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German: Fourth Army and Panzergruppe 4; 15 infantry divisions 6 panzer divisions 2 motorized infantry divisions. Soviet – front line: Western Front (cont.); 13 rifle divisions
Moscow Military District Map as of 2009. ... hugging the border between Moscow city and Moscow Oblast at the time) ... "Russian Ground Forces Order of Battle" (PDF).
2001 Russian stamp for the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow. The defense of Moscow became a symbol of Soviet resistance against the invading Axis forces. To commemorate the battle, Moscow was awarded the title of "Hero City" in 1965, on the 20th anniversary of Victory Day. A Museum of the Defence of Moscow was created in 1995. [104]
The 3rd Panzer Group (German: Panzergruppe 3) was formed on 16 November 1940. It was a constituent part of Army Group Centre and participated in Operation Barbarossa and fought in the Battle of Moscow in late 1941 and early 1942.
The 322nd Rifle Division was a standard Red Army rifle division during World War II.It is most notable for liberating Auschwitz concentration camp as part of the 60th Army on January 27, 1945, in the course of the Vistula-Oder offensive.
The division was officially raised to Guards status on November 26, 1941, although its sub-units would not be redesignated until February, 1942. Its order of battle, based on the last prewar (April 5, 1941) shtat (table of organization and equipment) for rifle divisions, was eventually as follows: 18th Guards Rifle Regiment (from 40th Rifle ...
The 3rd Army saw its first action in September 1939, taking part in the operation in Belarus and Poland. The invasion was conducted under the terms of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, which divided Poland between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany and guaranteed that neither country would attack the other. Order of Battle on 2 October 1939: [5]
The 467th Guards District Training Center for Junior Specialists of the Moscow Military District (Russian: 467 гвардейский Краснознамённый Московско-Тартуский межвидовой окружной учебный центр подготовки младших специалистов) is a training formation of the Russian Ground Forces.