What followed was the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank engagement in history, involving nearly 6,000 tanks and millions of soldiers. The Soviets, well-prepared for the assault, turned Kursk into an ...

The encounter is believed to have been the largest tank battle involving British forces since the Second World War. Military sources said British Challenger 2 tanks engaged the Iraqi tanks ...

Military vehicle historian and armor officer Nicholas Moran rates eight tank battles in movies, such as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Fury," for realism. Moran breaks down the accuracy of World War ...

His baptism into combat came in the skies above Kursk, scene of the war’s biggest tank battle. “I flew a dive bomber, Petlyakov PE-2. We lovingly called it Peshka,” meaning a chess pawn.