Kursk: Episode 21 — Kutuzov Operation
Kutuzov opened on 12 July 1943, the same day Prokhorovka raged in the south, and it changed the scale of the Kursk campaign. This episode description follows the Soviet counteroffensive against the German-held Orel salient north of Kursk, where the Red Army moved from defense into broad operational attack. Listeners will learn how the front widened as Soviet armies pressed from multiple directions, forcing German commanders to shift attention from Operation Citadel to protecting their own exposed positions. The episode explains the importance of Orel, the role of Rokossovsky’s Central Front and other Soviet commands, and the challenges of attacking forests, rivers, villages, mines, and German defenses. Kutuzov made Kursk fatal because Germany stopped dictating events. For more military history writing and books, visit MilitaryAuthor.me, and for magazines, galleries, and a massive archive of military photos and video, visit Trackpads.com.
