BATTLE OF MOSCOW

COUNTRIES WHO FOUGHT

• Soviet Union vs. Germany
• Soviet Union- Aleksandr Vasilevsky and Georgy Zhukov
• Germany- Fedor von Bock
• Also on Germany's side were Romanian, Finnish, and Slovak troops
• Also on the Soviet Union's side was Hungary

TYPE OF BATTLE

• Land and air

STARTING AND ENDING DATES

• Starting- October 2nd, 1941
• January 7th, 1942

LOCATION

DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANCE

• Germany wanted Moscow because it was the heart of the Soviet Union
• If Germany captures Moscow, perhaps their whole nation will collapse
• This was a year-long campaign, and there were many small battles within it
• German soldiers were split between eastern and western Eurpoe
• Germans were not equipped to deal with the brutal winters