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Dirt, smoke and shells fill the air near Kursk as Red Army troops charge forward behind T-34 medium Tanks. (AKG-Images/RIA Novosti)
Dirt, smoke and shells fill the air near Kursk as Red Army troops charge forward behind T-34 medium Tanks. (AKG-Images/RIA Novosti)