WI: Stalin dies in August 1942?

What if Stalin dies of a heart attack on August 1, 1942?

How would this affect the rest of the war in Europe and in Asia?

Would this help or hinder the USSR/Nazi Germany?
 
While the politicians are deciding who is in charge and what direction the Soviet Union will take in the future the military will be given a lot more leeway in the pursuit of the war. The politicians now that if they lose the war they lose their lives.
The short term chaos will benefit Germany but the long-term consequences of the Soviet military having a free hand in conducting the war will have catastrophic results for Germany.
 
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