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In late November 1942, the Germans as much as the Soviets were surprised by the astounding success of Operation Uranus. By early December however, both sides got a clearer and more sober picture of the situation. For the Germans it was a disaster, but few of them knew it could also have been much worse. The Soviet ultimate goal was to truncate 6th Army piecemeal, and this was not achieved. After securing the front along the encirclement, the German army fiercely resisted all attacks like a wild boar backed into its den by hunters, blocking the Red Army’s advance in every direction. Axis forces also regrouped on the outer edge of the encirclement, where new commanders took the initiative to coerce their baffled units back into formation.
But what to do next? What perspectives for the Germans?
In late November 1942, the Germans as much as the Soviets were surprised by the astounding success of Operation Uranus. By early December however, both sides got a clearer and more sober picture of the situation. For the Germans it was a disaster, but few of them knew it could also have been much worse. The Soviet ultimate goal was to truncate 6th Army piecemeal, and this was not achieved. After securing the front along the encirclement, the German army fiercely resisted all attacks like a wild boar backed into its den by hunters, blocking the Red Army’s advance in every direction. Axis forces also regrouped on the outer edge of the encirclement, where new commanders took the initiative to coerce their baffled units back into formation.
But what to do next? What perspectives for the Germans?
