Turning the Tide at Kursk Shoshana S. Ringel wake up and smell the

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and the beauty of one's own humanity-even in the face of unrelenting pain

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Turning the Tide at Kursk Shoshana S. Ringel wake up and smell theThe Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history and a turning point of World War II. In July 1943, German forces launched a massive attack that aimed to pinch off a bulge in the Soviets' front line and regain the strategic upper hand on the Eastern Front after their disastrous defeat at Stalingrad. By the time the battle ended in Soviet victory six weeks later, more than 6,000 German and Soviet tanks had blasted each other near what is now