By the end of 1942, the distance between the German 6th Army and forces outside of the encirclement was over 65 km (40 mi), and most of the German formations in the area were extremely weak.
Do kraja 1942., razmak između 6. armije i snaga izvan obruča je bila preko 65 kilometara i većina njemačkih formacija u tim područjima je bila vrlo slaba.