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Battle of Kursk - Largest Tank Battle in History
The Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). Two Axis armies had attempted to cut off a Red Army bulge in...

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Red Army Tank Column, Kursk
A column of Red Army tanks at the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45).

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Tending the Wounded, Kursk
A photograph of a Red Army mortar unit and female medic tending a wounded soldier at the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45).

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Disabled T34 Tank, Kursk
A photograph of a knocked-out Red Army T34 tank at the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45). (German Federal Archives)

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Middle and Southern English Colonies
The establishment of the Middle and Southern English Colonies of North America was encouraged by the earlier English settlements of Jamestown Colony of Virginia in the south (founded 1607) and Plymouth Colony and, especially, Massachusetts...

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Battle of Kursk, July 1943
A photograph showing Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers flying over German Panzer III tanks and other vehicles on the Orel front of the battle of Kursk in July 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

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Captured Panther Tank, Kursk, 1943
A photograph showing Red Army troops inspecting a captured German Panther tank after the battle of Kursk in July-August 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

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Red Army Advance, Kursk
A photograph showing a Red Army advance of infantry and tanks at the battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45).

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Assyrian Military Campaign in Southern Iraq
This wall panel was part of a large alabaster wall relief. The Assyrian king in a chariot (who is noy shown) watches as prisoners are brought in, and heads and booty are piled-up in a palm grove. In Assyrian literature, beheaded bodies refer...

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Assyrian Military Campaign in Southern Iraq
This wall panel was part of large alabaster wall relief. The whole scene includes a central band of river, the Tigris or Euphrates, that separates two otherwise independent compositions in which the Assyrians attack on a small island and...