1941 ⟶ Operation Typhoon Begins: Germans Attack Moscow
Operation Typhoon – German "Central" forces begin an all-out...
Year
1941
1945
🇷🇺 Operation Typhoon Begins: Germans Attack Moscow
Operation Typhoon – German "Central" forces begin an all-out offensive against Moscow. Leading the defense of the capital is General Georgi Zhukov, already a Hero of the Soviet Union for his command in the conflict against the Japanese in the Russian Far East and at Leningrad.⟶
Eastern FrontGermanyMoscowOperation TyphoonMilitary CampaignSoviet UnionZhukovBattleDefense
❄️ Operation Arctic Fox Begins
Finnish and German troops begin Operation Arctic Fox against the Soviet Union.⟶
FinlandGermanySoviet UnionArctic WarfareEastern FrontMilitary OperationOperation Arctic FoxWorld War IINorthern Theater
⚔️ Germans Capture Kiev
German capture of Kiev is now formal. The Red Army forces have suffered many casualties in defending this chief city in Soviet Ukraine.⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionGermanyKievMilitary CampaignCasualtiesUkraineSiege
⚔️ East Prussian Offensive Begins
The East Prussian Offensive, a major Red Army offensive in East Prussia, begins on January 13th.⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionEast PrussiaOffensiveRed ArmyGermanyMilitary CampaignWar of AttritionBattle
💥 1st Byelorussian Front Offensive in East Prussia
1st Byelorussian Front launched its winter offensive towards Pillkallen, East Prussia, meeting heavy resistance from the German 3rd Panzer Army.⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionEast PrussiaOffensiveRed ArmyGermany3rd Panzer ArmyMilitary CampaignBattle
🛡️ Germans Launch Offensive in Hungary
Germans launch an offensive against Soviet forces in Hungary.⟶
GermanyHungaryEastern FrontSoviet UnionOffensiveMilitary OperationBattleFinal Stages