WWII Battles in Colour (2021): S01E04 – Kursk

Introduction From the Blitzkrieg of France to the Allied invasion of Berlin, witness the most influential battles of WWII – in colour. Outline July 1943. For six months, the German advance has stalled, but Hitler is convinced that his new generation of Nazi tanks will help put the Reich back on the path to European…

Andrew Marshall

13/06/2023

1–2 minutes

History, Military Documentary, War, World War Two

Introduction

From the Blitzkrieg of France to the Allied invasion of Berlin, witness the most influential battles of WWII – in colour.

Outline

July 1943. For six months, the German advance has stalled, but Hitler is convinced that his new generation of Nazi tanks will help put the Reich back on the path to European domination. His target: the Soviet town of Kursk. Through extraordinary archive footage-colourised for the first time-and first-hand accounts by those who were there, we tell the story of the greatest tank battle the world has ever seen, featuring gargantuan German Tigers facing off against hundreds of Russian T-34 tanks.

WWII Battles in Colour Series

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Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 21 November 2021.
Running time: 45 minutes.
Rating: TV-14.
Country: US.
Language: English.