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The Batle of Moscow 1. The battle of Moscow took place on October 1941 in the Soviet Union's capital, Moscow. It was a counter battle for the surprise attack from the Nazi Germans nicknamed Operation Typhoon. The attack from the Germans was a pintcher attack, planned to get the Red Army from the North and the West at the same time. At first the Soviets were struggling, mostly from being caught off guard, but they quickly got control of the battle by deploying belts of deffensive armies out to the front lines.

2. By attacking the Soviets Union's capital Hitler thought he could take down the whole nation if he won. The German offense was strong but the Soviets defense was stronger. The Red Army successfully stopped the German offense and continued to push the Germans back out of Moscow. After the Soviets stopped the Germans from entering and taking over Moscow, they wanted to go after them while they were down and weak. So the Red Army began to string a bunch of large Soviet counter-offensives on the Nazi's. They were all mostly possitive and lead to the Soviets winning the battle of Moscow.

3. The defense shown at Moscow was a symbol of honorable soliders who fought hard to stop the invading Nazis. On 1965, to celebrate the battle, Moscow was awarded "Hero City" title on the 20th anniversary of victory day. Fedor von Bock was the leading commander for the Axis, while his nemisis, commander Georgy Zhukov lead the Red Army. Germany had 1million men to fight with and 1700 tanks to use while the Soviets counted in with 1.2million men and only 1000 tanks. The Germans had more firepower to use, but the Soviets defense seemed unbeatable. The total casualties for the Germans was about 248,000 - 400,000 and the total for the Soviets was 650,000 - 1,280,000. With these casualties counted, the battle of Moscow was considered one of the most lethal battles in history. []

1. What was the surprise attack on the Soviet Union nicknamed? 2. What was Hitlers plan when he attacked Moscow? 3. What title was Moscow awarded for its amazing defense during the war?