Battle of Kursk

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Across
  1. 3. German codename for the Kursk offensive
  2. 8. Soviet general defending the northern face of the salient
  3. 10. German heavy tanks deployed in the offensive
  4. 12. Extensive soviet defensive belts slowing german armour
  5. 13. German heavy tank destroyer used at Kursk
  6. 14. New german medium tanks first used in large numbers
  7. 15. Key city retaken by soviet forces post‑kursk
  8. 16. Soviet general commanding the Voronezh front
  9. 17. Soviet reserve formation committed during the battle
  10. 18. Site of massive armoured clash between soviets and germans
  11. 19. Soviet artillery crucial in halting German advances
  12. 20. City marking the southern axis of German attack
Down
  1. 1. Soviet offensive liberating kharkov after kursk
  2. 2. Northern city liberated after German withdrawal
  3. 4. Large forces held back for counteroffensives
  4. 5. Largest tank battle in history fought in July 1943
  5. 6. German field marshal advocating a southern pincer attack
  6. 7. German commander leading the northern pincer
  7. 9. Bulge in the front line targeted by german pincers
  8. 11. Soviet attack following the failure of citadel