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Originally Posted by Sloniksp
While the Red Army in the south might not have been a threat yet, given the chance to escape and fight another day might pose more then just an inconvenience in the future?
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The plan of the operation was made with the consideration of the strength of the Wehrmacht. It was impossible for the Wehrmacht to destroy the Red Army in the south and still have time to achieve its original goals. The capitualation of the Moscow area would substaintially reduce Russia industrial strength, which was far more important.