Pz_Meyer wrote (View Post): |
Actually this is a good question bacause the winner of the battle of Kursk would have the strategic initiative in the Soviet Union, so if Hitler would allowed Manstein to continue his offensive coupled with the Soviets commiting their strategic tank reserve, then the Germans would have had the upper hand from that point and with their newer and better tanks coming into play they at least might have had a chance to force Russia out of the war.
Another question conerning Kursk would be, what if the Germans had allowed the Soviets to launch their own spring offensive, then when it had ran out of steam then the Germans launch their own counter offensive? Success at Kursk for the Germans also would have allowed forces to be redeployed to France for the anticipated invasion of Europe by the americans and british. |
Tactician wrote (View Post): |
Rommel knew the landings would be at Normandy and not Calais, he was not listened to. He also had 2 crack Panzer divisions waiting by Normandy to throw the 8 infantry divisions that landed back to the sea, yet he was not allowed to. |
dj wrote (View Post): |
It was a trap...the Red Army wanted to invite the Germans into Kursk and annihilate them with AT guns, Tactical Bombers and a massive counter-attack. The Germans almost got the impossible victory in the South...but in my opinion when the grand battle for Kursk Air Supremacy was lost, it was all over for the Germans. Not to mention taking heavy losses on their new Tigers and other heavy tanks that could not be replaced. If you have no air cover, in the Summer on the plains of Russia, with no place to hide...it's over. |
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