It was worn out, at the end of a long and tenuous supply line (Model had been promoted on 28 October, and needed two weeks just to get to Kalinin), and the cold weather was starting to hamper the Germans.
Det var udslidt og lå for enden af en lang og vanskelig forsyningslinje (Model var blevet forfremmet den 28. oktober og måtte bruge to uger blot på at komme til Kalinin), og det kolde vejr var begyndt at hæmme tyskerne.