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From: cga66@ihlpy.att.com (Patrick V Kauffold)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Kursk 1943
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Date: 4 Mar 91 21:32:34 GMT
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From: cga66@ihlpy.att.com (Patrick V Kauffold)
Up until the Gulf War, the "greatest" tank battle may have been
the Battle of Kursk.  Here are figures from Caidin, _The Tigers
are Burning_:

German Forces:
	17 Tank Divisions
	2  Motorized Divisions
	18 Infantry Divisions

	Air support (numbers not given)

German Losses:

	70,000 killed
	2,900 tanks destroyed
	195 mobile guns destroyed
	844 field guns destroyed
	1,392 aircraft lost
	5,000 motor vehicles destroyed