For the assault against the Kursk salient, codenamed Operation Citadel by the Germans, II SS Panzer Corps was reinforced by hundreds of tanks and vehicles and thousands of new recruits.

• 为了即将到来的战役，双方都集中了他们最好的部队、坦克、火炮和飞机。7月初，德军集中了43个师，2700辆坦克和突击炮，1800架作战飞机。