The Battle of Kursk was the last major offensive the German army would see on the eastern front in WWII. Despite huge Soviet losses, their ability to replace men with ease, not to mention the power of the feared T-34 tank mean that Kursk became one of the most decisive moments in the war, and in history.
Charting the Allied fightback from the Dieppe Raid of 1942 to D-Day and Operation Bagration in 1944, this episode of WWII In Numbers lays out the most crucial points in the last years of WWII.
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00:00 - Start
02:21 - The Battle of Kursk
12:04 - Invasion of Sicily
16:14 - The Gustav Line
18:06 - Anzio
21:06 - Operation Overlord
27:02 - The Atlantic Wall
37:26 - Mortain Offensive
38:02 - Falaise Pocket
40:40 - Operation Bagration #warstories Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Matt Lewis and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code WARSTORIES https://bit.ly/3rc7nqm