Battlefield - Battle Of Kursk - Part 1 - Operation Citadel
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- In July 1943 the Russian City of Kursk was at the heart of the largest tank battle in history. The German General Sculdaran was not keen on the enterprise from the start “How many people do you think even know where Kursk is?” he asked of Adolf Hitler. But the Fuhrer had made up his mind and realised what lay ahead. His reply was blunt. “Whenever I think of this attack my stomach turns over”. It was to be a bloody business indeed, that would eventually put an end to Hitler’s offensive power on the eastern front.
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Best narrator voice EVER!
NATO is repeating the mistake of underestimating Russia in Ukraine right now.
NATO IS NOT IN UKRAINE right now?????
Russia is repeating the mistake of underestimating the free people of Ukraine
As well as the corrupted United Nations.
Nato didn't exist until after April 1949.
The Russians knew they could trade land for time. How they setup the kursk pocket and wore down the Germans was amazing.
Thanks. A classic series for sure.
Many scholars say had it not been for Hitler cleaning up the messes Mussolini made and his interventions in the Balkans in 1940, Hitler would’ve taken the Soviet Union in 1941. These ventures delayed Barbarossa by several weeks.
Hitler’s relationship with Guderian was interesting. Hitler knew full well how brilliant Guderian was, which allowed Guderian to yell and scream at Hitler at the top of his lungs. When Hitler had heard enough of Guderian, rather than have him shot, Hitler would simply say, “Okay, I’m done with you now. You can go home, handsome.”
So who did Hitler have shot for arguing with him then? Nobody. Another piece of misinformation.
I Agree .
This battle saved Germany from nuclear bombing...
What? Elaborate on that comment please
hahaaahahhaaha
This freaking show is older than I am. It has been posted, reposted and posted again a hundred times on TH-cam.
It’s a major part of ww2 and the turning point which shaped Europe as it is today. But ya, it’s old….history
The more that things change
The more they stay the same
It was informative and formidable introduction thank you for sharing....
For the battle of Kursk German supplies of food and arms had to travel nearly a thousand miles. And the Russians had a scorched earth policy of destroying food stores as they retreated. Russian Partisans attacked the supply convoys. And with Russian air superiority by then the supply convoys could only travel at night once inside Russia. Nearly as many supplies were lost on the road as made it to the front. And Hitler was counting his brigades at nearly full strength when most were at half. The Generals at the front were constantly moving units here and there as needed. And food, arms and replacements were lucky to find them. And at the same time Hitler understood that the Allies were preparing to invade France.
Good point-Gen. Paulus was in charge of Army Logistics-he (correctly) predicted that the German Army would be unable to supply the front lines once the front got beyond 300 Km from the railheads. The probolem was componded by the fact that over 70% of the trucks the germans had were broken down by November 1941
It is pretty funny to watch documentary on Soviet front from the western perspective. Even now it is as if the cold war never ended.
This battle shortened WW2.
Hitler made two critical mistakes. Firstly he invaded Russia. Secondly he declared war on America. The combination of Russian military reserves combined with USA , food, trucks, ammunition and industrial capacity spelt the end of Germany.
Not too many people did hear about Stalingrad. Now they hear it.
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The battle really didn't do much historically. Long-term German tank loses were not overwhelming; damaged tanks were repaired and sent back to the line. What did turn the tide and cause the battle to stop was the US landings in Italy. The Nazis had to reallocate to their troops and their tanks to that sector.
Вся промышленность европы работала на Германию. Для начало это учитывай. По мимо Германии была Румыни Финляндия, Хорватия, Австрия
Высадка на Сицилии не какого решающего значения не имела даже близко
Вы даже близко не понимаете что за страна была СССР
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People go into these past events often as if they are comparing sports teams they are invested in. If you find yourself doing this, take a break and think over what you are trying to take out of it before you even have command of the facts.
Great video as usual
kursk is a sign that german are now the underdog
At 10.55, narrator says, 'Stalingrad was Germany's first major defeat of the war.'
NO NO NO NO. Utter rubbish. The first and most major land battle defeat for the Germans was at the Battle Of Moscow, 1941-2 - a year before Stalingrad.
The battle of Moscow was the most pivotal battle of WW2. Incomprehensible that a video of this quality should make such an agregious error.
When Keitel (Hitler's one time COS) was asked when he knew the war was lost, he replied with one word - 'Moscow.'
But was it not being ready for the winter weather that truly cost them in 1941 compared to Stalingrad where it was truly the Russians fighting back?
@@johnhammer8968 Not so sir. Stalin moved 18 divisions from the Russia - chinese boder, to defend Moscow. It was a planned and well executed move. It was NOT the weather that defeated the Germans ... weather is the same for both sides - not just one. It was Russian strength, Russian preparedness for the weather, Russian strategy, and Russian fighting power, that won the Battle for Moscow. It was a massive victory. The losses for the Germans match their losses at Stalingrad. But the Moscow defeat had even greater significance, because at the Battle of Moscow, the German Army was the strongest and biggest and most expereinced it would ever be. From then on, the German army was in continuous decline.
