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 Yuli, 1943, Jamus ta kai wa sojojin Soviet hari 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 Yammacin Allies '
mamayewar Sicily da aka kaddamar a ranar 9 ga Yuli, wanda, tare da gazawar Italiya da ta gabata, ya haifar da hambarar da kama Mussolini a ƙarshen wannan watan.