Performance at Kursk? The Germans were wiped out at Kursk.
“The Germans were wiped out at Kursk.”
Simply not true.
Many books have been written on Kursk. German armor destroyed Soviet armor at a 5 to 1 ratio. Soviet personnel suffered massive losses compared to German personnel. The Soviets, because of the breaking of the Enigma Code, knew the attack was coming and spent months preparing defenses. Despite this knowledge, preparation, and superior numbers of tanks, artillery, and personnel the Soviets were nearly overrun.
The fact is that in launching this attack the Germans had to win quickly and overwhelmingly. They did neither. Numerically they outperformed the Soviets. In doing so they spent almost all they had.
The Germans were always doomed to lose the resource and production battle. THAT was the reason they lost the war. They were always formidable on the battlefield. To deny this is to deny reality and history.