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Battle of Kursk FINALE – Operation Rumyantsev (Avalon Hill’s “PanzerBlitz”)
At last, we reach the conclusion of our Battle of Kursk 80th Anniversary series.  Using Avalon Hill’s classic “PanzerBlitz” system, we recreate part of Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev, one of two huge Soviet counteroffensives planned into their strategy for the Battle of Kursk.

Remembering that the Battle of Kursk includes these Soviet counteroffensives (integral to STAVKA’s plan since three months before the battle started) is vital to understanding just how massive the Battle of Kursk actually was.  It doesn’t end when the Germans quit at Prokhorovka, the Soviets get their “turn at the gaming table” as well.

This was originally recorded as a live game between myself and Piotr, but the footage has been lost and I recreate the events of the game as best I can in this episode.