{"id":74414,"date":"2022-06-19T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=74414"},"modified":"2023-08-24T21:31:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T01:31:26","slug":"kursk-soviets-dig-in-for-blitzkrieg-ww2-199-june-18-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/19\/kursk-soviets-dig-in-for-blitzkrieg-ww2-199-june-18-1943\/","title":{"rendered":"Kursk: Soviets Dig-In for Blitzkrieg &#8211; WW2 &#8211; 199 &#8211; June 18, 1943"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FIOumOtPkOQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 18 Jun 2022<\/p>\n<p>The Soviets have put civilians to work by the hundreds of thousands, building line after line of defenses in the Kursk salient, where they are sure the Germans are soon to attack. 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