10 Most Epic Tank Battles in Military History

[Maarkhoor]

The tank is one of the most devastating and adaptable weapons available to an army’s command. Since their initial conception in the early 1900s and first use by the French and British during World War One, the tank has been a constant and powerful symbol of modern warfare. Throughout the 20th century, it has been one of the most potent tools available for an army to call upon and it has seen intense and devastating action. From the late World War Two mayhem of the Battle of the Bulge — which saw over 3,000 tanks take part in fighting — to the 1981 Battle of Dezful between Iran and Iraq, the tank has played a major part in offensives around the world. Join us as we take a look at the 10 most epic tank battles in military history.

10. Battle of Cambrai, 20 November – 8 December 1917

World War One’s Battle of Cambrai, fought between the British and the Germans, took place towards the end of 1917 and is often mistakenly called the first tank battle in history. In fact, the distinction of having taken part in the first ever tank battle goes to the French army, who deployed tanks earlier in 1917, as did the British at the Third Battle of Ypres. Cambrai did, however, see a larger number of tanks deployed than ever before. The British plan of attack was to use their tanks to strike at the heart of the German Hindenburg Line. This formidable defense was previously viewed as impenetrable, until a commander named Henry Hugh Tudor suggested using tanks to support the troops attempting to break through the line. Around 476 tanks were used and both sides lost around 45,000 men. The final result of the battle was an operational stalemate.

9. Second Battle of El Alamein, 23 October – 11 November 1942

With over 1,000 Allied tanks lining up against their 547 Axis counterparts, World War Two’s Second Battle of El Alamein saw the Germans effectively lose their battle for possession of Egypt and the much-prized Suez Canal. After the First Battle of El Alamein had halted the Axis advance into Egypt, the second battle effectively turned the course of the North African Campaign in the Allied forces’ favor. Tanks played a huge part in the battle, with the Allied forces receiving Sherman Tanks courtesy of the Americans. This bolstered their forces and made it possible for them to continue with the conflict longer than the Germans, whose own forces were more concentrated on the Eastern Front.

8. Battle of Raseiniai, 23 – 27 June 1941

The major tank battle of Raseiniai, in World War Two, saw virtually a complete destruction of the Soviet Union’s deployed mechanized units on the Northwestern Front. Consisting of 749 tanks, versus the Germans’ 245, the Soviet tanks — which were technically superior to their German counterparts — were systematically outmanoeuvred and overpowered. The Germans were helped in no small part by their air force, the Luftwaffe, which made life particularly difficult for the Soviet command. A major battle of Operation Barbarossa (a.k.a. the German invasion of the USSR), the Battle of Raseiniai left the German army in a state of supreme confidence and with no doubt of the tank’s importance in the war.

7. Battle of the Valley of Tears, 6 – 9 October 1973

The Yom Kippur War — fought between Israel and an Arab coalition led by Egypt and Syria — saw the Arabs break a ceasefire that had lasted since the Six-Day War of 1967 and march into Israeli territory. Tanks were central to the surprise attack, known as the Valley of Tears, which occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. The number of Syrian tanks has been estimated at around 1,260, with the Israelis having command of around 100. Various reasons have been given for the Israelis overturning such a massive disadvantage in tank numbers — from the superiority of their air force to the threat of their using nuclear weaponry.

6. Battle of Brody, 23 – 30 June 1941

The Battle of Brody, which has been called “the largest tank battle of World War II until the Battle of Kursk two years later,” saw 800 Axis tanks line up against 2,500 of their Russian opposite numbers. The German victory was partly due to their air force, the Luftwaffe, flying over the Polish war fields, destroying up to 201 Soviet tanks. However, the tank battle was incredibly fierce, with the German forces finding that the new Soviet T-34 tanks were virtually impervious to their firepower. It was mainly due to the Red Army’s supply chain drying up that the Germans were allowed to continue their offensive and press home their advantage.

