Operation Citadel
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Operation Citadel was the German Wehrmacht’s major 1943 offensive on the Eastern Front, best known as the opening phase of the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Citadel canonical | 12 |
| German offensive Operation Citadel | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| airComponent | Luftwaffe operations over Kursk salient ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Unternehmen Zitadelle ⓘ |
| belligerent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| codenameOf |
Battle of Kursk
ⓘ
surface form:
German offensive at Kursk
|
| commandedBy |
Erich von Manstein
ⓘ
surface form:
Field Marshal Erich von Manstein
Günther von Kluge ⓘ
surface form:
Field Marshal Günther von Kluge
|
| conductedBy |
Army Group Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group Centre
Heeresgruppe Süd ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group South
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
|
| counteredBy |
Soviet minefields and anti-tank defenses
ⓘ
deep Soviet defensive belts ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-07-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Kutuzov
ⓘ
Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment |
last major German strategic offensive in the East
ⓘ
turning point on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| location |
Battle of Kursk
ⓘ
surface form:
Kursk salient
near Kursk, Soviet Union ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the largest tank battles in history
ⓘ
opening phase of the Battle of Kursk ⓘ |
| objective |
eliminate the Kursk salient
ⓘ
regain strategic initiative on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| opposedByUnit |
Soviet Central Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Front (Red Army)
Soviet Steppe Front ⓘ
surface form:
Steppe Front (Red Army)
Soviet Voronezh Front ⓘ
surface form:
Voronezh Front (Red Army)
|
| outcome |
German offensive halted
ⓘ
loss of German strategic initiative in the East ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Kursk ⓘ |
| preparation | extensive German buildup of armored forces ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Kursk
ⓘ
surface form:
Prokhorovka tank battle
|
| relatedTo |
Case Blue
ⓘ
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| result | Soviet defensive victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-07-05 ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
after German defeat at Stalingrad
ⓘ
attempt to stabilize German front line ⓘ |
| supportedByUnit |
German 4th Panzer Army
ⓘ
surface form:
4th Panzer Army
9th Army (Wehrmacht) ⓘ II SS Panzer Corps ⓘ XLVIII Panzer Corps ⓘ |
| theater | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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German offensive Operation Citadel
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German offensive Operation Citadel