Operations of Encircled Forces: German Experiences in Russia [The Illustrated Edition] by Department of the Army

Author:Department of the Army [Army, Department of the]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: W.K. Hawthorne, Publisher
Published: 2017-05-01T04:00:00+00:00

A German gun crew showing the harsh difference between the Russian seasons

Section V. LESSONS

The developments mainly responsible for the encirclement near Cherkassy and its serious consequences might be summarized as follows:

1. Only the insistence of Army High Command to hold the Dnepr bend northwest of Kirovograd led to the isolation of two German corps in that area. Despite repeated requests, permission for a breakout was not obtained until too late. The enemy had grown too strong along the entire ring of encirclement, while the German pocket forces had been weakened to such an extent, through losses of personnel and equipment and shortages of supply, that they were forced to surrender their freedom of action and maneuver to the enemy.

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