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The elite tactical units of [[Nazi Germany]] participated in the battles in the Kharkov, Belgorod and Kursk regions. The SS Division "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" originated as Hitler's personal Bodyguard of 100 before the war, was built to division strength by volunteers during the war and participated in the fighting.
The elite tactical units of [[Nazi Germany]] participated in the battles in the Kharkov, Belgorod and Kursk regions. The SS Division "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" originated as Hitler's personal Bodyguard of 100 before the war, was built to division strength by volunteers during the war and participated in the fighting.
Immediately after the capture of Kharkov, the Germans with the reinforced remnants of the company of heavy tanks "Tiger", made a dash along the Kharkov-Kursk highway, as a result of which on March 17, 1943 they captured [[Belgorod]]. German forces attempted to encircle Soviet forces in the Kursk Salient on the eastern front, but strong Soviet resistance defeated the German assault. Kursk was the last German offensive of any strategic significance in the East; henceforth, they would conduct a fighting retreat. Germany already suffered from a grave shortage of war resources, when Hitler ordered the offensive and lost a huge number of tanks such as the new Tigertank and the Panther.
Immediately after the capture of Kharkov, the Germans with the reinforced remnants of the company of heavy Tiger tanks, made a dash along the Kharkov-Kursk highway, as a result of which on March 17, 1943 they captured [[Belgorod]]. German forces attempted to encircle Soviet forces in the Kursk Salient on the eastern front, but strong Soviet resistance defeated the German assault. Kursk was the last German offensive of any strategic significance in the East; henceforth, they would conduct a fighting retreat. Germany already suffered from a grave shortage of war resources, when Hitler ordered the offensive and lost a huge number of tanks such as the new Tigertank and the Panther.
According to Colonel General and military historian Grigoriy Krivosheev, total Soviet casualties for the Kursk Strategic Defensive Operation (July 5-23, 1943) amounted to 177,847 with KIAs and MIAs count being 70,330. After that, Strategic Offensive Operation Kutuzov started (July 23-August 18, 1943), with total casualties resulting in 429,890, with KIAs and MIAs count being 112,529. From July 5 to August 18, 1943 in the two operations combined, the Red Army sustained 607,737 casualties, with total of KIAs and MIAs being 182,859.
According to Colonel General and military historian Grigoriy Krivosheev, total Soviet casualties for the Kursk Strategic Defensive Operation (July 5-23, 1943) amounted to 177,847 with KIAs and MIAs count being 70,330. After that, Strategic Offensive Operation Kutuzov started (July 23-August 18, 1943), with total casualties resulting in 429,890, with KIAs and MIAs count being 112,529. From July 5 to August 18, 1943 in the two operations combined, the Red Army sustained 607,737 casualties, with total of KIAs and MIAs being 182,859.