... not always as extreme as Hitler claimed, and in some regions "German forces were hardly affected" ; the weather was "only one factor of many." The "remarkable revival of Soviet manpower" was more important to the defense of Moscow than the cold. Economy The Russian war effort was a "tremendous economic and organizational achievement." By the end of 1942 Germany occupied an area containing ... 40% of the Russian population, and the majority of its coal manufacturing. Despite this annual rifle production increased fourfold, this "vast improvement in firepower," was a boon to Russian morale...

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