When Germany attacked Kursk in 1943, they found an enemy that had prepared a complex strategy, and assembled immense forces poised to act as soon as the German attacks stalled. This strategy began with three operations named for three Russian generals from history: Kutuzov, Rumyantsev, and Suvorov — the practice for Operation Bagration. Map 1: Operation Kutuzov and revenge for Kursk   Map 2: Operation Rumyantsev and the Fourth Battle of Kursk    Map 3: Operation Suvorov, the liberation of Smolensk