The German High Command assessed the Combat Effectiveness of its division in Summer 1941 and 1942, the numbers shows a crucial difference and overall give a hint at the staggering losses the Wehrmacht had received during Operation Barbarossa in 1941. Thus, Fall Blau (Case Blue) was already under a "bad star" (or better planet) before the Germans reached Stalingrad.

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