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After the failure of Operation Typhoon in 1941,The Soviets thought that Germany would resume the assault in the summer of 1942 but Hitler wanted to cut off Russian Oil supply and Block some of the Land lease Supply route which came thru Persia .The preparation of Operation Blue was given it was intended to capture as much off the Cacausus as Possible (Oil fields) simultaneously Armenian and Georgian would then gain their independence
Hitler sent the German 17th Army to the Caucasus .But what if Germany Hold the 1ePZg 4ePZg and17th German Army And not the Hungarian and italian,s in the Don,s Bent .If Stalingrad was taken whitout a fight .These Axis forces could take together with the German 11th army and smaller German units the Caucasus .Germany could make winter defensive preparations in the Dons bent and.because 85% of the Oil came from the Caucasus soviet winter/offensive planning would be seriously affected