Talk at Fleggbrough Probus Club

The Battle of Moscow was fought between October 2nd, 1941 and January 7th, 1942. The Battle of Moscow was fought for 3 months and 5 days. The Battle of Moscow was won by the Soviet Union.

On 15 July 1941, German forces captured Smolensk, an important stronghold on the road to Moscow. At this stage, although Moscow was vulnerable, an offensive against the city would have exposed the German flanks. In part to address these risks, and to attempt to secure Ukraine's food and water and mineral resources, Hitler ordered the attack to turn north and south and eliminate Soviet forces.