With 600.000 vehicles I think it safe to say T.A's comment is off the mark.

"capturing the Caucaus oil fields would do the Germans little or no good; they had no vehicles to use the oil!"


& remember, the Germans drained oil from conqured areas. 4 million barrels from Russia 2nd half of 41 part of Barbarossa. & after spring/summer 42 offensive, they would have gained strength through captured vehicles & again the draining of fuel & oil from said vehicles. So again, his comment a bit off.

" the Germans started the Summer 42 offensive in a weakened and barely capable state declining from there and never recovering to even these levels."