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THE WOLF BY THE EARS: THE BATTLE OF KURSK JULY, 1943
27.00 “(2300) SOVIET VORONEZH FRONT HQ (SOUTH)” over a
wide, establishing-shot of Voronezh Front HQ
27.10 CU of “General Nikolai Vatutin, Commander of the
Voronezh Front”
27.20 Split screen of Vatutin and “General Nikita
Khrushchev, Military Council Member for the Voronezh
Front” on the phone
27.30 Wide-shot of Vatutin as the conversation ends and
he makes the second call
28.00 “Cracking the Ring (Thursday, July 8)” over black
screen fading into 29.10- (Warm and sunny; cloudy and
rain in the afternoon and roads remain passable)
28.01 “(1200) RECON FLIGHT- 4TH (TANK-BUSTER) GROUP, 9TH
GROUND SUPPORT GESCHWADER (SOUTH)” over a wide, aerial-
shot looking down as three Hs-129’s fly under and past
the camera
28.02 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
28.03 Insert window:
Hs-129 B-2/R-2 (Ground-Attack)
Max. speed kmh(mph): 407(253)
Service Ceiling m(ft): 8,995(29,530)
Operational Range km(miles): 882(547)
Armament: 6x7.9mm MG, 2x20mm MG, 1x30mm MK
Bomb load, normal kg(lbs): 771(1,700)
General: Heavily armored aircraft designed specifically
for ground-attack and “Tank busting”
28.10 Slow, zoom toward one of the planes “Flight
Lieutenant Bruno Meyer, Commander 4th (Tank-Buster)
Group”
28.20 Camera sticks with the plane as it breaks away
28.30 Wide-shot from just inside the woods as the plane
flies past, several T-34’s lurking nearby
28.40 90°, straight down shot above and moving with the
plane as the emerging, enemy armor moves out
28.50 Fade to dozens of Hs-129’s forming up and diving at
the Soviet armor
28.60 Several, quick shots of various ground attacks with
the aircraft and the mounting Soviet losses
28.70 Slow, pan of the aftermath
29.00 Map: Events in the southern sector; in particular
the left wing
29.10 “(1300) SOVIET 3RD MECHANIZED CORPS SOUTH OF
VERKHOPENYE (SOUTH)” over a panoramic-shot of German
units entering Verkhopenye and crossing the Pena river
29.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
29.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
29.20 Wide-shot from the bridge as German units spread
out and develop a bridgehead
30.00 “SOVIET 3RD MECHANIZED CORPS HQ (SOUTH)” over the
camera following the Soviet officer from the bright
outside into the dimly lit command post
30.01 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
30.10 Alternating side-shots of the two officers talking
”General Semyon Krivoshein, Commander 3rd Mechanized
Corps” over the general
30.20 The camera follows the officer to the opening of
the bunker to become washed in bright, white light;
Krivoshein on phone
31.00 “SOVIET BATTLE GROUP OF 3RD MECHANIZED CORPS
(SOUTH)” over a wide-shot of the Soviet armor forming up
31.10 Side/rear shot of Soviet armor engaging the Germans
31.20 Wide-shot behind a few M-3’s as they duel with
German assault guns
31.21 Insert window:
7.5cm Sturmgeschutz 40 Ausf. G (Assault Gun)
Weight (tons): 24
Max. speed kph(mph): 40(25)
Crew: 4
Armament: 1x75mm StuK40 L/48, 2x7.92mm MG
Armor: 11-80mm
Range km(miles): 155(96)
General: A low silhouette made this vehicle a difficult
target; limited traverse with the main gun
31.22 Insert window:
M3A3 Lee (Medium Tank)
Weight (tons): 32
Max. speed kph(mph): 47(29)
Crew: 6
Armament: 1x75mm M2 or M3, 1x37mm M5 or M6, 4x.30 MG
Armor: 13-57mm
Range km(miles): 258(160)
General: Supplied through Lend-Lease the M3 was not
popular with it’s Soviet crews due to it’s vulnerability
to German fire
31.30 Panoramic-shot of wrecked vehicles and withdrawing
Soviet armor
32.00 “Into the Breach (Friday, July 9)” on black screen
fading to 32.10- (cloudy, warm and dry; local
thunderstorms later in the day)
