Battle of Moscow (WWII)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Hundreds of thousands (both sides)
gptkbp:civilianInvolvement Moscow civilians helped build defenses
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkb:Fedor_von_Bock
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:date October 2, 1941 – January 7, 1942
gptkbp:defenseLine gptkb:Mozhaysk_Line
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Rzhev_Battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Moscow (WWII)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Moscow,_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:notableEvent German advance halted near Moscow
First use of Siberian divisions by Soviets
Hitler issued Directive No. 39 to halt offensive
Soviet counteroffensive began December 5, 1941
Soviet counteroffensive pushed Germans back over 100 miles
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:German_Army_Group_Centre
Soviet 16th Army
gptkbp:objective Capture of Moscow by German forces
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Operation_Typhoon
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk_(1941)
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
gptkbp:significance First major defeat of the German Army in WWII
gptkbp:weather Severe winter conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Volokolamsk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7