Battle of Kursk a series of counterstrokes into the flanks of the Soviet armoured formations, with the goal of destroying them while retaking Kharkov and Kursk. The II SS Panzer Corps had arrived from France in January 1943, refitted and up to near full strength. Armoured units from the 1st Panzer Army of Army Group A had pulled out of the Caucasus and further strengthened Manstein's forces. The operation was hastily prepared and did not receive a name. Later known as Third Battle of Kharkov, it commenced on 21 February, as 4th Panzer Army under General Hoth launched a counter-attack. The German forces
Kursk (film) on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews ". Kursk (film) Kursk is a 2018 English-language French-Belgian drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg based on Robert Moore’s book "A Time to Die", about the true story of the 2000 "Kursk" submarine disaster. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Colin Firth, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, Max von Sydow, Matthias Schweighöfer and Michael Nyqvist. Based on the 2000 K-141 "Kursk" submarine disaster, in which 118 Russian sailors died. "Kursk" sank