What problems did the Germans face after their great success?
Most Germans would think...lets keep expanding...when really they are just getting themselves into bigger and more complicated consequences. German forces had expanded so fast that they left their whole infantry behind them, which consisted of soldiers and most of the supplies that were needed to recharge or fix the weapons/tanks. Tanks and the luftwaffe had no where to go until the infantry that was tens of miles away caught up with fuel and made themselves useful in battle. The Germans had been unevenly spread with their forces after having such a huge success in conquering lands. Food for soldiers were also behind so it made them starve for hours until the infantry with resources arrived alongside with the rest of the German army.
The German's problem of too much land and not enough of their army to keep it all completely in control also ultimately contributed to later losses in the war. In Russia, they had expanded so far, they did not have enough soldiers to do a full attack on the Russian line, so for the battle of Stalingrad, they just had to focus on the southern areas. Even then, they had left behind so much, and the army was so spread out, that when they attacked, it was no longer the full force as it used to be. The Russians were able to break some of their line, and use their own war tactic of the pincer against them. At the end of the battle of Stalingrad, the Germans faced terrible losses, and many soldiers were captured by the Red Army. Their military force was weakened even more. They expanded too far, too fast, and it ultimately is what worked against them.
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