BATTLEFIELD: THE BATTLE OF KURSK

Product Details

• UPC: 5022802210017
• Artist: The History Zone
• Genre: Special Interest
• Number of discs: 1
• Label: Pegasus Entertainment
• Release date: 2001
• Region: 0, PAL

Overview

"Battlefield: The Battle of Kursk" is a historical documentary that tells the story of one of the war's most crucial engagements - the Battle of Kursk. The documentary features fascinating archive footage from all over the world, informative maps and graphics, and expert analysis.

The documentary covers the political and military situation before the battle, portraits of leaders and commanders, an explanation of weapons and tactics, and the story of the battle itself.

Scenes

1. Introduction
2. The Leaders
3. The Russian Commanders
4. The German Commanders
5. Russian Weapons
6. German Weapons
7. A Time To Prepare
8. Battle For The North
9. Prokhorovka

Interesting Facts

• The Battle of Kursk was one of the largest tank battles in history, involving over 6,000 tanks and more than 2,000,000 men.
• The outcome of the battle had a vital effect on the overall conflict and marked a turning point in the war.
• The documentary features rare archive footage and vivid graphics that place the battle into the context of the war as a whole.

From Backside:

In the summer of 1943 more than 2,000,000 men of the German and Russian Armies and over 6,000 tanks were gathered together near the Russian town of Kursk. The scene was set for one of the war's most crucial engagements the outcome of which would have a vital effect on the overall conflict.
This episode, brand new to DVD is from the land mark television series "Battlefield". Featuring fascinating archive footage from all over the world the programme includes a review of the political and military situation before the battle, portraits of leaders and commanders, an explanation of weapons and tactics and the story of the battle itself. Vivid graphics place the battle into the context of the war as a whole.