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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that on 5 July 1943, Nazi Germany launched its final major offensive against the Soviet Union in the Battle of Kursk?

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Preserving here by providing this link; my rationale was: "undue claims from Mainstein's self-serving memoirs". --K.e.coffman (talk) 23:30, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Adding more Lost Victories material; this needs a secondary source. --K.e.coffman (talk) 23:48, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

8/23/23 - Why is this a GA?

The lede is a bloated 550-word, 4-paragraph mess that doesn't meet WP:GA standards. J. Harrington Inchworm III (talk) 19:58, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Red Army armour strength

The paragraph regarding Red Army armour strength alleges that the Soviets fielded an IS-3 prototype, but the source cited does not support this. The IS-3 was not developed until the following year. It's possible that an IS-2 prototype participated (and an IS-2 is displayed at the diorama of the battle in Belgorod), but the source does not appear to specify this. 24.16.132.126 (talk) 16:20, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hatnote

@Hohum: I do not think any source is referring to a battle of Kursk (region) that is happening now, am I wrong? Mellk (talk) 20:04, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

People are extremely likely to type "battle of Kursk" into Wikipedia at the moment, they will be sent directly to this page, a hatnote allows them go to the page they intended. (Pageviews for this article has increased twentyfold in the last few days). (Hohum ^@) 20:15, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]