The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 1323 - 1323 960 Italy Surrenders_3

?Chapter 1323: Chapter 960: Italy Surrenders_3 Chapter 1323: Chapter 960: Italy Surrenders_3 For Germany, contracting the front lines might have allowed them to delay for a longer period.

But the German Chancellor clearly did not accept this course of action. At a new meeting of the Supreme Command, the German Chancellor repeatedly emphasized the importance of the offensive on the Eastern Front and declared that he was prepared to pay any cost to capture Stalingrad.

It is important to note that the number of soldiers Germany and Russia had amassed in Stalingrad had already exceeded 6 million, with nearly 2.3 million from the German Army and over 3.7 million from the Russian army.