Preparations for the offensive were, however, far from perfect; on 8 November, Stavka issued orders to postpone the launch date of the operation, because transportation delays had prevented many units from being able to move into place.
No, pripreme za ofenzivu su bile daleko od savršenih; na dan 8. studenoga, Stavka je izdala naredbu za odgodu početka operacije zato što su kašnjenja u transportu spriječile mnoge jedinice da budu pomaknute na planirana polazišna mjesta napada.