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|commander1=[[Kurt Zeitzler]] ([[OKH]]), [[Erich von Manstein]] ([[Army Group South]]), [[Walther Model]] ([[German 9th Army|9th Army]])

|commander2=[[Georgy Zhukov]],<br/> [[Nikolai Vatutin]] (Voronezh Front),<br /> [[Konstantin Rokossovsky]] (Central Front),<br /> [[Ivan Koniev]] (Steppe Front)

|strength1=around 500,000<br/>around 1,500 tanks

|strength2=1,300,000<br/>around 7,000 tanks

|casualties1=56,000 killeddead<br/>around150,000 wounded<br/>300 tanks destroyed<br/>200 planes lostaircraft

|casualties2=177230,000 847 killeddead<br/>600500,000 wounded<br/>around 13,600500 tanks destroyed <br/> 1000 planes lostaircraft

|}}

The '''Battle of Kursk''' was a significant battle on the [[Eastern Front (WWII)|Eastern Front]] of [[World War II]]. It remains the largest armored engagement of all time, and included the most costly single day of aerial warfare in history. Though the [[Germany|German]]s planned and initiated an offensive strike, the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] defense managed to stop their ambitions and launch a successful counteroffensive.