How many German casualties had occurred by November 1941 during the invasion of the Soviet Union?

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Eastern Front Red Army soldier waving the Soviet flag during the Battle of Stalingrad.

By November 1941, during the invasion of the Soviet Union, German forces had suffered approximately 730,000 casualties. These losses were significantly higher than those experienced in earlier campaigns against France and the Balkans, driven in part by the onset of severe winter conditions and the lack of adequate winter provisions for the troops.1