{"id":74986,"date":"2022-07-14T04:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=74986"},"modified":"2022-07-13T21:20:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T01:20:40","slug":"prokhorovka-an-avalanche-of-armor-ww2-202-b-july-13-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/07\/14\/prokhorovka-an-avalanche-of-armor-ww2-202-b-july-13-1943\/","title":{"rendered":"Prokhorovka: An Avalanche of Armor &#8211; WW2 &#8211; 202 B &#8211; July 13, 1943"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jahtxuz5JZM\" 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 13 Jul 2022<\/p>\n<p>As dawn broke on 12th July 1943, the spearheads of the German II SS Panzer Corps and the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army were shuffling into their positions. The battle of <em>Zitadelle<\/em> was entering a pivotal moment. Would the elite of the German Panzers finally achieve a breakthrough into open country? Or would the might of the Soviet Tank Army break them in a pre-emptive attack? The battle and fate of Operation <em>Zitadelle<\/em> was to be decided in front of a small village called Prokhorovka.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Jason Shafer, pattygman46 and QuinnTheSpin for their support during this episode&#8217;s premiere<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get Collectibles here: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Indy on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/indy_neidell\/<br \/>\nFollow Sparty on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/spartacusolsson\/?hl=en<br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; 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