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Battle of Kursk by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
On 5 July, 1943 over 6000 German and Russian tanks clashed near the town of Kursk, just 300 miles south of Moscow. It was the beginning of what became the greatest tank battle in history. In the skies above this conflagration, an air battle of monumental proportions raged, with the German and Russian air forces locked in combat. This was war on a scale hitherto never imagined. A full week later the Battle was still raging, reaching a crescendo on 12 July when Hoths 4th Panzer Army met head-on with Rotmistrovs 5th Guards Tank Army near the village of Prokhorovka. With the Russian T34s electing to fight at close quarters, so desperate was the fighting that opposing tanks resorted to ramming each other. As the battle moved across the landscape all became utter confusion. Playing a major role in the air were the Luftwaffes Ju-87 Stukas, equipped with massive 37mm cannons slung under their wings. Led by Hans-Ulrich Rudel, the legendary Stuka pilot, these formidable tank-busters made a si.........
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| | Item Code : DHM2668 | Battle of Kursk by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Limited edition of 50 publishers proofs. | Paper size 35 inches x 23 inches (88cm x 58cm) |
Meyer, Heinz | | Oberfahnrich Heinz Meyer (deceased) |
| One of the most successful of the younger Stuka pilots, Heinz Meyer joined the Luftwaffe in January 1940, and completed his Stuka pilot training in 1942. In July of that year he first saw action 3./St.G. 102 in Foggia, Italy, whilst flying on an armed reconnaissance mission. In February 1943 he joined 8./SG2 Immelmann on the Eastern Front. With his Staffel he was one of the most highly regarded pilots on the entire Eastern front and took part in the Battle of Kursk with Rudel. Heinz flew his |
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Schultz, Fritz-Rudolf | | Major Fritz-Rudolf Schultz (deceased) |
| At the outbreak of war Fritz-Rudolf Schultz was assistant adjutant with Panzer Regiment 35, and took part in both the invasion of Poland and the Western campaign. Posted to the Eastern Fron with Panzer Regiment 35, from November 1942 he was Commander of the 2nd Company, and from July 1943 Commander of the 1st Company. Taking part in the Battle of Kursk he became the Regimental Commander of the 1./ Panzer Regiment 35, 4. Panzer Division in the autumn of that year. In January 1945 he was trans |
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Werth, Josef | | Unteroffizier Josef Werth |
| Josef Werth joined the Luftwaffe in 1937 and after the outbreak of war was posted to train as a Stuka radio operator in Nordhausen. Joining SG2 Immelmann on the Eastern Front, under the command of Hans-Ulrich Rudel, he flw his first combat mission in March 1943. He flew as radio operator / gunner continuously with SG2 in the east and completed a total of 300 combat missions. On 8th May 1945 he was taken prisoner of was by the Americans outside Prague in Czechoslovakia. Josef Werth was awarde |
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