T-34

Near Kursk, Russia • July 5, 1943 The pivotal year of the war in Europe was 1943. Early February saw Gen. Fried­rich Paulus’ German Sixth Army, the largest army the Wehr­macht (armed forces) fielded in the war, surrender at Stalin­grad (modern-day Volgo­grad) in Southern Russia. Some 850,000 service mem­bers from German, Italian, Roma­nian, Hun­garian, and…