5. Battle of Hannut, 12 – 14 May 1940

The Battle of Hannut took place in Belgium, fought between the French army and Nazi German invaders. At the time, it was the largest tank conflict of the Second World War. Involving up to 674 German tanks (although some sources put the figure at 618) and 600 French and Dutch armored fighting vehicles, the battle was part of the German thrust through the Ardennes region. While it could be said that the Germans successfully tied down the Allied forces at Hannut, there was no conclusive outcome. The French army, although severely weakened, were able to fight on for some time longer.

4. Operation Goodwood, 18 – 20 July 1944

Operation Goodwood, a British attack on German forces near the northern French city of Caen, has been called, by at least one historian, “the largest tank battle the British Army has ever fought.” Over 1,100 British tanks took part, with some authorities giving a figure as high as 1,300. Battling against 377 German tanks, the British had as their objective gaining control of Caen, from which they could then liberate the rest of the occupied country. Not all went as planned for the British, however, with the Germans preventing a complete breakthrough. The British advanced a further seven miles to the east of the city. The force of the attack, although by no means conclusive, confirmed the Germans’ fears that the British and Canadian forces on the eastern side of the Allied battle zone were their most dangerous enemies.

3. Battle of 73 Easting, 26 – 27 February 1991

A decisive victory for the American and British forces in their Desert Storm operation in Iraq, the Battle of 73 Easting refers to the conflict that took place on the north-south line of coordinates on the military map. In a truly devastating show of strength from the Coalition, the Iraqi forces were overwhelmed and overcome. The main part of the battle involved the US 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, which attacked and completely destroyed the Iraqi 18th Mechanized Brigade and 37th Armored Brigade. During the battle — one of the most studied in modern history — the Iraqis lost over 160 tanks to the American and British forces.

 

[Maarkhoor]

2. Battle of Chawinda, 17 – 22 September 1965

The battle of Chawinda, which was part of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, has been called one of the largest tank battles since World War Two’s Battle of Kursk. The forces were fairly evenly matched, with the Indian Army commanding 225 tanks and the Pakistani Army controlling 282 tanks (including reinforcements). The Indian aim of the attack was to seize control of the Sialkot-Pasrur railway, thereby cutting off Pakistan’s route to important supplies. Things did not, however, go the Indians’ way, with the Pakistanis receiving reinforcements from Kashmir that vastly improved their situation. At the UN-enforced end of hostilities, India held around 200 square miles of Pakistani territory.

1. Battle of Prokhorovka (part of Battle of Kursk) 12 July 1943

Known as the largest tank battle in military history, the Battle of Prokhorovka saw 800-850 tanks of the Soviet army line up against the significantly smaller force of the Germans. Russian sources put the German number of tanks between 500 and 700. Although figures from German sources are not available, the real number is likely to have been far less, with 294 German tanks having been listed as available the day before the battle. After fierce and intense fighting, resulting in many dead and wounded, the outcome of the battle was not immediately clear. The Russians claimed a propaganda victory, particularly due to the fact that Hitler had been forced to call off the attack on the Kursk salient. Clearly, the Soviets were far from finished as a force in the war and the tide was beginning to turn away from the Germans.

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The tank is one of the most devastating and adaptable weapons available to an army’s command. Since their initial conception in the early 1900s and first use by the French and British during World War One, the tank has been a constant and powerful symbol of modern warfare. Throughout the 20th century, it has been one of the most potent tools available for an army to call upon and it has seen intense and devastating action. From the late World War Two mayhem of the Battle of the Bulge — which saw over 3,000 tanks take part in fighting — to the 1981 Battle of Dezful between Iran and Iraq, the tank has played a major part in offensives around the world. Join us as we take a look at the 10 most epic tank battles in military history.

10. Battle of Cambrai, 20 November – 8 December 1917

World War One’s Battle of Cambrai, fought between the British and the Germans, took place towards the end of 1917 and is often mistakenly called the first tank battle in history. In fact, the distinction of having taken part in the first ever tank battle goes to the French army, who deployed tanks earlier in 1917, as did the British at the Third Battle of Ypres. Cambrai did, however, see a larger number of tanks deployed than ever before. The British plan of attack was to use their tanks to strike at the heart of the German Hindenburg Line. This formidable defense was previously viewed as impenetrable, until a commander named Henry Hugh Tudor suggested using tanks to support the troops attempting to break through the line. Around 476 tanks were used and both sides lost around 45,000 men. The final result of the battle was an operational stalemate.

