@aagamerz13 gg. Yeah it was a difficult start and its hard for the axis if the soviets can block Germany in Rostov.
One suggestion is that I don’t think you needed to be so committed to Bryansk. If you have the Italians around as a can opener and a lot of German fast movers, you can take Rostov with the German stack and still threaten Moscow. Its hard in those circumstances for the Soviets to stack Bryansk while keeping Moscow secure.
I also think the factories in norway and West Ukraine might not be the best use of money either, at least as early as you buy them. With 6 more mechs coming earlier in the game, I might have had more trouble blocking you.