Kp. 521 with the 13 'Zielgerät 1a' equipped 'Hornissen' was transported to the area of Pz.AOK 2. From 3.7.1943 until 27.7.1943 it was attached to XXXV. A.K. and supported 56., 36. and 262. Inf.Div. east of Orel. During this time the company claimed the destruction of 1 KV II, 19 KV I, 1 General Lee, 30 T 34, 1 T 60, 5 T 70, 1 Mark II, 1 rocket launcher on armored chassis, 1 anti-aircraft gun and 3 trucks against only 2 'Hornissen' as total write-offs. Personnel losses were 2 dead, 1 missing, 16 seriously wounded, 12 slighly wounded.
After that Kp. 521 returned to the Minsk area for refit.
То есть Хорниссы в это время пехоту поддерживали, а танки - дыру между пехотными дивизиями затыкали. 8-ю ТД Хорниссы не поддерживали.