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The Battle of Moscow 1941-1942 : the Red Army's defensive operations and counter-offensive along the Moscow strategic direction

Russia. Generalʹnyĭ shtab2018
Books
Imprint:
Warwick [U.K.] : Helion & Co., 2018.
Collation:
475 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Published in cooperation with the Association of the United States Army.Includes indexes.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note pt. I A short description of the theater of military activities -- pt. II The failure of the first offensive of the German-Fascist troops on Moscow. The general situation on the Western Front at the beginning of November 1941 -- pt. III The second general offensive on Moscow by the German-Fascist troops and the defensive battle on the Western Front (November 16-December 1941) -- 1. The initial situation and the opposing plans. The outline of the German offensive on Moscow -- 2. The concentration of the 1st, 20th and 10th Reserve armies and other reserves -- 3. The defensive battle on the Western Front's right wing: the situation by November 16 -- 4. Events in the center. The defense along the Nara River (November 16-December 5 1941) -- 5. Defensive activities on the Western Front's left wing. The defense of Tula -- 6. The Air Force's combat activities -- 7. Rear organization and materiel-technical supply -- 8. The role of defensive lines and the Moscow Defense Zone in the defeat of the Germans at Moscow -- 9. Party-political work among the Western Front's troops during the defensive fighting for Moscow -- 10. Results of the defensive battle on the Western Front -- pt. IV The Red Army's counteroffensive on the Western Front and the defeat of the German-Fascist troops around Moscow (December 6-December 24 1941) -- 1. Changes in the operational-strategic situation during the Red Army's battle on the approaches to Moscow. The Red Army's counteroffensive and the beginning of the German forces' defeat -- 2. The offensive by the Western Front's right wing. The defeat of the enemy's Klin-Rogachevo Group. The fighting in the area of the Istra Reservoir. The arrival of the Red Army's forces at the line of the Lama and Ruza rivers -- 3. The situation in the center. Our forces' attempts to break through the Germans' defensive line along the Ruza, Moscow and Nara rivers -- 4. The offensive along the Front's left flank. The Tula Offensive Operation. The offensive's development toward Vysokinichi, Kaluga and Belev -- 5. The Air Force's combat activities -- 6. Rear area organization and supply -- 7. Party-political work among the troops of the Western Front during the offensive operation around Moscow -- 8. An overall view of the December fighting -- pt. V The offensive by the Western Front's troops from the line of the Lama, Ruza, Nara, and Oka rivers (December 25 1941-January 31 1942) -- 1. The overall situation on the Western Front at the beginning of January 1942 -- 2. The enemy facing the Western Front in January 1942 -- 3. Attempts to break through along the Western Front's right wing at the end of December and beginning of January -- 4. The offensive by the central armies from the line of the Nara, Ruza, and Moscow rivers and the development of the operations (December 25 1941-January 17 1942) -- 5. The offensive by the left-wing armies on Detchino, Kozel'sk and Sukhinichi and the end of the fighting for Kaluga and Belev (December 25 1941-January 5 -- 9 1942) -- 6. The overall situation on the Western Front in the middle of January. The breakthrough of the German defense along the Volokolamsk-Gzhatsk axis and the pursuit of the enemy to the Gzhatsk defensive line -- 7. The Mozhaisk-Vereya Operation (January 14 -- 22 1942) -- 8. The offensive by the left-wing armies on Kondrovo, Yukhnov, Kirov, and Lyudinovo, from January 5-9-31 1942 -- 9. The Medyn'-Myatlevo Operation -- 10. The 33rd Army's offensive on Vyaz'ma for the purpose of splitting the enemy front -- 11. Rear area organization and supply -- 12. Conclusions on the January fighting -- pt. VI Overall conclusions on the Moscow Operation -- Annexes -- A. The combat order of the enemy facing the Western Front as of January 5, 15, and 25 1942 -- B. The composition of the 20th Army as of January 10 1942.
ISBN:
9781912390458
Dewey class:
940.5421
Language:
English
BRN:
341983
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Brighton LibraryAdult Non Fiction - History940.5421 BATAvailable
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