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The Pakfront was a defensive military tactic developed by the German forces on the Eastern Front during the Second World War.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 12 relations: Anti-tank warfare, Battle of Kursk, Catastrophic kill, Eastern Front (World War II), Germany, Land mine, Military tactics, Panzerabwehrkanone, Panzerkeil, Soviet Union, Tiger I, World War II.

  2. Anti-tank artillery units and formations
  3. Defensive tactics
  4. Tactical formations

Anti-tank warfare

Anti-tank warfare originated during World War I from the desire to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks.

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Battle of Kursk

The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory. The Battle of Kursk was the single largest battle in the history of warfare. It, along with the Battle of Stalingrad several months earlier, are the two most oft-cited turning points in the European theatre of the war.

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Catastrophic kill

A catastrophic kill, K-Kill or complete kill is damage inflicted on an armored vehicle that renders it permanently non-functional (most commonly via fire and/or an explosion).

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Eastern Front (World War II)

The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in contemporary German and Ukrainian historiographies, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Land mine

A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it.

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Military tactics

Military tactics encompasses the art of organizing and employing fighting forces on or near the battlefield.

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Panzerabwehrkanone

Panzerabwehrkanone, usually referred to as Pak, is the German term for anti-tank gun.

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Panzerkeil

The Panzerkeil ("armoured wedge" or "tank wedge") was an offensive armoured tactic developed by German Kampfgruppe (battle groups) on the Eastern Front during World War II. Pakfront and Panzerkeil are Tactical formations.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Tiger I

The Tiger I was a German heavy tank of World War II that began operational duty in 1942 in Africa and in the Soviet Union, usually in independent heavy tank battalions.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

Anti-tank artillery units and formations

Defensive tactics

Tactical formations

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakfront