According to Soviet documents (Soviet General Staff Study) in the Battle of Kursk a mere 16 dogs destroyed ("blown up") 12 German tanks. I found this quite "interesting", so I took a closer look. So in this video we look closer at this effectiveness, for this we also look at German sources and other aspects as well of these "Minenhunde" (mine dogs) as the Germans called them. Disclaimer: This video contains a product placement of my own merchandise on http://everpress.com/mhv . Special Thanks to Dr. Roman Töppel for looking into his sources and notes. Cover design by vonKickass. Timestamps to related Content 00: 26- Operation Barbarossa – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQdjGJJktfk 01:44 – Defensive Tactics at Kursk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxGKhGLUpNI 02:31 – Prokhorovka – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMKZOcz4dJI 03: 06 – How to Kill a Tiger – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyv7VTXvAfw 04:52 – Tank Kill Claims – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff0vHoEikq0 05:15 – Effectiveness of the Flak 88 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpe7qhWu76c 08:03 – German Perspective at Kursk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab_ayXE4G7E 08:55 – Panther: The most controversial Panzer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfyF3m3RjyU 09:36 – NATO Counter Guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgLU5ncAE9M »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Glantz, David M. (ed.); Orenstein, Harold S. (ed.): The Battle for Kursk 1943. The Soviet General Staff Study. Frank Cass: Portland, OR, USA: 1999 (1990). Zamulin, Valeriy: The Battle of Kursk. Controversial and neglected Aspects. Helion & Company: England, 2017. Jentz, Thomas L.: The Dreaded Threat. The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37 in the Anti-Tank Role.