Kursk: Episode 7 — North and South
Operation Citadel depended on two German attacks functioning as one. From the north, Model’s Ninth Army drove down from the Orel region; from the south, Manstein’s forces pushed upward from Belgorod and Kharkov. This episode description explains why the Battle of Kursk was not one armored clash, but a coordinated pincer operation whose success depended on both arms moving far enough and fast enough to close the trap. Listeners will learn how the northern face became a grinding battle against Rokossovsky’s defenses, while the southern face developed into the more mobile and alarming crisis of the campaign. A pincer attack looks decisive on a map, but Kursk showed that each arm must survive terrain, mines, firepower, supply problems, and enemy reserves. 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.
