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Reasons other than not wanting to imitate Napoleon and nature of mobilization

Hitler also arguably swung south towards Stalingrad because he wanted to secure the food-growing regions of Ukraine along with a passage to the oil and gas of the Caucasus (rather than capturing Moscow).

Also when the Soviets mobilized hundreds more divisions it should be understood that they were often not simply called-up civilians or reservists, but made up of men who had been members of divisions encircled and "destroyed" previously by Axis forces (they often escaped successfully through the trap and made it back to Soviet-controlled territory). Historian932 (talk) 15:59, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]