Battlefield: Great Battles of WWII - Episode 1: Kursk

Editor's Take

The opening episode of the Battlefield series tackles Kursk, the largest armoured clash in history, where more than two million men and thousands of tanks decided the initiative on the Eastern Front. It is a clear, map-driven account of why the summer of 1943 broke the German army's ability to attack.

This Battlefield episode reconstructs the Battle of Kursk, the colossal 1943 clash where more than two million soldiers and thousands of tanks met on the Eastern Front. It follows Germany's Operation Citadel and the Soviet defense that broke it, a turning point that shifted the momentum of World War II. Archive footage and analysis lay out the strategy and the staggering scale of the fighting. Detailed and gripping, it captures one of history's greatest tank battles. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.

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