![]() Now, is this really a larger tank battle than the Battle of Kursk? My book covers only the southern part of the German attack that started on 4 July and ended 17 July. So, total tanks involved are from 3,750 to up to 6,000, with the lower figure appearing to be more correct. ![]() Sources vary on this, and I have not taken the time to sort this out (so many battles, so little time). The German won with losses of around a 100 to 200 tanks. Only 3,000 Soviet tanks made it to the battlefield according to Glantz (see video at 16:00). This rather confused affair pitted between 750 to 1,000 German tanks against 3,500 to 5,000 Soviet tanks. This battle occurred right at the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union and consisted of two German corps attacking five Soviet corps in what is now Ukraine. What they put forth as the largest tank battle in history is the Battle of Brody in 23-30 June 1941. In 1946, a Russian filmmaker made a three-hour film depicting a fictionalized version of the Battle of Stalingrad.Displayed across the top of my book is the phrase “Largest Tank Battle in History.” Apparently some people dispute that. Eventually the German forces surrendered. They attacked from the front and rear, surrounding the German army in the city, leaving them cut off from reinforcements. The Soviet army responded with a two-pronged attack. Their attack began using air raids and continued on the ground. Germany believed it was important to take the city. Stalingrad was an important industrial city in construction of armaments and transport down the Volga River. Nearly 2.2 million in personnel combined of both sides fought in the battle and nearly half were lost (there were significant civilian casualties in the battle). This was the largest confrontation in World War II and the largest battle of all time. Source: Bundesarchiv via Wikimedia Commons
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