On September 30, 1941, the battle for Moscow began. The beginning of the German offensive turned into the encirclement of the formations of the three Soviet fronts. This did not prevent the USSR from gaining a strategic victory. Head of the branch “Bogoroditskoye Pole” of the Khmelita Museum-Reserve ( Smolensk Region ), fighter of the “Duty” search unit Igor Mikhailov told in an interview with “Lente.ru” about the main mistakes of German soldiers.
In early October, the first snow fell and rains began, which worsened the condition of the roads. German troops used the same routes to supply several groups, which led to deterioration of the roadway and a slowdown in the pace of the offensive. Mikhailov noted that the advance of the 4th field army and 4th tank group slowed down in this way.
According to him, the German military leaders overestimated their capabilities against the backdrop of a successful start of the offensive. After the Vyazemsky and Bryansk boilers, the Nazis dispersed the main forces. So, the commander of Army Group “Center” Fyodor von Bock struck at Torzhok north of Kalinin (now Tver ). Unsuccessful attempts to attack in this direction were suspended on October 23.
80 years ago, on September 30, 1941, Operation Typhoon began. The troops of the 2nd Panzer Group of General Heinz Guderian attacked the positions of the Bryansk Front, and on October 2, Army Group Center struck the troops of the Western and Reserve Fronts. The Battle of Moscow, which was attended by over three million people, was the largest strategic battle of the Second World War.
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