By the start of operation Typhoon, German demand for artillery ammunition was exceeding production by a ratio of more than 11:1. During Typhoon, German industry produced 774,000 rounds of large-calibre artillery ammunition but expended over 5 million rounds.

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The second phase of Typhoon further weakened by the withdrawal of much of Luftlotte 2´s aircraft to other theatres, particularly the Mediterranean. By early November, von Richthofen´s VIII Fliegerkorps was the only major unit left to supprt Typhoon, with fewer than 100 operational fighters and 200 bombers or ground-attack aircraft. The Luftwfafe´s effectiveness was further reduced by poor weather and primitive maintenance facilities at the forward air bases.Thus, AGC could no longer count on much Luftwaffe support during the second phase of Typhoon.

Moscoe 1941 by Robert Forczyk

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