Daily Archives: July 11, 2013

Battle of Prokhorovka begins 70 years ago this hour (1943)


Video: 'Kursk-Battle for Prokhorovka.flv'

(Monday, July 12, 1943, 6:50 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Prokhorovka, part of the Battle of Kursk on the Eastern Front of World War II) — The battle of Prokhorovka between German invaders and Soviet defenders, regarded as one of the largest tank battles in military history, took place today with no clear victor.