9. Second Battle of El Alamein, 23 October – 11 November 1942

With over 1,000 Allied tanks lining up against their 547 Axis counterparts, World War Two’s Second Battle of El Alamein saw the Germans effectively lose their battle for possession of Egypt and the much-prized Suez Canal. After the First Battle of El Alamein had halted the Axis advance into Egypt, the second battle effectively turned the course of the North African Campaign in the Allied forces’ favor. Tanks played a huge part in the battle, with the Allied forces receiving Sherman Tanks courtesy of the Americans. This bolstered their forces and made it possible for them to continue with the conflict longer than the Germans, whose own forces were more concentrated on the Eastern Front.

8. Battle of Raseiniai, 23 – 27 June 1941

The major tank battle of Raseiniai, in World War Two, saw virtually a complete destruction of the Soviet Union’s deployed mechanized units on the Northwestern Front. Consisting of 749 tanks, versus the Germans’ 245, the Soviet tanks — which were technically superior to their German counterparts — were systematically outmanoeuvred and overpowered. The Germans were helped in no small part by their air force, the Luftwaffe, which made life particularly difficult for the Soviet command. A major battle of Operation Barbarossa (a.k.a. the German invasion of the USSR), the Battle of Raseiniai left the German army in a state of supreme confidence and with no doubt of the tank’s importance in the war.

7. Battle of the Valley of Tears, 6 – 9 October 1973

The Yom Kippur War — fought between Israel and an Arab coalition led by Egypt and Syria — saw the Arabs break a ceasefire that had lasted since the Six-Day War of 1967 and march into Israeli territory. Tanks were central to the surprise attack, known as the Valley of Tears, which occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. The number of Syrian tanks has been estimated at around 1,260, with the Israelis having command of around 100. Various reasons have been given for the Israelis overturning such a massive disadvantage in tank numbers — from the superiority of their air force to the threat of their using nuclear weaponry.

6. Battle of Brody, 23 – 30 June 1941

The Battle of Brody, which has been called “the largest tank battle of World War II until the Battle of Kursk two years later,” saw 800 Axis tanks line up against 2,500 of their Russian opposite numbers. The German victory was partly due to their air force, the Luftwaffe, flying over the Polish war fields, destroying up to 201 Soviet tanks. However, the tank battle was incredibly fierce, with the German forces finding that the new Soviet T-34 tanks were virtually impervious to their firepower. It was mainly due to the Red Army’s supply chain drying up that the Germans were allowed to continue their offensive and press home their advantage.

5. Battle of Hannut, 12 – 14 May 1940

The Battle of Hannut took place in Belgium, fought between the French army and Nazi German invaders. At the time, it was the largest tank conflict of the Second World War. Involving up to 674 German tanks (although some sources put the figure at 618) and 600 French and Dutch armored fighting vehicles, the battle was part of the German thrust through the Ardennes region. While it could be said that the Germans successfully tied down the Allied forces at Hannut, there was no conclusive outcome. The French army, although severely weakened, were able to fight on for some time longer.

4. Operation Goodwood, 18 – 20 July 1944

Operation Goodwood, a British attack on German forces near the northern French city of Caen, has been called, by at least one historian, “the largest tank battle the British Army has ever fought.” Over 1,100 British tanks took part, with some authorities giving a figure as high as 1,300. Battling against 377 German tanks, the British had as their objective gaining control of Caen, from which they could then liberate the rest of the occupied country. Not all went as planned for the British, however, with the Germans preventing a complete breakthrough. The British advanced a further seven miles to the east of the city. The force of the attack, although by no means conclusive, confirmed the Germans’ fears that the British and Canadian forces on the eastern side of the Allied battle zone were their most dangerous enemies.

