The Battle Of Moscow 1941–1942, The Red Army’s Defensive Operations and Counteroffensive along the Moscow Strategic Direction

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Edited and translated by Richard W. Harrison. Cover About the Author Title Copyright Contents List of Maps List of Tables Preface to the English-language edition Introduction Part I: A short description of the theater of military activities Part II: The failure of the first offensive of the German-Fascist troops on Moscow. The general situation on the Western Front at the beginning of November 1941 Part III: The second general offensive on Moscow by the German-Fascist troops and the defensive battle on the Western Front (November 16-December 1941) 1 The initial situation and the opposing plans. The outline of the German offensive on Moscow 2 The concentration of the 1st, 20th and 10th Reserve armies and other reserves 3 The defensive battle on the Western Front’s right wing: the situation by November 16 4 Events in the center. The defense along the Nara River (November 16-December 5 1941) 5 Defensive activities on the Western Front’s left wing. The defense of Tula 6 The Air Force’s combat activities 7 Rear organization and matériel-technical supply 8 The role of defensive lines and the Moscow Defense Zone in the defeat of the Germans at Moscow 9 Party-political work among the Western Front’s troops during the defensive fighting for Moscow 10 Results of the defensive battle on the Western Front Part IV: The Red Army’s counteroffensive on the Western Front and the defeat of the German-Fascist troops around Moscow (December 6-December 24 1941) 1 Changes in the operational-strategic situation during the Red Army’s battle on the approaches to Moscow. The Red Army’s counteroffensive and the beginning of the German forces’ defeat 2 The offensive by the Western Front’s right wing. The defeat of the enemy’s Klin-Rogachevo Group. The fighting in the area of the Istra Reservoir. The arrival of the Red Army’s forces at the line of the Lama and Ruza rivers 3 The situation in the center. Our forces’ attempts to break through the Germans’ defensive line along the Ruza, Moscow and Nara rivers 4 The offensive along the Front’s left flank. The Tula Offensive Operation. The offensive’s development toward Vysokinichi, Kaluga and Belev 5 The Air Force’s combat activities 6 Rear area organization and supply 7 Party-political work among the troops of the Western Front during the offensive operation around Moscow 8 An overall view of the December fighting Part V: The offensive by the Western Front’s troops from the line of the Lama, Ruza, Nara, and Oka rivers (December 25 1941-January 31 1942) 1 The overall situation on the Western Front at the beginning of January 1942 2 The enemy facing the Western Front in January 1942 3 Attempts to break through along the Western Front’s right wing at the end of December and beginning of January 4 The offensive by the central armies from the line of the Nara, Ruza, and Moscow rivers and the development of the operations (December 25 1941-January 17 1942) 5 The offensive by the left-wing armies on Detchino, Kozel’sk and Sukhinichi and the end of the fighting for Kaluga and Belev (December 25 1941-January 5-9 1942) 6 The overall situation on the Western Front in the middle of January. The breakthrough of the German defense along the Volokolamsk-Gzhatsk axis and the pursuit of the enemy to the Gzhatsk defensive line 7 The Mozhaisk-Vereya Operation (January 14-22 1942) 8 The offensive by the left-wing armies on Kondrovo, Yukhnov, Kirov, and Lyudinovo, from January 5-9—31 1942 9 The Medyn’-Myatlevo Operation 10 The 33rd Army’s offensive on Vyaz’ma for the purpose of splitting the enemy front 11 Rear area organization and supply 12 Conclusions on the January fighting Part VI: Overall conclusions on the Moscow Operation Annexes A The combat order of the enemy facing the Western Front as of January 5, 15, and 25 1942 B The composition of the 20th Army as of January 10 1942