The battle of Kursk was the greatest tank battle of World War II and
possibly in all history. Now, seventy years later, this new publication
commemorates this battle. The text follows the course of operations of
the Das Reich division, but also the other formations of the
SS-Panzer-Korps. The narrative is based directly on German war diaries
and from Otto Weidinger's previous historical researches on the
division.
The hundreds of photographs, taken by German war correspondents
following the SS units - Max Büschel, Cantzler, Grönert, King, Friedrich
Zschäckel and many others - allow an intimate view of those tragic and
terrible events. Photos of men, weapons and vehicles, taken on the
battlefield, before, during and after the engagements, during the rare
moments of rest, 'frozen' on rolls of film, are a true testament to
military history. An exceptional photographic documentation of use not
only to historians and military history students but also modeling
enthusiasts. While some photos have previously been published, many are
previously unpublished, gleaned from the principal public and private
archives.