Battle of Kursk order of battle Battle of Kursk order of battle The Battle of Kursk order of battle is a list of the significant units that fought in the Battle of Kursk between July and August 1943. Units smaller than division size and Soviet aviation divisions are not shown in this order of battle. The following units were included in the Western Front, commanded by Colonel General Vasily Sokolovsky. The 50th Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Ivan Boldin and included the following units. The 11th Guards Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Ivan Bagramyan, and included the following units. The 1st Air Army, commanded
Battle of Kursk his forces should take the strategic defensive. He anticipated that a Soviet offensive would attempt to cut off and destroy Army Group South by a move across the Donets River toward the Dnieper. In February, he proposed waiting for this offensive to develop and then delivering a series of counterattacks into the exposed Soviet flanks. Hitler, concerned about the political implications of taking a defensive stance, and preoccupied with holding the Donbass, rejected this plan. On 10 March, Manstein presented an alternative plan whereby the German forces would pinch off the Kursk salient with a rapid offensive commencing as soon