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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/jul1943/f12jul43.htm
Clash of armor at Prokhorovka
Monday, July 12, 1943 www.onwar.com
German Tiger tank burning [photo at link]
On the Eastern Front... The battle of Kursk continues. Elements of the 4th Panzer Army, on the southern battlefield, make a final attack in the direction of Prokhorovka but Soviet forces blunt the attack. Soviet offensive further south, near Taganrog and Stalino, threaten the position German Army Group South. To the north of the Kursk salient, the Soviet counteroffensive toward Orel begins by forces of the West Front (westward from Novosil) and Bryansk Front (southward from between Kozelsk and Sukhinichi). At the end of the day Hitler orders an end to the German offensive.
In Sicily... The Panzer Division “Hermann Goring” resumes attacks on American positions in the morning but withdraws to face the more threatening British advance in the afternoon. The German 15th Panzergrenadier Division proceeds to pressure the Americans after arriving from the west of the island. The British continue to advance toward Augusta, in spite of Italian and German resistance, and capture Lentini.
In the Solomon Islands... Off Kolombangara, Admiral Ainsworth’s Task Force (3 cruisers and 10 destroyers) encounter a Japanese squadron (1 cruiser and 9 destroyers) under the command of Admiral Izaki. The Japanese cruiser obliterated by the radar-directed gunfire of the American cruisers but the Japanese sink one destroyer and damage two cruisers with torpedo attacks.
Over Germany... The Battle of the Ruhr. The final bombing raids in the British Bomber Command (commanded by Air Marshal Harris) effort against the Ruhr industrial area of Germany is conducted. A total of 43 raids have been conducted. About 1000 British aircraft have been lost in the effort.
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