Eastern Front From Primary Sources [00] The Wehrmacht Experience in Russia by Bob Carruthers

Author:Bob Carruthers [Carruthers, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: World War 2, Weapons & Warfare, Tactics, Battles
ISBN: 9781781581155
Amazon: B0083IK3VM
Goodreads: 20807146
Publisher: Coda Books
Published: 2012-05-14T04:00:00+00:00

THE SITUATION IN THE CAUCASUS: SECOND HALF OF AUGUST 1942

On 19th August Army Group A headquarters estimated the situation in the Caucasus as follows: Russian resistance in the northwestern parts of the Caucasus Mountains was extremely stubborn. Approximately 20 Russian reserve divisions known to be in the Caucasus had not yet been committed for the defense of this area, perhaps because they were insufficiently trained and equipped. The fact that the Red Army considered Caucasian replacements as unreliable might have delayed their employment.

There was no indication of any assembly of Russian forces in the Astrakhan area. The Russians apparently did not intend to threaten the flank and rear of Army Groups A and B from that side. On the contrary, repeated air attacks on Elista—the German-held town in the gap between Army Groups A and B—seemed to indicate that the Russians were worried about a German thrust toward Astrakhan.

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