Soviet infantry in combat during the Battle of Kursk in 1943 in Russia. It was World War II battle between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front fought from July 5 till August 23, 1943.

Bell, from the World War II museum, said the Soviets prepared a series of defensive lines, dug 3,000 miles of anti-tank ditches and laid 400,000 land mines to defend the bulge, while putting 75% ...