Hi,
I was wondering; the russians main strategic reserve at Kursk was the Steppe front. But even this front had had a strategic reserve, which consisted of the 35. rifle, 3., 5., 7. guards cavalry, 4. guards tank, 3. guards and 1., 2. motorized corps, a seemingly great force (at least on paper). My question is, why didn't the soviets use these units in the actual battle? Given they had such strong force waiting behind the lines (at the river Don?), why did they risk losing the battle by using just the Rotmistrov tank army?
Hope somebody can explain this,
best,
Abel
Unused russian reserves at Kursk
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