After the German offensive stalled on the northern side of the salient, on 12 July the Soviets commenced their Kursk Strategic Offensive Operation with the launch of Operation Kutuzov ( Russian: Кутузов) against the rear of the German forces on the same side. The battle began with the launch of the German offensive Operation Citadel ( German: Unternehmen Zitadelle), on 5 July, which had the objective of pinching off the Kursk salient with attacks on the base of the salient from north and south simultaneously. He is the in-house historian for the online game World of Tanks, and he has a YouTube channel covering armored history.The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front large-scale engagement between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the late summer of 1943 it ultimately became the largest tank battle in history and resulted in a Soviet victory.

Moran is an armor officer on M1 Abrams tanks and M3 Bradleys, with combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Moran also explains the realism of tank battles on icy, sandy, and mountainous terrain in 'The Beast' (1988), 'Operation Red Sea' (2018), and 'The Fate of the Furious' (2017) with Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel. He looks at World War I tanks and other armored vehicles in 'All Quiet on the Western Front' (2022), 'Rambo III' (1988) with Sylvester Stallone, and 'The Dark Knight Rises' (2012) featuring Christian Bale. Moran breaks down the accuracy of World War II tanks in 'Band of Brothers' E3 (2001), 'T-34' (2019), and 'Fury' (2014) with Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf. Military vehicle historian and armor officer Nicholas Moran rates more tank battles in movies and television for realism.

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