Reading post 630022 in main thread: Did Operation Citadel fail through lack of ambition?
July 16th, 2012  
lljadw
 
The reason for the failure was that the Soviets already were to strong :they committed 14 million men in 1943;they had (on the frontline!) in july 1943:8 million men and 13000 tanks.
Already on 12 july (during Citadelle),they started operation Kutuzov .
 
 
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