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Originally Posted by CyberSEO
Oops, I meant Stalingrad Battle. Kursk one was not that huge, but still was really epic.
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Battle of Kursk was largest tank battle in history and it did destroy Germany's "newly formed" tank units (newly organized and reinforced). It's significance can be compared to Stalingrad. It just isn't as prominent in Soviet/ Russian propaganda.
"Guderian wrote:
With the failure of Zitadelle we have suffered a decisive defeat. The armoured formations, reformed and re-equipped with so much effort, had lost heavily in both men and equipment and would now be unemployable for a long time to come. It was problematical whether they could be rehabilitated in time to defend the Eastern Front ... Needless to say the [Soviets] exploited their victory to the full. There were to be no more periods of quiet on the Eastern Front. From now on, the enemy was in undisputed possession of the initiative."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kursk#Results
Well.. Germany didn't recover from the losses. Its tank battalions became rather "thin" and even thinner as war progressed.