The Panzers of Prokhorovka
The Myth of Hitler’s Greatest Armoured Defeat
The Panzers of Prokhorovka
The Myth of Hitler’s Greatest Armoured Defeat
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Description
Today the Russian state declares that there are three sacred battlefields in its Motherland where 'victory' changed the course of the nation's history:
The first is at Kulikovo. At this location Dmitry Donskoy's troops defeated the Mongols in 1380.
The second is at Borodino, where in 1812 Russian troops headed by Mikhail Kutuzov slowed Napoleon's Grande Armée before Moscow.
The third is at Prokhorovka. it was here on 12 July 1943 that the most critical tank battle of World War II took place. The battle saw the annihilation of Hitler's elite Panzer force in the largest armoured clash in history, a defeat that left Hitler with no alternative but to halt Germany's offensive against the Kursk salient (Operation Citadel). This victory at Prokhorovka allowed the Soviet troops to turn the tide of the war and ultimately march on Berlin.
Thanks to numerous archival discoveries, this book will be the first to conclusively prove that this narrative is nothing but a myth.
Table of Contents
Part I: The Historical Record
2) The Primary Sources: Documentary Evidence of the Ultimate Fate of German AFV
3) The German Procedure for Categorizing Damaged and Lost AFV
Part II Prelude to Prokhorovka, January/February – 11 July 1943
4) February – 4 July 1943. The arrival of the SS Panzer Regiments and the origins of the battles of Kursk and Prokhorovka
5) Prokhorovka looms - The Southern Pincer of Operation Citadel 5-11.7.43
Part III: The battle of Prokhorovka 12.7.43 - The Statistical Battle
6) The importance of the 6th Army's weekly panzer report of 1.8.43
7) Panzer, Assault Gun and Tank Destroyer Losses
8) Supporting Evidence
9) Reappraising Prokhorovka
Part IV. The battle of Prokhorovka 12.7.43 - A True Narrative
10) The Opposing Forces
11) The Battle of Prokhorovka - 12 July 1943
12) Tiger Tank Losses at Prokhorovka, Myth versus Reality
13) Wasting firemen. Hitler's influence on Post-Prokhorovka armoured strength prior to the defense of Kharkov
Part VI: The death of the 'Panzers of Prokhorovka' September 1943 – April 1944
14) Retreat to the Dnieper, September – November 1943
15) Kiev's liberation and subsequent German counter-attacks, November - December 1943
16) Renewed Soviet Offensives: The crushing of the 'Prokhorovka panzers', December 1943 - April 1944
17) Conclusion
Product details
| Published | 03 Oct 2023 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781472859082 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Over 70 images, including maps, contemporary photographs, archival images, and reconnaissance and sateliite imagery. |
| Dimensions | 234 x 153 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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