German tanks and assault guns were destroyed or damaged during the battle of Kursk Frieser reports Luftwaffe losses at 524 aircraft, with 159 lost during the German offensive, 218 destroyed during Operation Kutuzov and 147 lost during Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev. In reviewing the reports of the quartermaster of the Luftwaffe, Bergström presents different figures. Between 5 and 31 July, Bergström reports 681 aircraft lost or damaged (335 for Fliegerkorps VIII and 346 for Luftflotte 6) with 420 being written off (192 from Fliegerkorps VIII and 229 from Luftflotte 6). Notes References Sources — A study of the southern sector of the Battle of Kursk conducted by the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency and directed by Walter J. Bauman, using data collected from military archives in Germany and Russia by The Dupuy Institute (TDI). — This report, commissioned by the Soviet General Staff in 1944, was designed to educate the Red Army on how to conduct war operations. It was classified secret until its declassification in 1964, and was subsequently translated to English and edited by Orenstein and Glantz. Its original title was Collection of materials for the study of war experience, no. 11 () Further reading . External links Licari, Michael J. The Battle of Kursk: Myths and Reality. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 1 November 2014. Licari, Michael J. A Review Essay: Books on the Battle of Kursk. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 1 November 2014. Wilson, Alan. Kursk – Raw Data to Download, 6 February 1999. —Information from the US Army KOSAVE II study on the southern face battle Wilson, Alan. The Kursk Region, July 1943 (maps), 27 October 1999 "Fighting a Lost War: The German Army in 1943": , lecture by Robert Citino, via the official channel of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Conflicts in 1943 Battle of Kursk Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War Battles of World War II involving the Soviet Union Battles of World War II involving Germany Battle of Kursk Tank battles involving Germany Tank battles involving the Soviet Union July 1943 events August 1943 events Tank battles of World War II