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I don't usually get into WWII discussions because I'm not nearly as well-read on them as some of the people here, so forgive any blatant oversimplifications I might make here.

Crux of my question is, what if Hitler budgets the Wehrmacht more time for Barbarossa and the operation launches in May or early June rather than June 22nd? Late June gives you about 3 months until the weather starts turning bad in September, during which time you have to take and hold a sizable chunk of Soviet land (and ideally Moscow) and smash the Soviets before they come into form in the winter. A tall order, even for the Wehrmacht. If you launch the operation at the first thaw in early May though, you (possibly) get better fighting conditions for a mechanized offensive in addition to more time to finish the job. Just a thought, any input?
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