The defenders in this battle were organized along the Mozhaysk line, and the farthest point of advance for the attackers occurred at a location called the "Red Meadow.
The defenders in this battle were organized along the Mozhaysk line, and the farthest point of advance for the attackers occurred at a location called the "Red Meadow." Initial operations during this battle commenced at Vyazma and Bryansk, where the attackers scored overwhelming victories, while distinguished defenders at this battle included Konstantin Rokossovsky, whose 16th Army maintained an unbroken defensive line. Begun on September 30, 1941 under the code name "Operation Typhoon," this battle lasted until April of 1942 and featured a December counteroffensive which retook Kalinin and Kaluga. Pitting Army Group Centre led by Kesselring, von Bock, and Guderian against defenders under Vasilevsky and Zhukov, for ten points, identify this major battle of World War II in which the Wehrmacht was prevented from taking the Soviet capital.
The defenders in this battle were organized along the Mozhaysk line, and the farthest point of advance for the attackers occurred at a location called the "Red Meadow.
Battle of {Moscow}