95th Guards Rifle Division
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The 95th Guards Rifle Division was reformed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in May 1943, based on the 1st formation of the 226th Rifle Division, and served in that role until well after
VVS Il-2 ground attack aircraft during the battle of Kursk.
Soviet soldiers crossing the Dniepr on improvised rafts
Battle of Prokhorovka
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The Battle of Prokhorovka was fought on 12 July 1943 near Prokhorovka, 87 kilometres southeast of Kursk, in the Soviet Union, during the Second World War. Taking place on the Eastern Front, the engage
German tanks during Operation Citadel
Panzer IIIs and IVs on the southern side of the Kursk salient at the start of Operation Citadel
A German soldier inspects a T-34 tank knocked out at Pokrovka that is still smoldering. Pokrovka is 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Prokhorovka.
Vehicles of II SS-Panzer Corps advancing towards Prokhorovka on 11 July