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
Decisive Battles of WWII: Korsun Pocket Decisive Battles of WWII: Korsun Pocket Decisive Battles of WWII: Korsun Pocket is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by the Strategic Studies Group (SSG). The game depicts the historical World War II battle of the Korsun Pocket. The game is part of the Decisive Battles of World War II series and was released on August 25, 2003. In December 2003, SSG released an expansion pack for Korsun Pocket called "Across the Dnepr", referring to the Dnieper River in Ukraine. The expansion pack is only available via a download from the Matrix Games website. In "PC Gamer US", William R.