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Originally Posted by Noren
Shift resources from the navy to the army? The navy was small to begin with. I dont think what would have much an impact, perhaps a few more panzer divisions and perhaps 10 more infantry divisions but it would'nt had halted the russians or made much of a strategic differance when germany was fighting on 3 fronts.
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A few extra panzer divisions would have made a HUGE difference in August 1941 when the Germans had to make a choice between taking Kiev or Moscow. Panzergruppe Guderian was diverted south to help Runstedt take encircle Kiev and the Germans lost their best bet to take Moscow before winter set in.