3. Battle of 73 Easting, 26 – 27 February 1991

A decisive victory for the American and British forces in their Desert Storm operation in Iraq, the Battle of 73 Easting refers to the conflict that took place on the north-south line of coordinates on the military map. In a truly devastating show of strength from the Coalition, the Iraqi forces were overwhelmed and overcome. The main part of the battle involved the US 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, which attacked and completely destroyed the Iraqi 18th Mechanized Brigade and 37th Armored Brigade. During the battle — one of the most studied in modern history — the Iraqis lost over 160 tanks to the American and British forces.

When it comes to tank battles nothing beats Kursk, the nazi war machine armed to the teeth with cutting edge military tech at the peak of summer yet the heroic red army fought them to a standstill, perhaps the beginning of the end for the Wehrmacht/SS (others will argue Stalingrad).kudos

 

[Maarkhoor]

When it comes to tank battles nothing beats Kursk, the nazi war machine armed to the teeth with cutting edge military tech at the peak of summer yet the heroic red army fought them to a standstill, perhaps the beginning of the end for the Wehrmacht/SS (others will argue Stalingrad).kudos

Soon I am going to update longer version, which supports pictures maps and other media with full history and background.

 

[Sulman Badshah]

Well Battle of Kursk is greatest of them all ....

 

[The Eagle]

Great read and good share @MaarKhoor.

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

2. Battle of Chawinda, 17 – 22 September 1965

The battle of Chawinda, which was part of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, has been called one of the largest tank battles since World War Two’s Battle of Kursk. The forces were fairly evenly matched, with the Indian Army commanding 225 tanks and the Pakistani Army controlling 282 tanks (including reinforcements). The Indian aim of the attack was to seize control of the Sialkot-Pasrur railway, thereby cutting off Pakistan’s route to important supplies. Things did not, however, go the Indians’ way, with the Pakistanis receiving reinforcements from Kashmir that vastly improved their situation. At the UN-enforced end of hostilities, India held around 200 square miles of Pakistani territory.

1. Battle of Prokhorovka (part of Battle of Kursk) 12 July 1943

Known as the largest tank battle in military history, the Battle of Prokhorovka saw 800-850 tanks of the Soviet army line up against the significantly smaller force of the Germans. Russian sources put the German number of tanks between 500 and 700. Although figures from German sources are not available, the real number is likely to have been far less, with 294 German tanks having been listed as available the day before the battle. After fierce and intense fighting, resulting in many dead and wounded, the outcome of the battle was not immediately clear. The Russians claimed a propaganda victory, particularly due to the fact that Hitler had been forced to call off the attack on the Kursk salient. Clearly, the Soviets were far from finished as a force in the war and the tide was beginning to turn away from the Germans.

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Another Pakistani chestbeating where few things except that Pakistan was involved motivates
its even on the list, and rank #2 .

Battle of the Bulge,
Sinai 1967
Sinai 1973
Stalingrad
all deserve to be on such a list.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Another Pakistani chestbeating where few things except that Pakistan was involved motivates
its even on the list, and rank #2 .

Battle of the Bulge,
Sinai 1967
Sinai 1973
Stalingrad
all deserve to be on such a list.

IT sas the first largest tank battle since WWII ..

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

IT sas the first largest tank battle since WWII ..

OP said "has been called one of the largest tank battles since World War Two’s Battle of Kursk."

There were significant tank battles during the Korea War and in Sinai 1956,
so it was not the first great tank battle after WW2.

Sinai in 1967 AND 1973 were certainly more important.
Battle of the Bulge involved in the end 3,000 tanks.

In reality it is maybe in the top 20, but not in top 10.

