Chapter 85: The Road to Stalingrad (1)
As of June 1942, the German army had no intention of launching a large-scale summer offensive against the Soviet Union. “Your Excellency, we have seen the Ivans operating an army of millions. Expanding the front will only give the Ivans a chance to pierce our weak flanks. Your Excellency, an offensive is absolutely out of the question.”
The Army High Command, having clearly remembered the Soviet army’s relentless large-scale counteroffensive during the 1941-1942 winter season, repeatedly tried to persuade Hitler.
“Really, it’s not possible?”
“My Führer, This is not just one person’s opinion, but the unanimous view of the entire military.”
Even the Armed SS, the most faithful to Nazism, was saying this, so Hitler had no choice.
“In that case, defend for just one year.”
Until August, both the Army and Hitler agreed on the policy of rebuilding their forces while waiting for an opportunity.
However, when the British entered the war, all calculations fell apart.
As the traditional maritime power became an enemy, the oil supply lines from Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Venezuela were cut off.