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==Introduction=={{Mediawiki:Kindleoasis}}[[File: Kursk 1.jpg|thumbnail|300px|Fighting at Kursk]]The Battle of Kursk took place in July 1943 and was one of the largest and most crucial important battles fought on the Eastern Front, during World War II. Kursk was the biggest largest tank battle in WWII history and it represented was the last attempt by the German army to inflict a telling defeat on slow down the Soviet UnionMlitary. Kursk was the last throw of the dice for Germany on the Eastern Front. The failure of the German offensive at Kursk dealt a severe blow to the Nazi army and afterwards . After the Germans battle, Germany adopted a defensive posture on the Eastern Front. The article will discuss the reasons why the German’s failed Why did Germany fail to achieve their objectives on at the Battle of Kursk. ?

Germany had invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. At firs,t first they had driven the Red Army back to the gates of Moscow. However, winter and a Soviet counterattack prevented them from capturing Moscow.<ref> Bellamy, Chris, ''Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War '' (New York: Alfred A. Knopf & Random House.2007), p. 23</ref>. The following year the Germans launched an offensive in the south of Russia, aimed at the oil fields in the Caucuses. Hitler diverted some forces to Stalingrad, which . Stalingrad reversed the tide of the war against and was a disastrous mistake and it ultimately led to the annihilation of the . The entire German 6th army was annilated at Stalingrad, in during the winter of 1943-1943.  The Germans managed to stabilize the situation after Stalingrad and had even managed to inflict a heavy defeat on the Soviets at Kharkov. By the spring of 1943, the German’s felt confident enough to plan for another offensive in the East .<ref> Bellamy, p. 178</ref>. They had recently lost some Still, they were losing ground to the Soviets and they wished . Germany wanted to demonstrate prove to them Soviets and the western allies that the German army had they were not been fatally weakened after the defeat at Stalingrad . <ref>Antill, Peter, ''Stalingrad 1942 '' (Osprey Publishing, London, 2007), p. 18</ref>. By the summer of 1943, the Russians had advanced to the west and retaken some territory in the Ukraine. Hitler was determined to reverse the recent Soviet gains and to push them back to the east. On the Eastern Front, there was a bulge in the front line between Orel and Kharkov. Right at the heart of this bulge was Kursk. This bulge meant that the Soviets could possibly outflank the Germans and this could lead to the collapse of their front line. The German High Command was very concerned about the bulge and believed that it needed to be removed. The German generals decided to destroy the bulge in the their lines and it was . They intended to cut-off the Soviet Troops occupying the bulge and inflict a devastating defeat on the Soviet Union . <ref>Bellamy, p. 156</ref>. This plan persuaded the Nazi High Command to launch Operation Citadel, an offensive to retake the bulge on the Eastern Front. Hitler backed the plan in April 1943 and he wanted expected the expected ‘’victory at Kursk will be a beacon for the whole world.” <ref> Victor, George, ''Hitler: Pathology of Evil ''(Washington, DC: Brassey's Inc.2008) p. 208</ref> [[File: Kursk 1.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Fighting at Kursk]]