Summary The Battle of Kursk was an epic tank battle during WWII. It also featured one of the most epic air battles in history. Warplanes like Il-2 "Shturmovik" and Ju-87 "Stuka" played crucial roles in the battle. Rightfully so, the Battle of Kursk during the Second World War (or as the Russians still prefer to call it, the "Great Patriotic War"/???????? ?????????????? ??????) is remembered first and foremost as the most epic tank battle in history. Between July 5 and August 23, 1943, the Soviet Red Army's T-34s squared off against the Panzer IIIs, Panzer IVs, and Tiger tanks of...