 

[Psychic]

When it comes to tank battles nothing beats Kursk, the nazi war machine armed to the teeth with cutting edge military tech at the peak of summer yet the heroic red army fought them to a standstill, perhaps the beginning of the end for the Wehrmacht/SS (others will argue Stalingrad).kudos

The Soviets knew the entire invasion plan including the number of forces involved and the date of the invasion---thanks to the traitor in the OKW and the Soviet espionage net in Switzerland which transmitted to the "Director" in Moscow. Thus the Russians were well prepared in advance to repulse any German attack. The Russians enjoyed quantitative superiority at the start of this battle which was an added advantage apart from the defender's advantage and the superior intelligence.
Just an hour before the X-hour(H-hour) the Russians launched a massive artillery barrage at the German army which indicated that the Russians even knew the exact time of the attack. And before the first light, the Russian bombers had already set course towards the German airfields in Kharkov where the machines of the Luftwaffe were lined up for take-off. Despite all of this, the Wehrmacht still managed to break through after several days of bitter fighting, and the Soviets were at their breaking point. In the South, Manstein's attack had gone well, Model was also holding out in the North, it seemed only a matter of time when the Kursk railway station would have been in the hands of the Germans when the attack was called off prematurely.
The German attack did not fail, it was called off by Hitler who wanted to divert the troops from operation Citadel to help his Italian friends. That mistake of Hitler proved a decisive one for the course of the war.
In this battle, for every one of their tank, the Germans destroyed four Russian tanks.

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

The Soviets knew the entire invasion plan including the number of forces involved and the date of the invasion---thanks to the traitor in the OKW and the Soviet espionage net in Switzerland which transmitted to the "Director" in Moscow. Thus the Russians were well prepared in advance to repulse any German attack. The Russians enjoyed quantitative superiority at the start of this battle which was an added advantage apart from the defender's advantage and the superior intelligence.
Just an hour before the X-hour(H-hour) the Russians launched a massive artillery barrage at the German army which indicated that the Russians even knew the exact time of the attack. And before the first light, the Russian bombers had already set course towards the German airfields in Kharkov where the machines of the Luftwaffe were lined up for take-off. Despite all of this, the Wehrmacht still managed to break through after several days of bitter fighting, and the Soviets were at their breaking point. In the South, Manstein's attack had gone well, Model was also holding out in the North, it seemed only a matter of time when the Kursk railway station would have been in the hands of the Germans when the attack was called off prematurely.
The German attack did not fail, it was called off by Hitler who wanted to divert the troops from operation Citadel to help his Italian friends. That mistake of Hitler proved a decisive one for the course of the war.
In this battle, for every one of their tank, the Germans destroyed four Russian tanks.

The Russian got a lot of info from the British, originating from decoded radio transmissions.

Yes, the Germans were left with possession of the Prochorovka battlefield afterwards
and could recover a large number of tanks, when Hitler called off the attack.
Whether it was a mistake or not is debatable.

Germany simply did not have resources enough to keep everything in Russia.
It took almost two years for the Allies to fight their way up Italy as a result.

 

[Odysseus]

What was the most interesting war tactic ever performed in history by India?


Well, I have one ace up my sleeve and this is one hell of a brilliant strategy employed by any army anywhere in the face of adverse circumstances.

