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Butterfly Effect: Kursk--The USSR Strikes Back

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In the spring of 1943, after the successive failures of Moscow and Stalingrad, the armies of the Reich go on the offensive again. Launched on July 5th, Operation Citadel plans on circling and eliminating the forces of the Red Army. After only eight days of fighting, Hitler is confronted by the heroic resistance of the Red Army and resolves to stop the offensive. Considered the greatest tank battle in history, this event represents a real turning point of World War II on the Eastern Front. Part of the Butterfly Effect" series.

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