Kursk: The Turning Point on the Eastern Front

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1. Which major battle on the Eastern Front produced the Kursk salient? Berlin Moscow Stalingrad Warsaw

2. Why did Hitler and OKW (German High Command) postpone the Kursk offensive for four months? they needed more men they needed better aircraft they needed more armour they were waiting for better weather

3. The Blitzkrieg was the German Army's well tried military doctrine for offensive success. What part of that recipe was missing at Kursk? air cover massed armour artillery surprise

4. What did the Red Army have in the Battle of Kursk that the German Army had never seen before in the Soviet Union? heavy anti-weapons defense in depth rocket batteries fortified hamlets

5. When the German Army finally attacked the Red Army at Kursk, what well tried armoured tactic did they use? a single pincer the frontal assualt the sword and shield movement the double pincer

6. The Panther made its debut at Kursk. Overall, how did this tank perform? it easily bested the T-34 its easily bested the T-34 and the KV-1 it was no match for the T-34 or the KV-1 it had mechanical problems

7. The massive German 68 ton Ferdinand was also making its appearance on the battlefield. What other name is this tank known as? the Rhino the Elephant the Hippo the Walrus

8. From which direction were the Germans stopped in their assualt on the Kursk salient? in the north in the east in the south in the center

9. Where were the Germans finally stopped in the battle for the Kursk salient? Prokhorovka Belgorod Orel Kursk

10. Which Allied operation in the west forced Hitler to end Operation Citadel? the invasion of Normandy the invasion of Sicily the invasion of Southern France the invasion of North Africa