At the height of the 1965 war, Pakistan's General Ayub Khan made a sinister plan to capture Amritsar and block supplies to Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir by capturing a bridge on River Beas on the road to Jalandhar. The plan was very strategically devised by the general to attack India at the weakest spot and to hand it out the worst defeat ever India could have ever imagined. This task was assigned to "1st armoured Division", the pride of Pakistani Army. The Pakistani armoured division was technologically far more superior. They were armed with more than 300 US-made Patton tanks, regarded as the best of its time. Most importantly, the initiative was fully with Pakistan. It had chosen its timing, place and method of launching that war. Its purpose was to wrest the Kashmir Valley. Its leadership had concluded, quite correctly, that India's military modernisation was very well under way after the 1962 debacle against China. They were not wrong. Consider these technological and hardware advantages Pakistan had in 1965, giving it a clear military edge on the ground. Pakistan's American-made Patton was by far the best in the subcontinent:
1. India had too few Centurion heavy tanks (about a half of Pakistan's Pattons). As a result, the Indian army had to allocate these very carefully. The rest of India's tanks were Second World War Shermans, and light French AMXs. In fact, India's defensive brigade which fought the main Pakistani thrust in Chhamb had only two squadrons of AMXs.
On 8th September 1965, the Pakistani army's (PA) 1st Armored Division (6 tank regiments) and 11th Infantry Division launched a major offensive in the Khem Karn area of Punjab with more than 220 Patton tanks, composing about a 3rd of their armored corps. Pakistani army tasted blood early and they captured Khemkaran. Alarm bells started ringing when the news of this attack was broken in the army headquarters. After receiving exaggerated reports of the progress made by a Pakistani armoured column in the Khem Karan (Amritsar-Firozpur) sector, at 2.30 am Army Chief General J N Chaudhury, called and spoke to the Lt. general Harbakhsh Singh and ordered that he should pull back to the line of the Beas river [1]. Pulling back to the Beas would have meant sacrificing prime territory in Punjab including Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts and would have been a far worse defeat than that suffered at the hands of the Chinese in 1962. Indeed, a catastrophic situation was developing and it is well said that it's not the machine but the man behind the machine who wins the war.

Lt. General Harbaksh Singh

Realizing there is no way his forces can withstand this assault, Lt. Gen. Harbaksh Singh ordered all Indian formation to withdraw from the path of the strike force. However, rather than a full withdraw he rearranged his forces in a U shaped formation around the town of Asal Uttar which was further into Indian territory. This allowed Indian forces to surround the invading forces from 3 sides, and retain the option of a surprise assault on Pakistani forces, as they crossed into the deeper end of the U formation through Khem Karn totally unopposed. The Pakistani's were delighted and thought all Indian forces has withdrawn with several Pakistani officers even stopping for Photo-Ops in Khemkaran. Then they continued their forward thrust and stopped before the town of Asal Uttar to start their assault the next day (Both the Indian and Pakistani tanks didn’t have night fighting capabilities at that time).

Now the region around Khem Karn is composed of porous fertile soil and the region is a major sugarcane growing region of India. During the time of the attack all the sugarcane fields were mature. The tall sugarcane grass allowed the Indian forces in the U formation to remain hidden and allow its tanks to be much closer to the invading forces, blunting the advantage of the higher range guns of the Patton tanks. However, with its higher calibre gun and powerful engine the Pattons could still break through any defensive formation. The Pattons had to be immobilized, somehow !

On the night of September 9th, Indian troops were told to flood the Sugarcane fields in the path of the PA formation towards Asal Uttar. Large water tanks as well as water from a canal were used to flood all the fields. The porous soil of the sugarcane plantations soaked up all the water like a sponge.
Next morning, the Pakistani armored division continued its movement. The Indians waited. Very soon, the forward columns of Patton tanks started to cross the flooded sugarcane fields. The thick armor makes the Patton a very heavy tank and very soon due to their excessive weight, the Pattons started to sink into the ground right up to its turret, in the spongy porous soil. The flooding of the fields has converted the sugarcane fields to a swamp. When the forward columns was made immobile, other tank columns following it could not move ahead. PAs 1st Armored Division was effectively immobilized ! At this time artillery, infantry and tanks of 4th Mountain Division commenced a massive fire assault. Being stuck in the 'swamp', the Pattons were sitting ducks and the sugarcane field hid the direct source of Indian fire.
At close range the Patton's armor was unable to withstand the force of the incoming projectiles and gave away. By the end of the day more than 170 Patton tanks were destroyed or abandoned, and 11 of them were captured by Indian forces in intact condition. Indian losses stood at 32 tanks.

The event called the Battle of Asal Uttar, was the largest tank battle after WW II. This place also got the name as Patton Nagar (Graveyard of Pattons), and several of these Patton tanks still stand as war trophies in several Indian army establishment across India today. While Pakistan still had a superior Air Force, with the advantage of its armor blunted, Pakistan could never recover leading to its major city Lahore almost being captured before a cease fire was declared.

