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I think the idea of a Leningrad-First objective for Barbarossa has been brought before, maybe not in this fashion, but what if said idea was tweeked in the following way:
One Giant Pincer:
Stage One: Instead of 3 Wehrmacht Armee Groups striking into essentially 3 separate axis of advance into the Soviet Union (OTL), instead have a central thrust (2+ Armee Groups Combined) be made at Memel, with the goal of reaching and capturing Leningrad by July or August.
Stage Two: a Schleffin-esqe sweep down from Leningrad and the coast in hook formation towards the German Border in one giant pincer move? Capturing Moscow, Ukraine, and Belarus on the way
Not only would the initial thrust be easily supplied by sea, but as the Wehrmacht sweeps down, land supply lines become less and less burdensome as the they move closer to German borders.
This is very hypothetical and extremely generalized but how feasible is this plan logistically?
Could it have worked, or been a hilarious failure?