“Since the collapse of Italy, what I have been most anxious to do is take the offensive in both the south and the east, but it has become clear that this is impossible because of a lack of planes, parts and ammunition. Therefore, I have finally had to adopt a defensive strategy, although this is the very first time since the war began that we Germans have had to do so. [Emphasis added.] Nevertheless, I am arranging to organize and equip forty new divisions that I can use in the East by next spring and am also preparing airplanes and other material. At that time, in conjunction with action in
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