Within a week, German forces had exhausted themselves against the Soviets' deeply echeloned and well-constructed defences, and for the first time in the war Hitler cancelled the operation before it had achieved tactical or operational success.
Nunha semana as forzas alemás víronse esgotadas tralos intentos de derrotar as ben construídas e graduais defensas soviéticas, e por primeira vez na guerra Hitler cancelou a operación antes de que esta conseguise un éxito táctico ou operativo.