Battles of Moscow

Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battles in World War II. Result: Successful Soviet defense of Moscow; German retreat from the outskirts of the city.

After the successful destruction of the Soviet armies around Vyazma, the German army under Field Marshal Fedor von Bock pushed toward Moscow at the beginning of October, 1941. Arrayed from north to south against the Soviet defenders were the Ninth Army, the Third and Fourth Panzer Groups, the Fourth Army, and the Second Panzer Group. The initial drive to Moscow was slowed by the autumn rains. The unpaved...

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