet army continues to work towards the goal of liberating Ukraine. ]

Here, on the banks of the Dnieper River.

[A new battle is about to begin. ]

The sky screen video ends here.

A large number of bullet screens flew out. …

"This is indeed a tank battle that has never been seen before and will never be repeated."

《Maybe there won’t be any more in the future.》

"Tanks may be obsolete after all."

"No matter how much one loves to talk about military affairs, he will be amazed by the astronomical figures of casualties on the Eastern Front."

"During the entire campaign, including subsequent battles, the Soviet army lost 6000 tanks!"

"The Germans also lost 1500 tanks and 3000 artillery pieces."

"Alas, the German army tried its best, but the numbers were too big."

"Model is really bad, Manstein has reached his limit, and the southern front is almost a breakthrough."

《Almost? A lot less!》

"The Soviet Union's reserve forces are endless, and you, Manstein, can't consume them all!"

"In this battle, the German army lost 50 men and the Soviet army lost 80 men."

"That looks OK! The Soviet Union has become much stronger."

《Bullshit! That's just bullshit!》

"The Soviet Union is terrible! If there is any bright spot, it is that the exchange ratio is better than the previous two years."

"It looks like the German army lost miserably. There is no hope of success in the Battle of Kursk."

"In fact, in the Battle of Kursk, the German army had the greatest armored advantage."

"Tiger, Panther, Ferdinand, a one-sided massacre of the T34-76!"

"During the Battle of Kursk, the Germans fired twice as many artillery shells as the Soviets."

"The actual casualty ratio was even worse. In the first phase of the German offensive, the Germans suffered 4 casualties, while the Soviets suffered 17 casualties. In the second phase of the Soviet counterattack, the Soviets suffered 68 casualties, while the Germans suffered 13.6 casualties."

"It was mainly the Battle of Orel, where the Soviet Union lost nearly 50 people in the face of the Mobu attack iron bucket formation. "

"Belgorod, Kharkov, Kursk, such familiar place names."

"This is equivalent to the Southern Song Dynasty's iron cavalry, autumn wind, Dasan Pass and Huaihe River. They have been fighting for 80 years and are still fighting!"

……

And the ancient people outside the sky.

The Battle of Kursk ended with the German army having almost no hope.

See the German army that blitzed Poland and France and wiped out 500 million Soviet troops in half a year.

The situation is deteriorating now.

They were all filled with emotion.

Tang Dynasty.

Li Jing was very impressed before and after this battle.

The good war situation created by the Soviet army.

Li Jing analyzed the situation of the Soviet army, which he admired, to Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin.

"Before the Battle of Kursk."

"The Soviet army has prepared sufficient supplies and manpower."

"Not only did we utilize sufficient manpower, we also deployed multiple lines of defense."

"There is also a large-scale grassland front as a reserve force."

"It can be said that we were already invincible before the battle even began."

"And it also forced the German army to seize the only opportunity to attack, and to attack Kursk."

"In the overall strategic situation, the Soviet advantage is already too great at this point."

"From the perspective of the casualty ratio in this battle."

"On a tactical level, the German army equipped with new tanks still has a huge advantage."

“But, you can see it.”

"In this battle, the Soviet army didn't even exert its full strength, and the German army couldn't hold on."

“This is where I admire the Soviet army at the Battle of Kursk.”

"Even though their enemies have stronger combat skills than the Soviets themselves."

“But with good strategic advantages.”

"The battle was won before it even began."

"Next, no famous generals are needed."

“No miracle operation is needed.”

"Just order the troops to go up and fight."

"Then you can win the battle."

"And thus gain the advantage of the entire war!"

"This is what a good fighter is!"

(End of this chapter)