 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kurwisa kwakarwadza, uye pana December 4 simba rechikamu rakaderera kuva varume 5574. Pashure pokukunda paStalingrad, muna March 1943, 169th yakatamira kuchamhembe nechitima kuenda kuWestern Front. Ikoko yakapiwa ku16th Guards Rifle Corps muGen. I.Kh. Mauto aBagramyan eRudzi rweGumi nerimwe. Pasi pemirairo iyi divi rakarwa muOperation Kutuzov, iyo yakaderedza Oryol salient uye yakasunungura guta reOryol muna Chikunguru naNyamavhuvhu. 