I think Hitler belived that Kursk created at least a 6 months´ breathing space because the Red Army losses were that high. However he did not know that actually Kursk was only the first part of the operation as Stalin saw it. When Kursk ended for Germans it was only the beginning for Red Army.

But all in all looking at the situation I´d start getting the Afrika Korps back on the mainland, and try to take the counter-attack system in Ostfront, and Manstein as the highest commander over there.I think making the mainland Europe protected would be coming next as the German resources would not be up to making attacks but by making the enemy pay with blood Reich could maybe look for a draw somewhere and that would collapse the allied front, maybe?

[ 11. January 2005, 06:47 AM: Message edited by: Kai-Petri ]

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