1941 ⟶ Battle of Moscow: Soviet Ski Troops Deployed
Battle of Moscow – Temperatures around Moscow drop to minus ...
Year
1941
1942
1943
❄️ Battle of Moscow: Soviet Ski Troops Deployed
Battle of Moscow – Temperatures around Moscow drop to minus 12 °C and the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city.⟶
Battle of MoscowEastern FrontWinter WarfareSoviet UnionGerman ArmyMilitary TacticsSki TroopsTurning PointFreezing Conditions
⚔️ German Offensive Resumes on Moscow
Germans start a new offensive against Moscow as the muddy ground freezes again.⟶
Eastern FrontMoscowOperation BarbarossaGerman OffensiveSoviet UnionBattle of MoscowWinter WarfareStalemate
⚔️ German Forces Reach Moscow Outskirts
Battle of Moscow – German Panzers are on the outskirts of Moscow, near the Moscow-Volga Canal.⟶
Eastern FrontBattle of MoscowGerman InvasionSoviet UnionMilitaryPanzersMoscowDefense
🛑 German Offensive Around Moscow Stalls
The German offensive around Moscow is now at a complete halt.⟶
Eastern FrontMoscowGerman OffensiveSoviet UnionBattle of MoscowTurning PointStalemateMilitary Failure
❄️ Soviet Winter Offensive Halts
The Soviet Winter counter-offensive comes to a halt, after having pushed the exhausted and freezing German Army back 62–155 mi from Moscow. 'Operation Barbarossa' had failed.⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionGerman ArmyMoscowWinter OffensiveOperation BarbarossaWorld War IIMilitary OperationCounteroffensive
🏳️ Paulus Surrenders at Stalingrad
Friedrich Paulus (Generalfeldmarschall in command of the German 6th Army) and his staff surrender to Soviet troops in Stalingrad, the first time a German Field Marshal is lost to surrender and thus captured by the enemy.⟶
StalingradPaulusSurrenderGerman ArmySoviet UnionEastern FrontTurning PointWorld War IIBattle of StalingradCaptured