Eight thousand tanks clashing
In the Operation Zitadelle
A German offensive

To help retrieve the initiative in the east

The largest armoured battle

Campaing launched in 1943
After the crushing defeat of Stalingrad
Pin them down, once and for all


Planning on encirclement
But suprise factor was long lost

Good soviet intelligence
Preparations were bold


The line of defense
Built to slow the spearheads down
Anti-tank, vast minefields

With blitzkrieg Wehrmacht again marches forth

The northern operation is a failure

Germans fell short
In the southern face:
The battle of Prokhorovka rages on


Merciless outburst of lead
Steel rain from every direction

As motorized battalions collide
On Russian soil


When the stakes were high
Soon short of fuel, out of armor
As waffen-SS spearheads meet

The Russian superioty, T-34

Tide finally turns

The operation is called off
Axis fails to conquer
In the battle of Kursk