: Simultaneously crippling the Red Army by cutting off their primary fuel supplies.
: Capturing the fields at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku , which together produced 82% of the Soviet Union's crude oil.
The Caucasus 1942–43: Kleist's race for oil - Osprey Publishing
The offensive began on July 25, 1942, following the fall of Rostov-on-Don.
The German high command identified a critical lack of oil as their most pressing strategic weakness. The Caucasus campaign, specifically , sought to solve this by:
: Simultaneously crippling the Red Army by cutting off their primary fuel supplies.
: Capturing the fields at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku , which together produced 82% of the Soviet Union's crude oil. The Caucasus 1942-43: Kleist's Race for Oil
The Caucasus 1942–43: Kleist's race for oil - Osprey Publishing : Simultaneously crippling the Red Army by cutting
The offensive began on July 25, 1942, following the fall of Rostov-on-Don. sought to solve this by:
The German high command identified a critical lack of oil as their most pressing strategic weakness. The Caucasus campaign, specifically , sought to solve this by:
