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

The offensive began on July 25, 1942, following the fall of Rostov-on-Don.

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: The Caucasus 1942-43: Kleist's Race for Oil

: Capturing the fields at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku , which together produced 82% of the Soviet Union's crude oil. The offensive began on July 25, 1942, following

: Capturing the Volga River and disrupting Lend-Lease supplies entering through the Persian Corridor. The Campaign (1942–1943) The offensive began on July 25

: Simultaneously crippling the Red Army by cutting off their primary fuel supplies.