The German Tiger tank officially named Panzerkampfwagen VI earned a formidable reputation during the second World War and ...

The Battle of Kursk was a catastrophic defeat for Germany; the Wehrmacht suffered around 200,000 casualties and lost nearly ...

They faced 1.9 million Soviet soldiers, 5,000 tanks, 25,000 guns and mortars and more than 3,000 aircraft. Citadel was a prophetic name for the German offensive.

The title of Martin Caidin’s 1974 history of the Battle of Kursk is still evocative, with its imagery of Nazi Germany’s vaunted Tiger tanks in flames. Tigers burning brightly are just one ...

Soviet tanks used during the battle of Kursk included the KV-1 and the T-70. The KV-1 was a heavy tank at 48 tons and featured thick armor plating, although it featured the same engine as the T-34 ...

The Battle of Kursk began July 5, 1943 and lasted more than a month. The German surprise assault and subsequent Soviet counterattack involved some 6,000 tanks and 2 million troops.

They had 100mm thick armor at the front, an 88mm anti-tank gun (1,000-meter range), and a powerful engine. 1,837 Tiger tanks were built, and the first ones served against Russia's Red Army in 1942.