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Feb 2022
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Episode 194 - The Battle of Kursk Part 1...

LIONS LED BY DONKEYS
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The USSR baits Nazis Germany into bleeding their army to death on 200 miles of death traps. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources for all related episodes: Showalter, Dennis. (2013) Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk: The Turning Point of World War II. Guderian, Heinz (1937). Achtung – Panzer! Nipe, George (2011). Blood, ... Show More
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