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Kleist was made commander-in-chief of Army Group A during the closing days of which offensive?

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Case Blue was the German offensive against the Soviet Union in the summer of 1942. It was intended to capture the oil fields of the Caucasus and to take Stalingrad, which would cut off the Soviet Union's access to the Caspian Sea. The offensive was initially successful, but it eventually stalled and the Germans were forced to retreat.
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