 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakupedzisira, vaiva vaGermany vakatora danho kupfurikidza nokutanga Operation Citadel musi wa 5 July munharaunda yakapoteredza Kursk. Kurasikirwa kweGermany pakutanga kwakanga kwakakomba nemhaka yokugadzirira kuzvidzivirira kweSoviet. Vachishandisa izvi, musi wa 12 Chikunguru, mauto aBagramyan akatanga kurwisa kwavo, zita rekuti Kutuzov, uye vakakurumidza kutyora dziviriro dzeGerman, vachifambira mberi chinhambwe che18 Chikunguru. Pakazosvika 28 Chikunguru, basa racho rakapedzwa zvinobudirira uye akasimudzirwa pachinzvimbo chaColonel-General. Mumwedzi wakatevera, mauto ake akatora chikamu mukurwiswa kukuru kwematangi izvo zvakadzinga kurwisa kweGerman uye zvakamanikidza Germany kuti irambe ichidzivirira kwehondo yasara. 