James Holland
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That is absolutely as certain as day following night, etc.,
The problem that the Germans have is they just don't have enough.
They have less than they had when they launched Barbarossa the previous year.
The Soviet Union has more.
It is better prepared.
It knows what's coming now.
It's kind of learning some of the lessons, starting to absorb the lessons.
Stalin, coincidentally, is pulling back from his very tight leash in a way that Hitler is doing the opposite and increasing his micromanagement and control freakery. And what Hitler decides is rather than going for Moscow, he's going to go for the oil fields. And this is absolutely insane because what's going to happen when they get to the oil fields?
Stalin, coincidentally, is pulling back from his very tight leash in a way that Hitler is doing the opposite and increasing his micromanagement and control freakery. And what Hitler decides is rather than going for Moscow, he's going to go for the oil fields. And this is absolutely insane because what's going to happen when they get to the oil fields?
Stalin, coincidentally, is pulling back from his very tight leash in a way that Hitler is doing the opposite and increasing his micromanagement and control freakery. And what Hitler decides is rather than going for Moscow, he's going to go for the oil fields. And this is absolutely insane because what's going to happen when they get to the oil fields?
Stalin, coincidentally, is pulling back from his very tight leash in a way that Hitler is doing the opposite and increasing his micromanagement and control freakery.
And what Hitler decides is rather than going for Moscow, he's going to go for the oil fields.
And this is absolutely insane because what's going to happen when they get to the oil fields?
I mean, does he think really that the Soviet Union are going to let those oil fields come into German hands intact? Even if he does let them get in intact, what are they going to do with that oil? I mean... Oil needs to be refined. Where are you going to refine it? They don't have many oil refineries.
I mean, does he think really that the Soviet Union are going to let those oil fields come into German hands intact? Even if he does let them get in intact, what are they going to do with that oil? I mean... Oil needs to be refined. Where are you going to refine it? They don't have many oil refineries.
I mean, does he think really that the Soviet Union are going to let those oil fields come into German hands intact? Even if he does let them get in intact, what are they going to do with that oil? I mean... Oil needs to be refined. Where are you going to refine it? They don't have many oil refineries.
I mean, does he think really that the Soviet Union are going to let those oil fields come into German hands intact?
Even if he does let them get in intact, what are they going to do with that oil?
I mean...
Oil needs to be refined.