![A German tank commander peers from the turret of a formidable PzKpfw. I Tiger tank somewhere in Russia. The great tank battle at Kursk was a significant defeat for the German Army on the Eastern Front, and one of Hitler's favorite commanders, General Walter Model, failed him at a critical time during the action.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Bild-101I-219-0562A-06-760x514.jpg)
June 2017
WWII History, Feature
Model’s Failure in Command
By Pat McTaggartColonel General Walter Model was a rising star in the German ArFmy in early 1943. The son of a music teacher, Model was born on January 24, 1891, in Genthin, Saxony-Anhalt. Read more