On 5 January 1942, during a meeting in the Kremlin, Stalin announced that he was planning a general spring offensive, which would be staged simultaneously near Moscow, Leningrad, Kharkov, and the Crimea.
Den 5. januar 1942, under et møde i Kreml, bekendtgjorde Stalin, at han planlagde en generel forårsoffensiv, som skulle indledes samtidig ved Moskva, Leningrad og i det sydlige Rusland.