Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Dhismaha iyo tababarka qeybta ayaa la soo gabagabeeyey Febraayo 1943 qeybta ayaa dagaal gashay Febraayo 21, 1943 ee Alekseyevka, 50 km koonfur-bari Oryol. Tani waxay keentay in qeybta ay gasho wadada Wehrmacht
Howlgalka Citadel ama Dagaalkii Kursk, halkaas oo ay kula soo shaqeysay 42aad Ciidanka Rifle ee Ciidanka 48aad, Soviet Central Front. Maalmihii ugu horreeyay ee dagaalka, Qaybta 16-aad ee Rifle waxay iska caabbisay weerarkii Jarmalka iyo Qaybta 18-aad ee Panzer, oo ay wehliyeen 120 diyaaradood. Kadib markii ay khasaaro ba'an soo gaareen, ciidamada Soviet-ka ayaa ugu dambeyntii guul gaarey. Intii u dhaxeysay 20 Febraayo iyo 24 Maarso 1943, qaybta ayaa lumisay 1,169 oo dhimasho ah iyo 3,275 oo dhaawac ah. Intii lagu guda jiray dagaalkaas askari khaas ah oo lagu magacaabo Viktoras Jacenevičius, ayaa la dhaawacay, maxaabiis ahaan loo qaatay ka dibna waxaa dil toogasho ah u geystay Jarmalka. Waxaa loo magacaabay geeri ka dib halyeeyga Midowga Soofiyeeti.