Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-7559950-20130911012534/@comment-3428312-20140711065232

Local Mafia Boss wrote:

I have read about Kursk. Was nothing to do with Hitler delaying it. Was due to the Russians having more men on the ground, and more tanks, and the Germans not. That's all there was to it. From Wikipedia:

"The Germans delayed the start date of the offensive while they tried to build up their forces and waited for new weapons, mainly the new  Panther tank but also larger numbers of the  Tiger heavy tank. [28] [29] [30]  This gave the Red Army time to construct a series of deep defensive lines. The defensive preparations included  minefields, fortifications, pre-sighted artillery fire zones and anti-tank strong points, which extended approximately 300 km (190 mi) in depth. [31]  In addition, Soviet mobile formations were moved out of the salient and a large reserve force was formed for strategic counteroffensives. [32]"