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The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a 600 km (370 mi) sector of the Eastern Front during World War II, between October 1941 and January 1942.
The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Moscow from October 2, 1941 to January 2, 1942. ... Samuel W. German Order of Battle, volume 2: 291st ...
The Eastern Front was a theatre of World War II which primarily involved combat between the nations and allies of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.Combat in the Eastern Front began with the two powers remaining peaceful towards each other, with the annexation of countries such as Albania and portions of Poland by Germany and its allies, and the annexation of Finland and the rest of Poland by ...
Volga-Moscow canal opens. [6] 1938 – Gorbunov Palace of Culture (concert hall), Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge, and Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge built. 1939 – Population: 4,137,018. [24] 1941 – October: Battle of Moscow begins. 1942 – January: Battle of Moscow ends. 1943 – Laboratory No. 2 of the USSR Academy of Sciences established. [25]
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...
Map of the Soviet 1941–1942 winter counteroffensive. The winter campaign of 1941–1942 from 5 December 1941 to 7 May 1942 was the name given by Soviet military command to the period that marked the commencement of the Moscow Strategic Offensive Operation (better known as the Battle of Moscow).
Battle of Moscow: The Soviet army launched a counterattack from Kalinin. 1942: 7 January: Battle of Moscow: The Soviet counteroffensive ended between sixty and one-hundred fifty miles from Moscow. 21 August: Battle of Stalingrad: The German Luftwaffe began a bombing raid against Stalingrad. 19 November
With the failure of the Battle of Moscow, all German plans for a quick defeat of the Soviet Union had to be revised. The Soviet counter-offensives in December 1941 caused heavy casualties on both sides, but ultimately eliminated the German threat to Moscow.