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TIL Thanks to British Intellgence Services, the Soviet Union knew where and when the German attack at Kursk was going to take place in 1943. The Soviets knew months in advance that it would fall in the Kursk salient, and built up a large network of fortifications so they could defend in depth.
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Silly Soviets! The clue as to the location was in the name the whole time “attack at Kursk”, no need for the British intelligence.
[Battle of Kursk August 1943](https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-kursk)
They should’ve put a bunch of booby traps instead