On August 23, Russia celebrates the Day of Military Glory. #OnThisDay in 1943, the Red Army achieved a decisive victory over the

On August 23, Russia celebrates the Day of Military Glory. #OnThisDay in 1943, the Red Army achieved a decisive victory over the Nazi invaders in the Battle of Kursk, which turned the tide of the Great Patriotic War. This battle raged for long 50 days and nights and became one of the biggest combat operations in history, involving over 4 million people, over 69,000 artillery guns and mortars, more than 13,000 tanks and self-propelled artillery units, and up to 12,000 planes on both sides. Ahead of the battle, Soviet commanders Konstantin Rokosovsky and Nikolai Vatutin received intelligence reports and knew when the German offensive would begin. They ordered all the weapons at their disposal to target the enemy positions just 30 or 40 minutes before the operation began, just as the Wehrmacht soldiers were taking their positions. ️ On July 12, a major tank battle took place near Prokhorovka with the legendary Soviet #T34 tanks engaging the German machines in close combat. The Soviet a... Source: Russian MFA