Erich, you are right. Of course we would have made it. Herr Speer would have been able to overwhelm the Russians with technology in big quantity. But I think there is a much more important factor; workers, natural resources and factories could have been able to overwhelm the Soviets. But German mothers could not. What do I mean by this? A 50.000.000 people fighting one with 150.000-200.000!!! That means that Geramny could use (very difficulty) 6 million men, able for combat, when the USSR could have use 20 or 25 million!!!

Do you know that after the campaign in 1941 the Wehrmacht (even with the reinforcements) had 600.000 men less for the campaign of 1942? OK. Without any other front, the German industry could have supplied very well the three army groups with a lot of tanks, guns, aeroplanes and ammunition, BUT NOT WITH MEN. That is my point.

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