The greatest tank battle of World War Two took place on July 12th, 1943 at Kursk. In total, 1,500 tanks were involved at Prokhorovka, some 50 miles to the south-east of Kursk. By nightfall, the Germans had not achieved the desired breakthrough. They had lost another 350 tanks and 10,000 men. The strength of the Germans in the south of the Kursk salient had been broken and the Russians launched a major counter-offensive. By July 23rd, the Germans had been pushed back to where they had stated their attack. The initiative now lay with the Russians who had a forward momentum to their advantage. The Germans were literally on the back foot. Depicted is a Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E abandoned by it´s crew after it got stuck in a swamp area somewhere near Kursk. Tiger by DiEspona, setup and renderes in Vue9.5, finished in Photoshop (with over 30 layers of dirt, rust etc ;) ) Thanks for viewing and comments!