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Originally Posted by Kai-Petri
Considering the circumstances I don´t know if any German commander could have succeeded really.
However, I found in Forczyk´s book Moscow 1941 it being mentioned that "..after the annihilation of the Vyazma pocket von Kluge´s 4th Army accomplished virtually nothing."
"Kluge´s troops were the best prepared of any AGC´s formations to face the winter and the Soviet counteroffensive, but his selfish behaviour contributed to the ultimate failure of Typhoon."
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Yes indeed!
Not to mention, Guderian was troubled by the signs that the Soviet defenders were doing a better job of organzing their counterattacks, even when they were outgunned, than they had before. While the Red Army infantry would attack frontally, their tanks would strike at the German flanks. "They were learning," Guderian conceded.
October 3rd, 1941