Wilhelm Pruller’s battalion in the 9th Panzer Division had attempted to enter Kursk on the 1st November1. The weather turned from rain to snow, and the ground froze overnight. The prospect of a place to sleep for the night became a real incentive.
The Germans reach Kursk
2nd November 1941: As the Wehrmacht eneters the city, ‘partisans’ open fire and one of the oldest cities in Russia has to be taken street by street
