{"id":887,"date":"2024-06-22T19:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=887"},"modified":"2026-10-15T19:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:22:30","slug":"planning-for-kursk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=887","title":{"rendered":"Summer, 1943 plans: Season 3 opener, Episode 51"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three seasons! 51 episodes!&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This season begins with a catch-up on the Eastern Front, and the planning that led to the biggest battle in the history of warfare: Operation Zitadelle and the Battle of Kursk.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/8933029\/embed?v=202301\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"allowtransparency\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Audioboom player\" allow=\"autoplay\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Map: The Kursk salient, spring 1943<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/abn3f3\/BattleOfKurskMap.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BattleOfKurskMap.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6533477321814255;width:605px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Kursk\">Wikipedia<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Production and loss tables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table 1: Comparative armaments production, January 1941 \u2013 December 1942<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1941<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1942<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Germany<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">USSR<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Germany&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">USSR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rifles<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1,359.000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2,421,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1,370,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">4,049,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Machine guns<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">96,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">149,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">117,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">356,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Artillery<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">3,800<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">41,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">41,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">128,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tanks + self-propelled guns<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">8,400<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">6,600<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">6,200<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">24,700<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Combat aircraft<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">12,400<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">11,600<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">21,700<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German and Soviet war production. 1942\u20131944 (thousands of units)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1942<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1943<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1944<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Germany<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">USSR<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Germany<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">USSR<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Germany<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">USSR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RIfles + submachine guns<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1,602<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">4,619<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2,509<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">4,801<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">3,085<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">3,006<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Machine guns<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">117<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">356<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">263<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">458<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">509<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">439<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Artillery<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">41<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">128<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">74<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">130<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">148<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">122<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tanks + self-propelled guns<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">24<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">11<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">24<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Combat aircraft<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">12<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">22<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">19<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">30<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">34<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">33<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soviet tank and self-propelled gun losses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1941<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1942<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1943<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1944<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1945<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tanks and self-propelled guns available<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">28,200<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">35,700<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">47,900<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">59,100<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">48,900<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Losses<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heavy tanks<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">900<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1,200<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1,300<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">900<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">900<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Medium tanks<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2,300<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">6,600<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">14,700<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">13,800<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">7,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Light tanks<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">17,300<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">7,200<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">6,400<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2,300<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">300<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Self-propelled guns<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">0<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">100<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1,100<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">6,800<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">5,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Mawdsley, <em>Thunder in the East,<\/em> 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Images:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The German Tiger tank,Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. E<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/z8qbg4\/TigerTankKharkov1943.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"TigerTankKharkov1943.jpeg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3504464285714286;width:605px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tiger tank in Kharkiv, 1943<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The German Panther tank, Panzerkampfwagen V Panther<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/rjuxgydxfapypaaj\/PantherTank.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PantherTank.jpeg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3274336283185841;width:600px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcdn.podbean.com\/mf\/web\/jycrnucuabmh5qjh\/PantherTankBundesarchivBild101I-244-2306-14.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PantherTankBundesarchivBild101I-244-2306-14.j...\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6222222222222222;width:584px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Wikipedia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antony Beevor, <em>The Second World War<\/em>. London, UK: Little, Brown and Co., 2012.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evan Mawdsley, Thunder in the East: The Nazi-Soviet War, 1941\u20131945. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Tucker-Jones, <em>Slaughter on the Eastern Front: Hitler and Stalin\u2019s War 1941\u20131945<\/em>. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wikipedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panther_tank\">The Battle of Kursk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three seasons! 51 episodes!&nbsp; This season begins with a catch-up on the Eastern Front, and the planning that led to the biggest battle in the history of warfare: Operation Zitadelle and the Battle of Kursk. 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