In fact, head of Army General Staff General Franz Halder had been dismissed in September after his efforts to warn about the danger which was developing along the over-extended flanks of the Sixth Army and the Fourth Panzer Army.
De fapt, șeful Armatei, general-maior Franz Halder a fost demis în septembrie, după ce eforturile sale de a avertiza despre pericolul care a amenința flancurile Armatei a șasea și a patra Panzer.