Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ndị Germany gbalịrị ọzọ na 1943 iji nwetaghachi ike na Eastern Front site na ịmalite
nnukwu mmegharị nke pincer na Kursk salient ebe 1/6 nke ndị agha Soviet nile nọ. Ndị na-ebute ụzọ ga-abụ German 9th Army na 2nd Panzer Army site n'ebe ugwu na 4th Panzer Army tinyere Army Detachment Kempf site na ndịda. Ndị Soviet kwenyere na ihe ga-esi ike ga-esi n'ebe ugwu bịa ma wusie ike n'ụzọ dị ukwuu n'akụkụ ahụ kpọmkwem n'ihu ndị agha nke 9. Ka ọ na-erule ọnwa Julaị afọ 1943, ndị agha nke 9 abụrụla ndị agha kachasị ukwuu nke ndị Germany nwetụrụla ọbụna karịa ndị agha nke isii a na-etu ọnụ nke nwere ndị agha 335,000 tinyere tankị 600.