The reason that stalingrad was far worse than Moscow was that the army didn't make it to Moscow, true. But they weren't surrounded and destroyed in its entirety. At stalingrad the 6th was decimated and 90000 men were made to surrender.
@@Styx8314 Stalingrad was a memorable victory because the battle had a start date, a dramatic end date, and involved the clear & simple tactic of surrounding the enemy.
The Battle of Moscow, however, had no clear start date, as it was part of the general German advance. There was no clear end date - the battle just fizzled out as both sides got tired. And there was no encirclement of armies..
However, the ssignificance of the battle of Moscow is overwhelming. First, German casualties in the Moscow .battle were as great as at Stalingrad - about 300,000. Second, the German Army was at the peak of it's power and fighting capacity in the Batlle forMoscow. Never again would it be so well organized, and contain so many experienced soldiers. Third, it was the ffirst proof that the Russians were in fact capable of strategic manoeuvre, and Fourth, it shook the German Hi Command to its roots, being their first land defeat, and providing a glimpse of what was to come.
@@gordonbennet1094 while I agree with you that Moscow was the first time the high command didn't reach it self imposed objectives. Yes, the Germans took some serious punishment outside Moscow, but there was no kind of capitulation or formal surrender. The Russians didn't have 100000 badly beaten, starved Germans prisoners marching in red square. We know in hindsight, and iam sure the soldiers on the ground knew at the time that it was a defeat, but the key difference is that they didn't admit it,(even in their own minds) because the front stabilized and they dug in for winter, assuming the drive would continue in the spring In Stalingrad, howerver, not even the most delusional Nazi could deny it was an absolute defeat with white flags raised and Paulus signing a surrender document on film.
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Heavy use of the “madman Hitler card” on this otherwise great series.
It's old, so you know why that is. Tik isn't the first person who saw that one.
I knew as soon as I heard the words "largest tank battle in history" that we were off on a magical mystery tour of debunked canards. This is standard western understanding of Kursk circa 1980. Not clear to me when it was actually made, but it's way out of date in a lot of places.
@@patrickwatrin5093 Tik plays the 'simp for Hitler' card far more than any general played the 'madman Hitler' card.
Tactic still effective against nazis in 2023.
No mention that the Russians too invaded Poland in 1939. Cherry picking of history to suit the narrative.
curious why England did not declare war on USSR for this invasion
The reason Hitler postponed was the terrain had to be dry enough for tanks to attack. That's the reason Barbarossa started June 22 and we see the same issues today in Ukraine 2023. The generals probably lie in their memoirs, to move responsibility of to Hitler. Not for the first time.
Hitler shouldn't have even attacked at Kursk to begin with anyways. A defensive approach would have saved them from defeat
@@jayo3074 Um, no. The reason they had to attack was that there was no way to hold the line much longer. It was a spoiling attack.
@@princeofcupspoc9073 One could say Barbarossa was postponed by various factors yes, France was suppose to been taken in 39 so the whole Russo-German war was rushed because of fear of losing the Romanian petroleum wells which would been an early defeat for Germany - Hitler 1942.
Germany wasn't ready for war no matter how you cut it
The Germans did not lose the battle of Kurth. Neither did they win.
Hitler postoned the attack on Kursk because he thought the new German tanks would give them a decisive advantage.
Considering the number of troops engaged and the losses on both sides, Kursk is an asthonishing German victory. And that victory is due to those tanks Hitler had been waiting for.
One could object that the operation was a defeat for the Germans because they did not reach their objectives. Strategically speaking, that's true. But on the ground it remains a huge tactical victory. btw that explains why, on one hand, generals involved in the operation wanted to keep going whereas, on the other hand, Hitler who had more global considerations made it stop.
I prob could've done what Zukov did if I had Unlimited cannon fodder ,food and munitions visa an EBT account provided by the U.S.and others , and a backing guard that shot anyone retreating;as Zukov aptly put it,"you have to be pretty brave to be a coward in the Soviet army.
That's messed up.
😂😮😢😅 EBT card lmfao so true my friend, so true
You have to put yourself in their shoes, not your own looking at what they decided to do. The Wermacht were not a bunch of pushovers, and there was limited time, a resource often overlooked in favor of munitions and supply. Zhukov knew what he had to do, and did it to the best he knew how, no more can be asked of a man.
@@TheMoopMonster I'm a human being ,Stalin and Zukov werent
@@jerrymarshall2095 And a very arrogant at that.
Yeah, ok captain America. You make it sound so simple!
Who else is watching this in Jan 2024 and identifying the parallels between then and now 🙂
Hitler wasn't the first Gay in politics but probably the most famous.
he wasnt gay
High noon
So it seems that we are lucky that Hitler was so sure in himself as opposed to listening to his generals. Makes sense that a corporal should have been outranked by a general.
If you really think that we are lucky that the Germans lost then it goes to show how brainwashed they truly have the masses.
Prejudiced comments against Stalin througout.----- remember « I shall never repeat the mistake committed by Napolean» --
So much misinformation in this video...
Heinz Guderian Was write
right
Why do you have an american soldier at the battle of kursh. It is a photo of GI, and i am sure hollywood thinks so, but there were no yanks there.