In 1995, the large-scale documentary "Front" of the multinational joint documentary was officially released on the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. An episode host interviewed a famous biologist named Jiuganov, an academician of the Soviet Academy of Sciences: "Hello, Dr. Jiuganov. We know that you were once a member of the glorious Soviet Red Army and participated in many battles in World War II. Can you talk about your career in World War II?"

"Okay. My name is Boris Juganov. I am 74 years old and I have retired from the Red Army for 49 years, but I still remember my combat career clearly - and I will never forget it until I die!"

"When the war began in 1941, I was a freshman in the Biology Department of Lomonosov University in Moscow, and I was a member of the Communist Youth League. At that time, a group of our classmates volunteered to enlist. In 1942, we completed the training and I became a Red Army tanker, driving a T34. Because of the well-known reasons, our group of recruits who had just completed the training - because of the college students, became the commander and commander. We participated in the Moscow Defense War.

In the later period, I participated in the counterattack of the great Stalingrad defense battle. I was commanding the t34 battle at that time, and my classmates participated in the Battle of Kharkov and died there. What I want to talk about today is the Battle of Kursk that I had the most impressed. Although I have participated in battles that are larger than this battle in the future and have participated in the fierce battle against Berlin, the most unforgettable thing for me is the Battle of Prokorovka!”

"I remember very clearly - whenever I close my eyes, it seems as clear as yesterday. The fog on the morning of September 12 is something I have never seen in my life. It is so thick and weird. In my 74 years of life so far, I have never seen such a thick fog again... On the road, you can't even see the shoulders of the road, the sky is so dim and the sun is completely invisible. This huge fog seems to be isolated from the sound. Half of my body is exposed outside the turret, and the sound of the infantry below is intermittent... Usually, huge

The engine sound became much lighter. We could not move forward quickly at all, but guided it closely by the taillights of the car in front. At that time, I remember that my superiors ordered to search the Apple Garden area, and we set out from the railway to the highway. The enemy's artillery opened fire, but we couldn't see the landing point, and we could only hear bursts of explosions. I heard the sound of the engine and the German speaking, but I couldn't determine where they were. The sound seemed to be coming from all directions. At 9 a.m., the fog did not disappear, so everyone was vigilant and drove in slowly."

"Until now, I can't explain the strangeness of the fog that year, nor can I describe the weirdness of that moment. In just a few seconds, the fog with a visibility of less than 10 meters disappeared completely! The Germans were only 100 meters away from us! Everyone started shooting in a busy and my tank was relatively back. At that time, I had already transferred to the JS2 tanks, and we were fighting bloody battles with the Germans! Their tanks were Tiger tanks, and some were Ferdinand tanks that I only knew a few days later, as well as many Black Panthers and No. 4 tanks. We bravely fought with Tiger and Black Panthers, and even used our own cars to hit the enemy tanks. At that time, I directed the tanks to fire desperately at the Tiger tanks... I remember that Tiger tank! There was a tiger skull picture on the front deck of that tank. The tank had a tiger skull picture on the front deck of that tank. At that time, I directed the tanks to fire desperately at the Tiger tanks... I remember that Tiger tank! There was a tiger skull picture on the front deck of that tank. The skull picture of the tiger was on the skull of the tank. At that time, I commanded the tanks to fire desperately at the Tiger tanks... I remember that Tiger tank! The front deck of that tank had a tiger skull picture on the front deck of that tank.

Case! I am a student of the biology department, and I recognize that pattern! The No. 223 Tiger tank with a tiger skull destroyed our tanks one by one, and avoided our shooting again and again! It advanced and retreated, and the shooting seemed unstoppable.... Our friendly forces kept driving from the rear. By 11 a.m., our tanks had exceeded 400 - which I only knew after the war. The German front line was beaten by us and we kept retreating. At 11 a.m., I and my surviving companions backed for about 2 kilometers first because of the need for supplies. When we were replenishing, new Red Army tank troops and infantry continued to pass by us to the front line, and we also received news that the enemy was retreating and the enemy was defeated by us."

"At 1 pm, the battle continued. About an hour ago we heard a huge explosion, but we didn't know what happened. I was strengthened to a js2 tank regiment that I had just arrived. Everyone was very motivated because at that time we heard that the Germans had begun to retreat, and we were going to surround them, drive them away, and destroy them! At 2 o'clock, we arrived at the battlefield, but the Germans had already started to fight back. I don't know how they fought from 9 am to 2 pm... because I saw the 223 tiger again! It seemed that it had never been off the battlefield, and it was seen from the telescope with its body scarred, but until now

I still remember it fighting like a demon. It appeared here, there, and kept shooting, and our comrades were injured and lost their combat ability. I was hit by another tiger at 2:43 pm. My comrades and I evacuated the unmovable vehicle and escaped the enemy's shooting and returned to our cover position. Afterwards, I realized that the Tiger No. 223 with a tiger skull was the first German fascist tank killer at that time and in the future: "Skeleton Tiger" Rudolph Heinz Fafnier. I have never seen his tank again since then, but my comrades have encountered it many times..."

On September 12, 1943, the Soviet Red Army had already invested more than 1,200 tanks and assault guns in the small area of ​​Prokorovka, and the Germans also invested more than 400 tanks and assault guns. The two sides fought fiercely here, and by 4 pm, both sides could no longer bear huge casualties - more importantly, there was no extra force nearby to invest... As a result, before dark, both sides began to break off contact, and except for some of the guards and search and rescue troops, they began to evacuate the battlefield and return to the place where they set out in the morning.

The Germans lost more than 170 tanks and assault guns, especially the SS who first contacted them lost almost all the Tiger tanks, the 503rd Battalion also lost one-third of the Tiger tanks, and the Black Panther and No. 4 also lost a lot. A total of 40 Ferdinand assault guns that were highly anticipated before the war were put into the battlefield. As a result, only 17 were withdrawn from the battlefield, most of which were abandoned and blown up due to failures in the walking mechanism and engine. Favnier's Tiger No. 223 was also seriously injured - the two rows of heavy-bearing wheels were incomplete, the body was full of bullet craters, the observation system was almost completely damaged, and oil leakage began. The engine and gearbox were seriously worn, and they could only barely start. Fortunately, all the crew members were safe and sound. The Germans could be said to have won Pyros' victory on the battlefield - "The winner had nothing."

The Soviet Red Army lost more than 550 tanks, and the battlefield was full of wreckage of Soviet tanks......even included huge KV5 and "Great Soviet" GS1 super heavy tanks. But the Soviets won! They successfully stopped the Germans' desperate flanking attack and gave the German armored main force a devastating blow. After September 12, the German armored forces had been weakened to a tragic level. Now the Germans can only choose one way to be annihilated and retreated - the Germans have lost the victory of the war...

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Chapter completed!