The Plans of the Parties and the Balance of Forces on the Southern Wing of the Soviet-German Front on the Eve of Spring - Summer 1942 Campaign
Journal: Voennyi Sbornik
Year: 2016

In the summer campaign of 1942 both warring sides were planning offensive operations with strategic goals. Stavka expected during successive operations from south to north to break the main enemy grouping in the Crimea, Donbass, in the direction of Moscow, Leningrad unlock. The German command was preparing a major impact on the southern wing of the Soviet-German front.&#13;\nFor this it was quantitatively and qualitatively enhanced the southern group of German troops, sent here as the main force