German Army Detachment Kempf
German Army Detachment Kempf (ARMEE-ABTEILUNG "KEMPF") was a Wehrmacht formation on the Eastern Front during World War II. Part of Army Group South, Detachment Kempf saw action during Operation Citadel (Zitadelle), the German attempt to cut off the Kursk salient and crush the large part of the Russian army. Otherwise known as the Battle of Kursk (5–23 July 1943), this action amounted to the largest set-piece battle in World War II
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