confrontation. soldiers, primarily the tank army, the fifth guards tank army, lieutenant general pavel alekseevich rotmestrov of soldiers and commanders of the red army, which we see reflected on the canvas, are actually participants in the event of july 12, 1943. on the site of the prokhorovsky field, the zvoonnitsa monument was erected. an alarm bell is fixed between the pylons. a bell whose ringing reminds of fallen soldiers. the belfry was erected in 1995, the highest point of the historical field. two-fifths of the army fought in these places, the guards the combined arms army of alexei zhadov and the tank army of pavel rotmistrov. they fought intense battles for almost a week, from july 10 to 16, not only on the prokhorovsky field, but in the radiation of the river. along with the kulikovo field and borodino, the prokhorovsky field received the status of one of the main places of military glory of the country, this is the third military field in russia. the museum complex of the same name is located 6 kilometers from prokhorovsky field, near the prokhorovka railway station. its area is almost 500 km. t