Wif the Germans succesfully capture Moscow in 1941, how can it be acheived and what the most likely outcome will be.... Does anyone have an idea.
Well the Heer’s advances was about as rapid as possible without verging into ASB territory, the Germans were insanely lucky to get as far as they did so quickly OTL. Even so by the time they reached Moscow their half-frozen, worn-out and over-extended forces couldn’t really encircle Moscow or mass sufficient forces to assault it directly. An attempt to do so could end in disaster as Soviet forces massing behind Moscow in late 1941 inevitably counter-attack, delivering Germany a major battlefield defeat instead of OTL’s setback.
Wif the Germans succesfully capture Moscow in 1941, how can it be acheived and what the most likely outcome will be.... Does anyone have an idea.
Just better strategy starting in October really ain't gonna cut it. The farther back you put your POD, the more likely this outcome can be. The Soviets were getting a touch panicky after Smolensk. The success of a fall '41 Moscow option (instead of Kiev) pretty much completely depends on their morale- which in most cases should solidify.
One critical point of failure in the Soviet system is Stalin. Poorer leadership on his part could cause more military failures, or cause the panic in Moscow to get out of hand. He could fail badly enough that a coup succeeds. The coup leaders would have to be very lucky to keep the kind of authority they need to pilot the beast successfully.
PODs further back are really wide-open.
the moscow first option didn't exist... only in guderians mind... army group center's right flank would have been in the air over 1000 miles if they tried that with over 500k men from the kiev military district sitting on it... it would be begging to be cut off and destroyed... its orthadox military strategy to clear your flanks before a headlong advance
Wif the Germans succesfully capture Moscow in 1941, how can it be acheived and what the most likely outcome will be.... Does anyone have an idea.
It's possible if Barbarossa took place 6 weeks earlier like it was initially planed. That way the dead of winter would not be against them.