Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakazosvika November 1942, vaSoviet vakanga vatanga kudzorera hondo inokosha yokumaodzanyemba yeGermany uye, kunyange zvazvo paiva nevakafa veSoviet vane mamiriyoni 2,5 mukuedza ikoko, kwakabvumira vaSoviet kutora chiito chokurwisa nokuda kwechikamu chikuru chakasara chehondo paEastern Front. Germany
vakaedza kurwisa Kursk, iyo yakabudirira kudzingwa nemaSoviet. Pakupera kwa1943, vaSoviet vakanga vatora hafu yenzvimbo dzakanga dzatorwa nevaGermany pakati pa1941 na1942. Kubudiswa kwezvinhu zveindasitiri yechiuto yeSoviet kwakanga kwakawedzerawo zvikuru kubva mukupera kwa1941 kusvika pakutanga kwa1943 pashure pokunge Stalin atamisa mafekitari kumabvazuva kwenzvimbo yairwiwa hondo, akachengeteka pakupinda kweGermany nokurwiswa nendege.