Operation Citadel
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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.
Erich von Manstein
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Erich von Manstein was a German military officer who served as a Generalfeldmarschall in the Heer of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was subsequently convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 18 y
Operation Citadel
…Unternehmen Zitadelle) 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 Eastern Front that initiated the Battle of Kursk. The deliberate defensive operation that the Soviets implemented…
Manstein in 1938
Manstein (right) with General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger, one of his divisional commanders, in June 1941.
Manstein with Generaloberst Hermann Hoth, commander of the 4th Panzer Army, 1942
Manstein at the Kerch front, May 1942