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.
Dalam satu minggu, pasukan Jerman lelah menghadapi pertahanan Soviet yang sangat teratur dan, untuk pertama kalinya dalam perang ini, Hitler membatalkan sebuah operasi sebelum memperoleh kesuksesan taktis atau operasional.