Operation Citadel was the German offensive operation in July 1943 against Soviet forces in the Kursk salient, proposed by Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein during the Second World War on the Eas
German Sd.Kfz. 10 half-track towing a gun during the operation
German motorised troops prepare to move out.
Wespe self-propelled artillery battery in position to provide fire support
German soldiers move along an anti-tank ditch, while combat engineers prepare charges to breach it.
Operation Roland was a local German offensive inside the Soviet Union during the Second World War on the Eastern Front. It was conducted as a local operation within the overarching German summer offen
Operation Citadel
…the 1st Panzer Army. This removed the force Manstein believed was needed to succeed. The offensive continued in the southern part with the launch of Operation Roland on 14 July. But after three days, on 17 July, the II SS Panzer Corps was ordered to end its offensive operations and begin withdrawing. This marked the…
The crew of a Panzer III from the 2nd SS Panzergrenadier Division Das Reich rest after a rainstorm had poured over the battlefield during Operation Citadel.