German forces in the Battle of Kursk

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military forces
gptkbp:aftermath shifted to defensive operations
gptkbp:casualties approximately 200,000
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Field_Marshal_Erich_von_Manstein
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:high_command_of_the_Wehrmacht
gptkbp:electronic_warfare advanced tank designs
use of tanks and air support
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Panther_tanks
Panzer IV tanks
Tiger I tanks
gptkbp:fightingStyle Soviet_victory
gptkbp:flavorProfile declining
gptkbp:foughtAgainst Operation Kutuzov
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:historical_analysis considered a major defeat
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalImpact turning_point_on_the_Eastern_Front
gptkbp:historicalLegacy impact_on_future_battles_in_WWII
gptkbp:historicalSignificance demonstrated_Soviet_resilience
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German forces in the Battle of Kursk
gptkbp:intelligence misjudged_Soviet_strength
underestimated_Soviet_defenses
gptkbp:involved gptkb:SS_Panzer_Corps
gptkb:Army_Group_Center
gptkb:Army_Group_South
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor led_to_changes_in_German_strategy
gptkbp:logistics supply issues
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Erich_von_Manstein
Heer
artillery units
Blitzkrieg tactics
mechanized infantry
tank divisions
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkbp:policeDepartment after the battle
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer retreat to defensive lines
gptkbp:result strategic defeat
gptkbp:skills approximately 900,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals loss_of_momentum_for_Germany
regain_initiative_on_Eastern_Front
gptkbp:supplyChain overextended
gptkbp:supportRole defensive positions
summer weather
failed encirclement
gptkbp:tactics combined arms warfare
Operation Citadel