Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Basa racho rakatanga mangwanani-ngwanani aAugust 3, 1943, nechinangwa chokutevera kubudirira kweSoviet pakurwisa Kursk. Kurwisa kwacho kwakanga kwakanangidzirwa kuchamhembe kwechikwata chemauto cheGermany chemaodzanyemba. Pakazosvika 23 August, mauto eVoronezh neSteppe Fronts akanga asunungura Kharkov. Yakanga iri nguva yokupedzisira apo Kharkov yakachinja ruoko mukati meHondo yeSoviet neGermany. Basa racho rakatungamirira kukudzokera shure kwemauto eGermany muUkraine shure kweRwizi rweDnieper uye rakaisa hondo yeKiev
mumatsutso a1943.