Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kurwisana kusingaperi hakuna kutongobvumira Hitler kuvaka chengetedzo yakakura zvakakwana kuti awanezve simba kumabvazuva. Vachishandisa mhedzisiro inokatyamadza iyo yakaratidza kudenha kwayo, Hondo Tsvuku, yakavhiringidzwa mune imwe nzvimbo, yakanga yatamira kune dzimwe. Kwenguva yokutanga muhondo yacho yakanga iine simba rakazara rokuronga hondo, uye yakabata simba racho negodo pasina kufunga nezvokushandisa mari shoma, unyanzvi hwokugadzira zvombo, kana kuti ngozi yokuzvipfuura. Kukundikana kwe"Zitadel"
VaGermany vakapiwa mhosva yokurasikirwa nechinangwa chokurwisa paEastern Front pasina tariro ipi neipi yokuchiwanazve, kunyange zvazvo Hitler achiratidzika kuva akanga asingazivi kana kuti asingadi kuziva ichi chokwadi. Kurasikirwa kunotyisa muvanhu uko vaGermany vakatambura muna July naAugust pakupedzisira kwakanga kwakaipa uye kwakasiya mauto eArmy Group South neCentre asina simba rokuita chinhu chipi nechipi asi kunonoka zvisingadzivisiki. Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev yakaratidza kekutanga muhondo kuti maGerman haana kukwanisa kukunda kurwisa kukuru kweSoviet mukati memwedzi yezhizha uye kuwanazve nzvimbo yavo yakarasika uye chirongwa chemazano.