32.10 “Near Verkhopenye (0500)” over a wide-shot of
battle behind the assembled officers
32.20 Alternating flips of the speakers ”Lieutenant-
General Walter Hoernlein, Commander Panzer Grenadier
Division Grossdeutschland”, ”General Otto von
Knobelsdorff, Commander XXXXVIII Panzer Corps” and
”Colonel-General Hermann Hoth, Commander Fourth Panzer
Army” over each man respectively
32.30 Rising-shot to show the forming German units around
the officers
33.00 Map: Hoth’s assault on Oboyan
33.10 “(0600) GERMAN FORWARD ELEMENTS OF 11TH PANZER
DIVISION (SOUTH)” over a panoramic-shot of German tanks
in wedge formation
33.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
33.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
33.20 Wide, side-shot of German armor breaking through
the Soviet defenses
33.30 Camera moves among the lead German units as the
combat moves forward
33.40 Wide, side-shot of the attack’s aftermath as Soviet
prisoners are lead to the rear
34.00 Map: Detailing the continuing attack on Ponyri
34.10 “(1200) GERMAN 508TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 292ND
INFANTRY DIVISION PONYRI (NORTH)” over camera with the
attacking German infantry supported by Elefants
34.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
34.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
34.20 Wide-shot of the developing close combat
34.30 Wipes of the camera in the middle of the fight
which fades in a slow blur
35.00 Wide, static-shot from the back of the barn as the
German troops enter
35.10 CU of frantic soldier
35.20 Mid-shot of nearby sergeant leveling his gun
35.30 Mid-shot of the man being silenced
35.40 CU of several Soviet grenades being tossed into the
room and the Germans scramble
35.50 Side-shot moving with the attacking Soviets as they
pepper the room
35.60 Slow pan behind the Germans as they are cut down
35.70 Camera amongst the Soviets as they pick over the
dead Germans
35.80 Low, floor-shot facing the Soviet doorway as they
leave the room
35.90 Slow, low angle zoom through the confusion at the
sobbing soldier’s suicide
36.00 “(1500) SOVIET 13TH ARMY HQ (NORTH)” over a shot
Rokossovsky and ”Lieutenant-General Nikolai Pukhov,
Commander 13th Army”
36.10 Overhead-shot focusing on a map on the table
37.00 Map: 50% of 36.10 map is the continual background
for the northern sector’s central combat zone
37.10 “(1700) GERMAN BETWEEN TEPLOYE AND OLKHOVOTKA
(NORTH)” over a panoramic, establishing-shot of He-111’s
flying in to pulverize a few Soviet positions
37.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
37.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
37.20 Wide-shot facing a German attack as it moves with
it
37.30 Camera with the Germans as the assault is brought
to a halt
38.00 The 50% map from 36.10 returns to 100%, but is
slightly changed as it is now a map in the German command
post with (”(2100) GERMAN NINTH ARMY HQ (NORTH)”) over
top
38.10 Alternating flips between the two men ”Colonel-
General Walter Model, Commander Ninth Army” and ”Colonel
Freiherr von Elverfeldt, Chief-of-Staff Ninth Army” over
each
38.20 Wide, static, front-shot of both men
39.00 “On the Verge (Saturday, July 10)” on black screen
fading into 39.10- (Cloudy with thunderstorms; roads
muddy and mostly impassable except for horses and cross-
country vehicles)
39.01 Map: Model’s final push in the central section of
the northern sector
39.10 “(0900) SOVIET 70TH GUARDS RIFLE DIVISION NEAR
OLKHOVOTKA (NORTH)” over a panoramic-shot from no-man’s
land as the Germans launch a final attack
39.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
39.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
39.20 CU shots of Soviet anti-tank units, mortar crews in
action and tank hunting groups
