Battle of Moscow
Between October 2, 1941and January 7, 1942, Soviet and German forces engaged in a strategically significant conflict of the Eastern Front known as the Battle of Moscow. The main goal of Nazi forces in the offensive was to swiftly defeat the Red Army and capture the Soviet capital. In the three months of the conflict, over seven million Soviet and German soldiers, 53 thousand artillery pieces and mortars, 6000 tanks and three thousand combat aircraft engaged in fierce and bloody fighting spanning a distance of over 600 kilometers. The Battle of Moscow, also known as Operation Typhoon was a decisive military event of the first year in the Eastern Front of the war and the battle which would eventually prolong German war effort in the East. …show more content…
During the early stages of the invasion, Nazi forces overwhelmed the Soviets and made significant gains on their march east toward the Soviet capital. Leading German Army Group Center, Field Marshal Fedor von Bock was able to achieve key victories over the Red Army in Minsk and pave the way for the invasion on Moscow, however Bock’s efforts were cut short when he was ordered to reinforce Army Group South’s efforts in operations in Kiev. With the order for German Army Group Center’s aid of Army Group South’s efforts, Bock was forced to delay his offensive on Moscow well into September and wouldn’t officially assemble his forces for the invasion until October. Bock’s goal was to launch Operation Typhoon as soon as possible in order to avoid fighting through the harsh elements of the Russian
Between October 2, 1941and January 7, 1942, Soviet and German forces engaged in a strategically significant conflict of the Eastern Front known as the Battle of Moscow. The main goal of Nazi forces in the offensive was to swiftly defeat the Red Army and capture the Soviet capital. In the three months of the conflict, over seven million Soviet and German soldiers, 53 thousand artillery pieces and mortars, 6000 tanks and three thousand combat aircraft engaged in fierce and bloody fighting spanning a distance of over 600 kilometers. The Battle of Moscow, also known as Operation Typhoon was a decisive military event of the first year in the Eastern Front of the war and the battle which would eventually prolong German war effort in the East. …show more content…
During the early stages of the invasion, Nazi forces overwhelmed the Soviets and made significant gains on their march east toward the Soviet capital. Leading German Army Group Center, Field Marshal Fedor von Bock was able to achieve key victories over the Red Army in Minsk and pave the way for the invasion on Moscow, however Bock’s efforts were cut short when he was ordered to reinforce Army Group South’s efforts in operations in Kiev. With the order for German Army Group Center’s aid of Army Group South’s efforts, Bock was forced to delay his offensive on Moscow well into September and wouldn’t officially assemble his forces for the invasion until October. Bock’s goal was to launch Operation Typhoon as soon as possible in order to avoid fighting through the harsh elements of the Russian