The battle of Asal Uttar is taught as a battle strategy in all major war colleges in the world. Another significance of this battle was that Gen. AS Vaidya, who commanded an IA tank regiment as a Lieutenant Colonel would lead to command the Indian Army. Also Gen. Pervez Musharraf who became the head of state of Pakistan was also part of this battle as a Captain, some people say it was the loss here that prompted him to avenge it in the Kargil War. Also QM Abdul Hamid of Indian Army, was posthumously awarded India’s highest gallantry award as he destroyed 7 Patton tanks using one recoil-less gun in this battle.
Edit 4: Comments by a war veteran who was part of this war, has really made my day. Take my Salute sir, We as Indians will always remain indebted to people like you having the Utmost integrity and nationalism. India is not due to people like us it is India due to people like you.
Comment by Sir, KK Ramachandran Nair I was there with 20 Locating Regt LAD as a Radar Tech EME. I still remember the night India started the fight. Our bunker was flooded with water above our hip level. We were standing all night ready to change the location at short notice. Now I am proud to be a part of the fight.
"Goosebumps". Take a bow sir.
Edit 5: Take a bow sir, Pleasure is entirely mine..!!
Jolly Jolly I read with keen interest the Battle of Asal Uttar, I was commissioned in
the same regiment which Late Gen Vaidya commended, It was and is a very
proud honor for the regiment to be part of this epic battle, we as a regiment were conferred with the Battle Honors of the Asal Uttar where we lost some of the bravest officers and men. Nicely captured, thanks.
Edit1 : Thank you, Sameer Malde for pointing the mistake. It is now corrected. Thanks for your input.
Edit 2: Thank you all for this overwhelming response. Thanks for all the upvotes, shares and comments.
Edit 3: Image showing the destroyed/captured PA Patton tanks in the battle of Asal Uttar. Indeed "Patton Nagar" is rightly called "Graveyard of Pattons"

Credit: Thanks, Nikhil Korlahalli for providing the photo. Great Job bro

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Missing battles in chronological order:

1) Battle of France (May-June 1940)

2400 German tanks vs. 3300 Allied tanks. Decisive German victory.

2) Battle of Dubno-Lutzk-Brody (June 1941)

Largest "classic" tank battle ever. Up to 3500 Soviet tanks vs. 750 German tanks. Decisive German victory.

3) Battle of Moscow (October 1941 - January 1942)
4) Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 - February 1943)

Decisive Soviet victory. These are wars rather than battles, because fresh troops and tanks were arriving all the time. As result loses were several times higher than initial number of tanks.

5) Battle of Bulge (December 1944 - January 1945)

1200 German tanks vs. 980-4300 allied tanks (980 in the beginning 4300 in the end). Allied victory.

6) Battle of Sinai (June 1967)

850-900 Egyptian tanks vs. 717 Israeli. Decisive Israeli victory.

7) Battle of Sinai-Suez (October 1973)

Largest tank battle since WW2. 1700 Egyptian tanks vs. 1000 Israeli. Tactical Israeli victory.

8) Battle of Dezful (January 1981)

Largest tank battle of Iran-Iraq war. 300 Iranian Chieftain and M60 tanks vs. 300 Iraqi T-62. Decisive Iraqi victory.

 

[Psychic]

The Russian got a lot of info from the British, originating from decoded radio transmissions.

The Russians themselves had an excellent intelligence network throughout Europe. From Dora in Switzerland, the STAVKA received accurate intelligence--- Apart from the intel received from British as you have pointed out.

It took almost two years for the Allies to fight their way up Italy as a result.

Most of the troops destined for Italy couldn't make it to Italy in time, hence the decision to call Citadel off had no positive effect upon the course of the war in Italy.

Yes, the Germans were left with possession of the Prochorovka battlefield afterwards
and could recover a large number of tanks, when Hitler called off the attack.
Whether it was a mistake or not is debatable.

The invasion was somewhat bogged down in the North, however Manstein's thrust from the South was successful and his pincer could have closed the trap. Manstein still had sufficient number of tanks,troops and reserves to get the job done when Hitler called off the offensive.