Why did the battle of kursk start?

Answer 1

The Battle of Kursk took place in July of 1943 and was the biggest tank battle in World War 2. It started because the Germans wanted to break through Russian resistance south of Orel and north of Kharkov.

Answer 2

The 1943 Battle of Kursk (in the Soviet Union) occurred for several reasons. First, the basic goal of the Germans was to 'pinch off' a large bulge in the Soviet front-line as a first step towards a larger offensive. Second, the German High Command (especially Hitler) seemed to refuse to believe that the tide of war was turning against Germany; thus, resuming their general offensive actions in the East was almost taken for granted as a reasonable course of action.

Answer 3

The Battle for Kursk began as a German attempt to eliminate the Kursk salient in the hopes of achieving a victory where there would be large numbers of Russian prisoners taken like in the early day of Operation Barbarossa where the Russians were ill prepared for countering Blitzkrieg tactics ~ see related link below .