German Manpower in 1943. Note by the Secretary

15. During this period the only accretion to the Army was one of 250,000 resulting from the call-up of the first half of the 1925 class. 16. Thus, by the end of 1942 the strength of the German Army is estimated to have fallen to some 6,200,000. 1943 17. The forecast of casualties which will be incurred by the German Army in 1943 is of necessity highly speculative. It must be emphasized that the following estimates are based on the assumption that fighting during the year is of a scale and intensity comparable to that of similar periods in 1942, and that losses from sickness and frostbite are also as heavy as in 1942.