 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kubva muna July 7, apo Boka reHondo reGermany A rakatanga rutivi rwaro rweOperation Blue, 349th yaive muchikamu chechipiri che12th Army, ichidzivirira kudzivirira kumaodzanyemba kweDonets kuchamhembe ichidzivirira nzira dzekuVoroshilovgrad neLisichansk. Boka racho rakadzokera kunharaunda yeCaucasus riri pasi pehutungamiri uhwu; mumushumo waJuly 25 mamiriro aro akarondedzerwa se zvakasara, uye simba raro raive rakaderera pane varume 2,000 panguva ino. Kubva musi waAugust 1 yakaendeswa ku56th Army muCoastal Operational Group yeNorth Caucasus Front. Kubva musi wa12 kusvika musi wa15, divi racho rakabatanidzwa mukudzivirira kweKrasnodar kurwisa V Army Corps yeGerman 17th Army, asi guta rakawira musi wekupedzisira. 