39.30 Panoramic wipes of the fighting shifting eastward
toward Ponyri
40.00 Map: XXXXVIII Panzer Corps’ movements to cover it’s
left flank as well as support II SS Panzer Corps as it
prepares for the coming attack on Prokhorovka
40.10 “(1200) GERMAN COMBAT GROUP SCHIMMELMANN, 11TH
PANZER DIVISION (SOUTH)” over camera mounted on the tail
of a Stuka as the plane goes into a dive and drops its
payload
40.11 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
40.20 Camera with advancing German units as they take a
hill overlooking the Psel river valley
41.00 “ GERMAN COMBAT GROUP SCHIMMELMANN, TOP OF HILL
260.8 SOUTH OF OBOYAN (SOUTH)” over a panoramic-shot that
takes in the concurred hill then pans to show the Psel
river valley and Oboyan beyond
42.00 Map: Totenkopf’s push to anchor II SS Panzer Korps’
left flank and the Soviet reserves coming to meet them
42.10 “(1045) GERMAN 3RD BATTALION, 6TH SS PANZER
GRENADIER REGIMENT THEODOR EICKE, SS TOTENKOPF (SOUTH)”
over a wide-shot from the riverbank as Totenkopf troopers
fight their way into the clear
42.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
42.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
42.20 Camera with the troopers as groups move past and
enter the river
42.30 Wide-shot from the far bank as the Germans force a
crossing
42.40 Static, fade in to a panoramic-shot from the river
toward the German-held north side then fade into 43.00
43.00 Fade into the same shot as 42.40, but now it’s
night and new forces are being sent across the Psel to
support the new bridgehead
43.10 Wide-shot as the camera picks up mark III M’s
moving across the river which leads the shot into the
Totenkopf bridgehead and the Sergeant and his men
43.11 Insert window:
PzKpfw III Ausf. M (Medium Tank)
Weight (tons): 23
Max. speed kph(mph): 40(25)
Crew: 5
Armament: 1x50mm KwK39 L/60, 2x7.92mm MG
Armor: 10-70mm
Range km(miles): 155(96)
General: Mainly used as flank cover and to replace front-
line losses until more powerful vehicles became available
43.20 Wide, static-shot of the Sergeant’s group that
slowly zooms in as the men drop in exhaustion
44.00 Paced wipes of the area surrounding Rastenburg that
progressively move into the compound (”RASTENBURG:
HITLER’S HQ, EAST PRUSSIA”) over the top
44.01 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of Rastenburg’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
45.00 Slow pan across the room to stop at the desk bound
orderly as the officer moves past, the ranting from the
other room louder as the door is opened off screen then
closed
45.10 CU of the “Sicily invaded” scrap of paper
46.00 “One more trench (Sunday, July 11)” over a black
screen fading to 46.10- (Heavy rains turn roads into seas
of mud; evening, cloudy with strong winds)
46.01 Map: The Soviet assault into the Orel region
46.10 “(0700) SOVIET 11TH GUARDS ARMY (NORTH)” over a
panoramic, establishing-shot of the Soviet recon units
moving forward in fog as friendly artillery bombards the
woods
46.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
46.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
46.20 Wide, side-shot of Soviet units probing into the
tree line
46.30 Shot from behind an M3 half-track as the Soviets
take on enemy fire
46.31 Insert window:
M3 Half-track (Armored Personnel Carrier)
Weight (tons): 10
Max. speed kph(mph): 45(28)
Crew: 2+10 passengers
Armament: 1x.50 MG, 1x.30 MG
Armor: 6-12mm
Range km(miles): 215(134)
General: Semi-tracked vehicle designed to carry troops
into the battle across most types of terrain
46.40 Panoramic-shot from behind the Soviets as they move
laterally
46.50 Wide-shot down the line of attack to show
additional Soviet units moving up in the distance
47.00 Map: Prelude to the coming Prokhorovka battle in
