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The Battle of Kursk: Northern Front

Documentary

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Nov 16, 2012

In 1943, Hitler launches an armored offensive in an effort to regain the upper hand on the Eastern Front. This is the story of the formidable Russian defense that stalls a massive panzer onslaught on the Northern shoulder of the Kursk salient.

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