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Kursk- the City of
Military Glory.
Performed by the student of 9 "B" form
Nesterenko Darya
Kursk was occupied by fascist troops at the
beginning of October, 1941.
Within two years Kursk region was the arena of
active military operations.
The destroyed buildings
of Kursk during
occupation
On July 12, 1943 near the village of
Prokhorovka not far from Kursk, one of the
greatest battles of the Great Patriotic War –
tank fight on the Kursk arch -began.
It was the largest tank battle of World War II.
More than 1200 tanks and self-propelled tools
From both sides took part in it.
"Tigers" are going to attack
About 400 German tanks were lost and more
than 10 thousand fasists werekilled near
Prokhorovka.
The destroyed German tanks
robots.
July 5, 1943.
After the fight near Kursk there started a
change in World War II. Kursk fight dispelled
the myth about invincibility of the fascist army.
The Soviet army finally took the offensive.
On February 8, 1943 the Soviet Army liberated
Kursk.
Kursk after liberation(1943)
For the shown courage and heroism in the
period of the Great Patriotic War
on April 27, 2007
Kursk was conferred the honorary title
"The city of military glory".