Battle of Kursk of Sicily had begun, Adolf Hitler was forced to have troops training in France diverted to meet the Allied threat in the Mediterranean, rather than use them as a strategic reserve for the Eastern Front. Hitler canceled the offensive at Kursk after only a week, in part to divert forces to Italy. Germany's extensive losses of men and tanks ensured that the victorious Soviet Red Army enjoyed the strategic initiative for the remainder of the war. The Germans hoped to weaken the Soviet offensive potential for the summer of 1943 by cutting off the forces that they anticipated would be
WWII Aces WWII Aces WWII Aces is a flight simulator video game set in World War II for the Wii. It was developed by Slovak studio Arcade Moon. WWII Aces allows players to choose to play as a pilot in the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, or the Red Army Air Force. It features 12 planes including: Spitfire, Stuka,and Mosquito bomber. The game will also put players in battles such as the Battle of Dunkirk, and the Battle of the Bulge. The game has similar controls to that of the Wii version of . The game also features over 70 missions where the