Ka cika wannan jumla: A Tarayyar Soviet, Jamus da Soviets sun yi amfani da lokacin bazara da farkon lokacin rani na shekara ta 1943 suna shirin manyan hare-hare a tsakiyar Rasha. A ranar 4 ga watan Yulin 1943, Jamus
sun kai hari kan sojojin Soviet a kusa da Kursk Bulge. A cikin mako guda, sojojin Jamus sun gaji da kansu a kan Soviets masu zurfi da kuma gina gine-gine, kuma a karo na farko a cikin yakin Hitler ya soke aikin kafin ya sami nasarar da ya dace ko aiki. Wannan shawarar ta kasance wani bangare ne na mamayewar Yammacin Allies na Sicily da aka kaddamar a ranar 9 ga Yuli, wanda, tare da gazawar Italiya da ta gabata, ya haifar da hambarar da kama Mussolini daga baya a wannan watan.