As dawn broke on 12th July 1943, the spearheads of the German II SS Panzer Corps and the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army were shuffling into their positions. The battle of Zitadelle was entering a pivotal moment. Would the elite of the German Panzers finally achieve a breakthrough into open country? Or would the might of the Soviet Tank Army break them in a pre-emptive attack? The battle and fate of Operation Zitadelle was to be decided in front of a small village called Prokhorovka.

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
Community Management: Ian Sowden
Written by: Indy Neidell and Markus Linke
Research by: Markus Linke
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Sietse Kenter
Edited by: Miki Cackowski
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński

Colorizations by:
Norman Stewart - https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/
Daniel Weiss
Mikołaj Uchman

Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources

Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
Bundesarchiv
mil.ru
IWM AYY 496/2-1

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Brightarm Orchestra - On the Edge of Change
Johan Hynynen - Dark Beginning
Max Anson - Darkness Closing In
Dream Cave - Choirs of War
Jo Wandrini - To War!
Max Anson - The End is Nigh
Jon Bjork - Sparring Partner
Cobby Costa - Missing the Subtext

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.