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Jump back to quoted post13 Jan 2016, 15:12 PMAvNY

This analysis works only if you believe it was the weather that stopped the Germans. I would disagree with that. It was the distance and the Soviets that stopped them. The force that made it near to Moscow was a completely spent force. Offensive operations even against a weakly defended Moscow was impossible. And Moscow was not weakly defended.

Had they started earlier they a) might have still faced the mud of the spring thaws, and B) the Soviet response of rebuilding their reserves, which was the biggest obstacle the Germans had, would also have started sooner.

The Germans would have failed regardless. In all their operations they still took 25% casualties (725,000) in '41, which is low in comparison to what they achieved, but it wasn't replaceable. The Russians were reinforcing their army to the tune of 500,000 a month with the millions (14 million at the start of Barbarossa) of men they had who had military experience.

Jump back to quoted post11 Jan 2016, 14:01 PMafrrs

why the germans didnt stop the allies at the beaches ? was the luftwaffe finished by that time ?

im trying to understand why the D Day landings went so well and how the allied gain so much territory in the beggining of the campaign .

Jump back to quoted post16 Sep 2015, 20:31 PMMajorBloodnok

Good Lord! The Invicta is the insignia of the county of Kent. Give it back!