Myths and legends of the fire arc. 4th edition, fixed and supplemented. Grulin V.N., Zamulin V.V.

On July 5, 1943, two powerful Wehrmacht shock groups went on the offensive according to the Citadel plan against the Central and Voronezh fronts. A grand battle of Kursk began, which became the last attempt by Germany to intercept a strategic initiative among the Soviet Union, stabilize the front in the east and change the course of the entire World War II.

However, today, after 79 years, after its completion, the researchers were not resolved by the researchers. In full, many key problems of its history, for example:

“How was the Kursk arc formed?”,

“What contribution was the Soviet intelligence to the disclosure of the plan of the German command?”, < P>

“Could Germany win the Battle of Kursk if it began in May or June 1943”,

“What forces before the start of the“ Citadel ”were the 9th Army of General V. Model who was supposed to capture Kursk? ”,

“ Why did the significant forces of the Voronezh front were surrounded by July 14–15, 1943? ”,

“ How was the city of the First Salut Belgorod liberated the city ? ".

on these and other questions, based on recently declassified documents and trophy materials from domestic and foreign archives, the authors of the book are answered-the famous Russian researcher of the Battle of Kursk, a leading researcher at the South-West State University (g (g. Kursk), candidate of historical sciences V.N. Zamulin and candidate of historical sciences V.V. Zamulin.