Soviet preparations, which had lasted for two months, had not gone unnoticed by the Germans, whose XIX Gebirgs-Armeekorps (19th Mountain Corps) was well aware of the threat posed by the upcoming offensive.
Soviet preparations had not gone unnoticed by the Germans. The Germans's XIX Gebirgs-Armeekorps (19th Mountain Corps) was well aware of the threat posed by the upcoming offensive. Soviet preparations had lasted for two months.