the southern sector as XXXXVIII Panzer Corps thrusts
north; II SS Panzer Corps towards Prokhorovka
47.10 “(0905) GERMAN 13TH COMPANY, SS LIEBSTANDARTE NEAR
OKTIABR’SKII STATE FARM (SOUTH)” over a low-angle shot of
Liebstandarte Tigers moving in to attack
47.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
47.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
47.20 Soviet units being inserted into combat as they
arrive on the field
47.30 Panoramic-shot of the Soviet units being pushed
back, air attacks helping to pave the way
48.00 “(1000) GERMAN BETWEEN OLKHOVOTKA AND PONYRI
(NORTH)” over a panoramic-shot from slightly above the
German units as many begin to disengage and move toward
the camera and the rear
48.10 Wide-shot from the German trenches to zoom to the
fighting at Ponyri to the east
49.00 CU of Rokossovsky as he smiles on the phone,
showing his stainless steel teeth
49.10 Split screen of the conversation
50.00 “(1415) GERMAN III PANZER CORPS (SOUTH)” over the
camera’s aerial, downward shot of the lead armored units
of III Panzer Corps as they fight through a river
crossing, a 75mm gun giving cover
50.01 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
50.02 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
50.03 Insert info: 25 kilometers from III Panzer Corps to
Prokhorovka
50.04 Insert window:
75mm PaK 40 (Antitank Gun)
Weight kg(lbs): 1,427(3,142)
Rate of Fire, shots/ min.: 15-20
Muzzle Velocity mps(fps): 990(3,250)
General: Essentially an enlarged 50mm PaK 38, the PaK 40
was used with great effectiveness in the open terrain of
Kursk
50.10 Static, wide-shot from behind Breith as he takes in
the crossing ”General Hermann Breith, Commander III
Panzer Corps” over the general
50.20 Mid-shot from the side of Breith as blurred German
units speed past
51.00 Map: The Soviets attempt to counter the German
advance with newly arriving units
51.10 “SOVIET 29TH TANK CORPS WEST OF PROKHOROVKA
(SOUTH)” over a mid-shot with the unit as they are
rapidly thrust into battle
51.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
51.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
51.20 Wide-shot from behind the advancing Soviet armor as
they are forced back
51.30 Aerial-shot of fresh Soviet forces moving into
position near Prokhorovka
52.00 “(1900) SOVIET 5TH GUARDS TANK ARMY HQ, PROKHOROVKA
(SOUTH)” over a panoramic, establishing-shot of Soviet
tank crews mounting up and moving out; Rotmistrov
watching a short ways off
50.01 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
52.02 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
52.10 Wide, static-shot of the two men ”Marshal of the
Soviet Union, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Chief of the Red Army
General Staff” and ”Lieutenant-General Pavel Rotmistrov,
Commander 5th Guards Tank Army” over each respectively
52.20 Alternating flips between the two as they discuss
the situation
53.00 Map: Breith’s III Panzer Corps as they slug their
way north to link up with II SS Panzer Corps
54.00 “Prokhorvskoe Poboishche- Slaughter at Prokhorovka
(Monday, July 12)” over a black screen fading to 54.10-
(Initially clear, but cloudy with heavy rain throughout
most of the day)
54.10 “(0630) GERMAN II SS PANZER CORPS’ FORWARD
POSITIONS (SOUTH)” over a panoramic-shot of II SS Panzer
Corps forming up and moving out
54.11 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
54.12 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
55.00 “(0800) SOVIET 2ND BATTALION, 181ST TANK BRIGADE,
NEAR PETROVKA (SOUTH)” over a panoramic-shot of the
assembled Soviet armor and senior officers
55.01 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
55.02 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
55.10 Low angle, skyward shot as Soviet tankers view the
