German soldiers on the outskirts of Moscow. According to Hitler’s directive, the assault is conducted from September 30, 1941.
Sevastopol, 1941, the first assault, October 30 – November 21
Seamen of Sevastopol. On land, sailors form an elite infantry, fully aware of the value of combat brotherhood, and also accustomed to handling complex technology
Sevastopol, 1941
Sevastopol Air Defense Forces
Outskirts of Sevastopol, autumn 1941
Battleship “Sevastopol” is firing. The first and the second storm of the city of military glory are broken, first of all, thanks to the artillery support of the ships in the bays
Killed the KV-1 tank with dozens of shells, in the town of Venev, Tula region
The defense of Tula, November 1941. The important center of the Soviet defense industry is practically surrounded by German units, but it keeps the siege, and does not allow the Wehrmacht to strike Moscow from the south
December 28, 1941 RKKA and the fleet landed in Kerch, a day later – in Feodosia (Crimea). This operation is quite successful. Occupying Kerch, the German division is evacuated deep into the peninsula, throwing heavy equipme
Subsequent, poorly prepared and indecisive attacks on the fortified positions of the Wehrmacht are merely depleting the mechanized parts of the Red Army.
Killed the tank KV-1. District of the Old Crimea, the limit of advance of the Soviet marines
The erection of fortifications on the streets of the capital
Panic in Moscow, October 16, 1941
To overcome the fear of the Wehrmacht, an exhibition of disabled German military equipment is being organized in the center of Moscow
The battery is 85 mm. anti-aircraft guns in the Park of Culture and Rest. M. Gorky
Moscow, 1941. MiG-3 fighters. The capital is covered with impressive air defense forces, and Hitler’s plan to destroy the city from the air is not carried out
Two hundred thousand civilians and volunteers are mobilizing to help the Soviet Army in Moscow. Almost all of them die in the coming months
American poster in support of Lend-Lease
In November 1941, the first deliveries on lend-lease began. The country of the Soviets receives the first 670 aircraft, about 400 tanks and 3,000 other military cargoes from the United States and Great Britain. In the battle near Moscow, the armored vehicles “Valentine” and “Matilda II” account for approximately 35% of all tanks used by the Red Army. Lend-Lease aircraft, Tomahawks and Hurricanes form 16% of the air defense fleet of the capital of the capital
Moscow, November 1941. BT-7 tanks are sent to the front.
“Siberian”, in fact – the Far Eastern divisions, sent to Moscow after the assurances of scouts that there will not be any wars with Japan in the near future, represent the most prepared military formations
Moscow strategic offensive operation, November 1941
As a result of the Moscow battle, German troops were thrown 100—120 kilometers from the capital. Soviet soldiers for the first time see a significant amount of damaged and abandoned German equipment
The German motorcade, broken down near Moscow
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