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The Battle of Kursk: 70 Years On

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The Battle of Kursk lasted from July 5 through August 23, 1943 and was one of the Second World War’s most decisive battles, marking a turning point in fighting on the Eastern Front. RIA Novosti presents photographs from that period.

The Battle of Kursk lasted from July 5 through August 23, 1943 and was one of the Second World War’s most decisive battles, marking a turning point in fighting on the Eastern Front. RIA Novosti presents photographs from that period.

© RIA Novosti . Ozerskiy / Go to the mediabankThe Battle of Kursk lasted from July 5 through August 23, 1943 and was one of the Second World War’s most decisive battles, marking a turning point in fighting on the Eastern Front. RIA Novosti presents photographs from that period.
Photo: 1943. De-mining units clearing mines laid by Nazi forces as they retreated after losing the Battle of Kursk.
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The Battle of Kursk lasted from July 5 through August 23, 1943 and was one of the Second World War’s most decisive battles, marking a turning point in fighting on the Eastern Front. RIA Novosti presents photographs from that period.
Photo: 1943. De-mining units clearing mines laid by Nazi forces as they retreated after losing the Battle of Kursk.
© RIA Novosti . Oleg Knorring / Go to the mediabankAugust 1943. The Red Army’s anti-aircraft gunners on the battlefield at Kursk Bulge (also known as Kursk Salient).Советские зенитчики в районе боев на Курской дуге.
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August 1943. The Red Army’s anti-aircraft gunners on the battlefield at Kursk Bulge (also known as Kursk Salient).Советские зенитчики в районе боев на Курской дуге.
© RIA Novosti . F.Levshin / Go to the mediabankJuly 1943. Artillery officers examining a destroyed Nazi Panther tank during the Battle of Kursk to find out where it is most vulnerable. Kursk Bulge.
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July 1943. Artillery officers examining a destroyed Nazi Panther tank during the Battle of Kursk to find out where it is most vulnerable. Kursk Bulge.
© RIA Novosti . Mark Redkin / Go to the mediabankAlexey Frolchenko, Red Army reconnaissance soldier, senior sergeant and participant in the Battle of Kursk Bulge, 1943.
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Alexey Frolchenko, Red Army reconnaissance soldier, senior sergeant and participant in the Battle of Kursk Bulge, 1943.
© RIA Novosti . Yakov Riumkin / Go to the mediabankJuly 1943. Red Army soldiers standing by a Nazi Panther self-propelled gun destroyed by the Red Army artillery near the village of Prokhorovka, during the Battle of Kursk Bulge.
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July 1943. Red Army soldiers standing by a Nazi Panther self-propelled gun destroyed by the Red Army artillery near the village of Prokhorovka, during the Battle of Kursk Bulge.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankA Kursk Bulge combatant strumming some tunes on a guitar during a let-up in the fighting.
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A Kursk Bulge combatant strumming some tunes on a guitar during a let-up in the fighting.
© RIA Novosti . F.Levshn / Go to the mediabankJuly 1943. A machine-gun team getting into position to open fire.
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July 1943. A machine-gun team getting into position to open fire.
© RIA Novosti . Yakov Riumkin / Go to the mediabankJuly 1943. Anti-tank riflemen repelling an enemy tank attack near a defunct tank in the Battle of Kursk Bulge.
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July 1943. Anti-tank riflemen repelling an enemy tank attack near a defunct tank in the Battle of Kursk Bulge.
© RIA Novosti . N.Bode / Go to the mediabankJuly 1943. Anti-tank riflemen in action during the Battle of Kursk Bulge.
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July 1943. Anti-tank riflemen in action during the Battle of Kursk Bulge.
© RIA Novosti . F.Levshin / Go to the mediabankJuly 1943. Reserve units heading to the frontline.
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July 1943. Reserve units heading to the frontline.
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