Unternehmen Zitadelle

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German military operation military offensive

Unternehmen Zitadelle was the German codename for the major 1943 offensive on the Eastern Front that led to the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military operation → military offensive →
alsoKnownAs	Operation Citadel →
belligerent	Nazi Germany →
casualtiesSide	heavy German casualties → heavy Soviet casualties →
characteristic	one of the largest tank battles in history →
commander	Erich von Manstein → Günther von Kluge → Hermann Hoth → Walter Model →
conflict	World War II →
country	Germany →
delayedUntil	1943-07-05 →
endDate	1943-07-17 →
front	Eastern Front →
hasCodenameLanguage	German →
hasPart	northern pincer attack by Army Group Center → southern pincer attack by Army Group South →
intelligenceFactor	Soviet foreknowledge of German plans →
involves	Battle of Prokhorovka →
leadsTo	Battle of Kursk →
location	Kursk salient → near Kursk →
objective	eliminate the Kursk salient → regain strategic initiative on Eastern Front →
opposedBy	Soviet Union →
opposedByUnit	Red Army Central Front → Red Army Steppe Front → Red Army Voronezh Front →
opposingCommander	Georgy Zhukov → Konstantin Rokossovsky → Nikolai Vatutin →
outcomeConsequence	beginning of continuous Soviet offensives → permanent loss of German strategic initiative on Eastern Front →
partOf	Eastern Front of World War II →
planningApprovedBy	Adolf Hitler →
planningDate	1943-04 →
preparation	extensive Soviet defensive fortifications →
reasonForDelay	awaiting new tanks and equipment →
result	German offensive failure → Soviet victory →
startDate	1943-07-05 →
theater	Soviet–German War →
uses	Ferdinand tank destroyer → Panzerkampfwagen V Panther → Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I →
year	1943 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Citadel →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Kursk →	GermanCodename