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Originally Posted by JeffinMNUSA
Yes-a halt in SEPT 1941 probably would have at least saved much of the Wehrmacht's strength against the growing Soviet might. The best I can see for Germany in such a scenario is stalemate-with a remote chance of winning. What could have won the war for Germany would be if they used the time to raise anti Soviet forces in the occuppied territories, not used mass terror on civilians, or mass murder on Soviet POWs. But we are asking Hitler not to be Hitler in all the above scenarios.
JeffinMNUSA
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a halt in september would save the Red Army the 1.5 million losses of the 3th quarter of 1941 (remember the battle of Viazma ) and would mean the bulk of the German Army beying in the East for several years;btw
n 1 september the battle of Kiew was NOT finished .