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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Apparently they could have held Pokrovsk for a lot longer, but they were only reinforced to 10-20% of what was needed to man the extensive trenches and fortifications. Presumably those reinforcements were sent to Kursk instead.

https://archive.is/gxlVS

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Seems like Kursk will likely end up being the deciding battle of the war once again.