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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:belligerent
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Soviet_Union
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gptkbp:casualtiesGerman
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~200,000 killed, wounded, or missing
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gptkbp:casualtiesSoviet
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~250,000 killed, wounded, or missing
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Erich_von_Manstein
gptkb:Aleksandr_Vasilevsky
gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkb:Günther_von_Kluge
gptkb:Nikolai_Vatutin
gptkb:Konstantin_Rokossovsky
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:cookingMethod
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Soviet deep defensive lines
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gptkbp:date
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5 July 1943 – 23 August 1943
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Belgorod-Kharkov_Offensive_Operation
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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marked the permanent strategic initiative for the Soviets
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Battle of Kursk
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Red_Army
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Kursk_Oblast,_Soviet_Union
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gptkbp:notableEngagement
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gptkb:Battle_of_Prokhorovka
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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largest tank battle in history
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Soviet intelligence detected German plans
heavy use of minefields
major air battles
massive use of anti-tank guns by Soviets
delayed German offensive allowed Soviet preparations
Operation Citadel was the last major German offensive in the East
first time German blitzkrieg was decisively defeated
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gptkbp:objective
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German attempt to eliminate the Kursk salient
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Operation_Citadel
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Third_Battle_of_Kharkov
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gptkbp:result
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Soviet victory
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gptkbp:significance
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turning point on the Eastern Front
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gptkbp:strategy
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German pincer attack
Soviet defense in depth
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:Soviet_Air_Forces
Luftwaffe
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gptkbp:weapon
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gptkb:Ferdinand_tank_destroyer
gptkb:Panther_tank
gptkb:T-34_tank
gptkb:Tiger_I_tank
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kursk,_Russia
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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