Kursk - Day by Day - 10th July (South)



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The account below is for the action on the South of the Salient - leading up to the tank battle at Prokhorovka.
Day-by-day Account, 10th July 1943
Date/Time Source G/R Note Prokhovkha?
10/00:001Rain, giving way to mud
10/00:001R4G Army, 4GT, 3GM move up to Kursk area to block any German breakthroughs
10/00:004GSSDR holding defensive positions
10/02:301DAWN
10/05:003GLSSAH notified of SST-s failure to capture hill 226.6 and cross Psel; own attack postponed
10/10:453GDelayed LSSAH assault towards Prokhorovka starts
10/12:453RCounter-attack against I/2.LSSAH with tanks; repulsed; 6 tanks lostY
10/13:003GI and II/2.LSSAH start assault on hill 241.6 NW of Komsomolez, supported by StuG/Tigers against dug-in tanks
10/16:001GSST finally crosses Psel
10/16:303G2.LSSAH finally takes hill 241.6
10/19:001G24Pz Corps (SSV/17Pz) moves to Belgorod; orders to attack Northwards
10/20:00DUSK
10/End1RTanks stranded by lack of fuel fight to last man near Beretzovka; prob 112TBY
10/End1G4Pz Army has 530 AFVs (+11); 2SSPz 300 (+0); 48Pz 230 (+11)Y
10/End2R5GT reinforced with 2GT, 2T has 850 tanks/AGsY
10/End3GLSSAH claims 53 Russian tanks destroyedY



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