Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland. (F) NRG1293 And mostly they were young

And mostly they were young

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This dam was eventually breached by Pilot Officer Les Knight

15 Squadron at RAF Wyton

Wing Commander J R Baldwin climbs from the cockpit of his personalised Typhoon at a makeshift airfield in northern France after a sortie in support of the Allied forces' drive into mainland Europe following D-Day in June 1944

Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland. (F) NRG1293 And mostly they were youngDHM1022F. Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland. The battle for Prokhorovka marked the high water mark of the German southern drive for Kursk. At the apex of the thrust were the 14 tiger tanks of the 13 Heavy Tank Company, 1st SS Panzer Division Liebstandarte, led by Michael Wittman. Their advance was eventually thwarted, however, by the epic charge of the Soviet 29th Guards Tank Corps, as part of 5th Guards Tank Armys