Video: 'The World At War: Red Star The Soviet Union 5/5' (Aug. 5, 1943, at 5:50)

(Thursday, August 5, 1943; during the Battle of Kursk on the Eastern Front of World War II) — Soviet troops broke into Belgorod early this morning and liberated the city in the evening. Soviet troops also recaptured Orel from German forces after a 23-day battle.