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When Operation Barbarossa was launched, it was clear that Germany did not have knowledge of the full extent of Soviet military capabilities.

During the initial stages, Germany was tremendously successful. They captured or killed millions of troops and occupied much of European Soviet Union. But Germany was shocked to discover, especially in the Battle of Moscow, that USSR had so many more soldiers and industry capacity left to fight and was far from being on its last legs.

What if Germans had full knowledge of Soviet capabilities?
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