The Battle of Kursk was a catastrophic defeat for Germany; the Wehrmacht suffered around 200,000 casualties and lost nearly 700 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. These losses were irreplaceable.

Initiated on December 15 1944, the German offensive, known as "Watch on the Rhine" and later referred to by the Americans as the Battle of the Bulge, saw the 5th and 6th Panzer Armies breaking through ...

The first major encounter in which the M18 Hellcat tank destroyers were employed in their intended role occurred in mid-september 1944. The 4th armored division served as the spearhead of Patton's ...