Battle of Kursk: Russia's counteroffensive stops the German advance and results in a Soviet victory. The Battle of Kursk is the single largest battle in the history of warfare. It's generally estimated that the Soviet Union suffered around 800,000 casualties, with the German forces suffering around 200,000. These casualties include killed, wounded, and missing in action. More
Konstantin Simonov (in center) and Ilya Vlasenko (right) at the command post of the 75th Guards Rifle Division near Ponyri. Battle of Kursk. 1943.
Konstantin Simonov was a notable Russian writer, poet and war correspondent. Ilya Vlasenkowas a political commissar in the Red Army during and following World War II. Photo Via Wikimedia is in the Public Domain.
