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📜 The Battle of Kursk - Part 3 - Extra History The Germans planned their assault for July 5, 1943 but a defector warned the Soviets and denied them the element of surprise. Even without the warning, General Zhukov had found plenty of time to fortify Kursk with layer upon layer of pillboxes, minefields, and more. He planned to bloody the Germans with this staunch defense and weaken them for later. The new German tanks, such as the Tiger, arrived only to find themselves outnumbered by numerous Soviet T-34s and ill-supported by maintenance crews who were stretched too thin by the number and variety of new tanks being deployed. General Manstein ordered his strongest tank unit to push through, targeting the small town of Oboyan, but although he made the most progress along the line of the assault, even he had not expected resistance on this scale. By the next day, the Germans had barely reached the second line of Soviet defenses, and while they hadn't been forced to retreat anywhere, they were distinctly behind schedule. Hitler needed them to win. It wouldn't win the war, but he hoped that it would force the Soviets to withdraw, leaving him free to concentrate on the Western front and the threats from the United Kingdom and the United States. Watch Extra History ad-free & get 1-week early access on NEBULA https://go.nebula.tv/extrahistory Suggest & Vote on our next episodes, get exclusive content & 24-hour early access on PATREON https://bit.ly/EHPatreon Show off your fandom with MERCH from our store! http://extracredits.store/ Interested in sponsoring an episode? Email us: [email protected] TWITTER: http://bit.ly/ECTweet I FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram I TIKTOK: https://bit.ly/ECtiktokz GAMING:    / @extracredits   I TWITCH: https://bit.ly/ECtwitch Miss an episode in our Battle of Kursk Series? Part 1 -    • The Battle of Kursk 1: Operation Barbaross...   Part 2 -    • The Battle of Kursk 2: Preparations | WW2 ...   Part 3 -    • The Battle of Kursk 3: Operation Citadel |...   Part 4 -    • The Battle of Kursk 4: Control of the East...   Why doesn't this series use the Nazi swastika symbol? James explains: http://bit.ly/1Pzy1k5 Thanks for the high-quality conversations & for following our community guidelines here: https://bit.ly/ECFansRNice Artist: Heather McNabb I Writer: James PortnowI Voice: Daniel FloydI Editor: Carrie Floyd ♪ Extra History Theme by Sean & Dean Kiner I ♪ Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 ♪ "Reading 'Stars and Stripes'" by Sergey Khmelevsky http://bit.ly/1Oak2wZ #ExtraHistory #BattleofKursk #History