Modern era · 1941 – 1942
Battle of Moscow
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 Soviet defensive effort thwarted Germany's attack on Moscow, the capital and largest city of the Soviet Union.
- When
- 30 Sept 1941 – 20 Apr 1942
- Where
- Moscow Oblast
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Joseph Stalin1878 – 1953Politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
Georgy Zhukov1896 – 1974Marshal of the Soviet Union (1896-1974)
Richard von Weizsäcker1920 – 2015President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
Heinz Guderian1888 – 1954German general (1888–1954)
Ivan Konev1897 – 1973Soviet military commander (1897-1973)
Before and after
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