Patriot park. Battle of Kursk 1943

Kubinka Patriot park area. Hall N10. World War II, Battle of Kursk and Prokhorovka tank battlefield. Operation “Citadel” German 1943 offensive and crash it.

The new exhibition dedicated to the Battle for Kursk-Orel and Prokhorovka tank battle (1943), based on Kubinka tank museum collection plus the artillery (GRAU and other museums)

Patriot park, Battle for Kursk-Orel-Belgorod

1943 Battle for Kursk – Orel – Belgorod hangar. Archive photo 2016

Patriot park Battle for Kursk -Orel-Belgorod hall

other view of Battle for Kursk-Orel-Belgorod hangar

The exhibit list of this hangar:

Red Army

  • KV-85G  soviet experimental (“Object 238” august 1943 testing) heavy tank on the KV-1C base with 85 mm canon
  • M30 hautzer 122 mm. canon (M1938)
  • ZIS-3 Infantry division 76 mm.  canon (M1942)
  • SU-122  assault gun on the T-34 base (M1942 December)
  • SU-57 (T-48)  opened assault  gun on the US M3 half-tracked carrier (M1942), Lend-Lease supplies
  • M4A4 “Sherman” middle tank (US lend-lease for USSR)

Anti-Stalin coalition

  • “Ferdinand” anti-tank assault gun on Tiger (Porsche) base
  • Panzerwerfer 42 (Sd.Kfz.4/1) 150 mm Nebelwerfer 42 on the half-tracked carrier “Maultier”
  • Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.F  infantry tank
  • “Goliath”  (E-motor) mine small tracked carier (wire controlled torpedo)
  • “Goliath” (V-motor) same, tele-controlled torpedo
  • SCHWERE LADUNGSTRAGER (Sdkfz.301) radio-controlled mine carrier
  • Sturmpanzer IV “Brummbar” assault sturm 150 mm. gun on T-IV base
  • Sd.Kfz.250/1 light half-tracked carrier
  • German T-VI “Tiger”

Armored vehicles are from Kubinka tank museum (HQ halls 1, 5, 6)

Artillery exhibits provided by GABTU

Other exhibits:

  • Red Army banners (originals, from Army museum)

Lear more about the famous Battle for Kursk and tank battle for Prokhorovka? Visit T-34 factory museum (moved from Ural restricted military factory to Prokhorovka)? Visit Prokhorovka tank museum?  Trip to the real battlefield, trenches and position? Look at the place where German “Ferdinand” AF were captured by the Red Army? After the Patriot Park / Kubinka tank museum tour from Moscow, you can also to visit the real WW2 tank battle of legendary Prokhorovka (2 (3) days tour from Moscow by the car with guide, learn more…