The Caucasus 1942-43: Kleist's Race For Oil Now

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:

: Capturing the Volga River and disrupting Lend-Lease supplies entering through the Persian Corridor. The Campaign (1942–1943) The Caucasus 1942-43: Kleist's Race for Oil

The Caucasus 1942–43: Kleist's race for oil - Osprey Publishing The German high command identified a critical lack