| From 'Tank War 1939-1945' by Janusz Piekalkiewicz
Monday 15 March 1943 Quote: Joseph Stalin to Winston Churchill
It is evident that the Anglo-American operations in North Africa have not only not been expediated, but on the contrary they have been postponed till the end of April. Even this date is not quite definite. Thus at the height of our fighting against the Hitler forces - i.e. in Feburary/March - the weight of the Anglo-American offensive has not only not increased, but there has been no development of the offensive at all, and the time limit for the operations set by yourself was extended. Meanwhile, Germany succeeded in transferring thirty-six divisions (including six armoured divisions) from the west against the Soviet troops. It is easy to see what difficulties this created for the Soviet armies and how the position of the Germans on the Soviet-German front was alleviated.
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Secret Report of the German SS Security Service on internal affairs, No. 367 of 15 March 1943 (extract):
I. General comments: the statement in the Wehrmacht Report of 12 March 1943 that the Bolshevists' hope of regaining the Ukraine has been foiled, and the news of the fights around Kharkov culminating in its recapture (by Germany), have removed many Germans' last doubts about our ability to stabilise the (Eastern) front and again regain the initiative.
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