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unusual facts about Prokhorovka, Belgorod Oblast



Battle of Belgorod

As at Prokhorovka, the Russians enjoyed tremendous numerical superiority in tanks.

Belgorodsky

Belgorod Oblast (Belgorodskaya oblast), a federal subject of Russia

Hubert-Erwin Meierdress

Hausser ordered his SS-Panzerkorps to split in two, with the Totenkopf crossing the Psel River northwards and then continuing on towards the town of Prokhorovka.

II SS Panzer Corps

The corps' three SS panzergrenadier divisions were involved in mammoth tank battles around Prokhorovka, pushing deeper into the salient than any other unit.

Katya Medvedeva

Yekaterina (Katya) Medvedeva was born 1937 in the village Golubino of Novooskolsky District in Belgorod Oblast into a peasant family.

Semyon Krivoshein

Krivoshein took position in town of Oboyan, and together with 6th Tank Corps in Prokhorovka during the battle he faced the main weight of German assault, led by the top Wehrmacht panzer General Hermann Hoth.

Unable to defeat Krivoshein, on 1943 July 9 Hoth redirected his attack against the 6th Tank Corps in Prokhorovka, leaving his right flank open.


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