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Battle of Kursk Begins
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Battle of Kursk Begins

5 July 1943 — Germany launches Operation Citadel against the Kursk salient. Soviet intelligence and defensive preparations create deep belts of mines, anti-tank positi...

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Battle of Kyiv
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Battle of Kyiv

23 August 1941 — German forces intensify operations that culminate in one of the largest encirclements in military history around Kyiv. Hitler diverts armored forces s...

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Battle of Prokhorovka
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Battle of Prokhorovka

12 July 1943 — Soviet and German armored formations clash near Prokhorovka during the Battle of Kursk. The battle later acquires legendary status as an enormous tank c...

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Battle of Smolensk
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Battle of Smolensk

10 July 1941 — German forces begin a major battle around Smolensk on the road to Moscow. German armored groups again encircle large Soviet forces, but Soviet resistanc...

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German Armor Breaks Through at Sedan
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

German Armor Breaks Through at Sedan

13 May 1940 — German forces cross the Meuse near Sedan after concentrated air attacks and rapid engineering operations. Armored formations then move west toward the Ch...

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Germany Attacks Western Europe
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Attacks Western Europe

10 May 1940 — Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Allied armies move north into Belgium expecting the principal German attack there. Inste...

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Germany Invades Poland
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Invades Poland

1 September 1939 — German forces invade Poland from the west, north and south, beginning the European phase of the Second World War. The attack follows months of escal...

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Heinz Guderian
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Heinz Guderian

22 June 1941 — Guderian commands Panzer Group 2 during Operation Barbarossa. His armored forces achieve dramatic advances and participate in major encirclements. He la...

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Minsk Encirclement
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Minsk Encirclement

28 June 1941 — German armored formations converge around Minsk and trap large Soviet forces. The rapid collapse of Soviet frontier armies demonstrates the effectivenes...

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Operation Bagration Begins
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Operation Bagration Begins

22 June 1944 — The Red Army launches a huge offensive against German Army Group Centre in Belarus. Soviet commanders use deception, enormous artillery concentrations, ...

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