There is more to it than that. Barbarossa had to be set back to bail Italy out in Greece- 6 weeks there. Shift troops and resupply- 2 more weeks. The russians absorbed an enormous loss of men and material in the first 3 months of Barbarossa. Russia is always tenacious on defense, less so on offense... my Grandma used to tell me how the planes would dump cargo leaving the airbase, Malstrom IIRC.
There is more to it than that. Barbarossa had to be set back to bail Italy out in Greece- 6 weeks there. Shift troops and resupply- 2 more weeks.
The russians absorbed an enormous loss of men and material in the first 3 months of Barbarossa. Russia is always tenacious on defense, less so on offense... my Grandma used to tell me how the planes would dump cargo leaving the airbase, Malstrom IIRC.
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