The World War Two Battle of Kursk (July 5-13, 1943) was a major Eastern Front battle and the largest tank engagement in history. This battle was a major turning point in World War Two, stopping the German invasion of Russia and commencing the German retreat from Russia and Eastern Europe.

Prologue : Munich, 3 May 1943 --1. Barbarossa to Donbas : the German Army in the east, 1941-1943 -- 2. Red Army in 1943 -- 3. Preparations -- 4. Frontal assault, 5-9 July -- 5. Prokhorovka, 10-15 July -- 6. Germans halt -- 7. Soviet counteroffensives -- 8. Conclusions -- App. German order of battle, 1 July 1943 -- App. Red Army order of battle, 1 July 1943 -- App. Comparative strengths and losses in the battle of Kursk -- App. Comparative armor strengths at Kursk -- App. Key German orders -- App. Key Soviet documents.