The Soviet command overestimated its capabilities .
The Soviet command pushed its forces forward to the limit of its supply lines , which led to defeat at the Third Battle of Kharkov and left the Germans able to fight the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 .
The Soviet command overestimated its capabilities and pushed its forces forward to the limit of its supply lines , which led to defeat at the Third Battle of Kharkov and left the Germans able to fight the Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 .