air battle
55.20 Panoramic shot of the German armor forming up in
the distance along with purple smoke
56.00 Map: The dispositions for the Prokhorovka battle;
III Panzer Corps and Group Trufanov to the south
56.10 “(1000) 1ST SS PANZER REGIMENT, LIEBSTANDARTE, NEAR
OKTIABR’SKII (SOUTH)” over the lead armored units
56.20 Low, side-shot of the lead German units rushing
past
56.30 3/4, front-shot of a Tiger stopping to fire it’s
main gun
56.40 Panoramic-shot from behind the first echelon of
German armor as it disappears in a hail of rocket fire
56.50 Wide zoom to the fast approaching T34’s and T-70’s
56.51 Insert window:
T-70 (Light Tank)
Weight (tons): 10
Max. speed kph(mph): 52(32)
Crew: 2
Armament: 1x45mm L/46 Model 1938, 1x7.62mm MG
Armor: 10-60mm
Range km(miles): 350(217)
General: Limited use; primarily flank protection for
heavier Soviet tanks
56.60 With the Liebstandarte as they reform and fire on
the enemy armor
56.70 CU of a Mark IV’s hull machine gun firing
56.80 Wide-shot with the Soviet armor as their
accompanying infantry is forced off from the German fire
56.90 Panoramic, side-shot of the Soviet attack being
pushed back before it could close with the German armor
57.00 Map: II SS Panzer Corps pressing the attack around
Prokhorovka and the Soviet’s reaction
57.10 “(1200) GERMAN 3RD SS PANZER REGIMENT, TOTENKOPF,
PSEL BRIDGEHEAD (SOUTH)” over camera with Totenkopf as it
is assailed by overwhelming Soviet forces
57.20 Wide, side-shot of the continuing fight
58.00 “GERMAN 4TH SS PANZER REGIMENT DER FÜHRER, DAS
REICH, NEAR IASNAIA POLIANA (SOUTH)” over a wide-shot of
the German officers, “SS-Obersturmbannführer Sylvester
Stadler, Commander 2nd SS Panzer Regiment” over the
newcomer as the battle raging in the background
58.10 Alternating flips between Hausser and Hoth
59.00 Slow, panoramic pan of the intense clash of
opposing armor
59.10 Camera with a T-34 as it rams an unaware Tiger
59.20 Wide-shot in the thick of the fight
60.00 “(1700) GERMAN 19TH PANZER DIVISION, SOUTH OF
RYNDINKA (SOUTH)” over a mid, side-shot of Breith as he
dismounts, thick smoke plumes in the distance
60.01 Insert info: Listing of pertinent unit strengths
60.02 Insert map: Semi-transparent map of the unit’s
location overall marked with a blinking dot
60.10 Static-shot facing the two officers as they talk
“Major General Walter von Hünersdorff, Commander 6th
Panzer Division” over the one
60.20 Static-shot behind the two as they look to the
fires to the north
61.00 Slow, panoramic-shot of the battle’s aftermath
62.00 “Stalemate and Withdrawal (Tuesday, July 13)” on a
black screen fading into 62.10- (Heavy rains continue
making resupply difficult)
62.10 “RASTENBURG: OUTER GATE” over a low, static-shot at
the forested roadside and guardhouse as Manstein’s staff
car comes into view
62.20 Static, side-shot of the car moving in front of the
guardhouse to stop, then moving on out of the frame
62.30 Camera with the car as it moves into the compound
62.40 Wide-shot from the compound center as the car stop
and the occupants exit
63.00 Mid, front-shot of a speaking “Adolf Hitler,
Supreme Commander of the German Armed Forces”
63.10 Mid-shot of ”Field Marshal Gunther von Kluge,
Commander Army Group Center” and his reaction
63.20 Wide, side-shot of the two groups
64.00 “SOVIET 29TH TANK CORPS HQ (SOUTH)” over wide,
static-shot of the Soviet CP
65.00 Map: Strategic operations on the southers front
65.10 Slow wipes of German units pulling out
65.20 Slow wipes of advancing Soviet units moving over
recently vacated German positions
65.30 Panoramic pans of German prisoners being marched
off and the surrounding devastation
65.40 Fade to End before Credits
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