Vyazma defensive operation (1941)

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The Vyazma defensive operation (1941) was a major early Eastern Front battle in World War II, in which Soviet forces attempted to halt the German advance toward Moscow but suffered encirclement and heavy losses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military operation
alsoKnownAs Vyazma defensive battle
linked to: Battle of Vyazma

Vyazma defensive operation
belligerent Red Army
Wehrmacht
casualties hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops captured or killed
commandedBy Fedor von Bock
Georgy Zhukov
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
encirclement Soviet 19th Army
Soviet 20th Army
linked to: 20th Army

Soviet 24th Army
Soviet 32nd Army
endTime 1941-10-13
followedBy Mozhaisk defensive line battles
frontLineDirection west of Moscow
historicalSignificance contributed to delaying but not stopping German approach to Moscow
one of the largest Soviet defeats in 1941
involves German Army Group Centre
linked to: Army Group Centre

Soviet Bryansk Front
Soviet Reserve Front
Soviet Western Front
location Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR

Smolensk Oblast
Vyazma
militaryTheater European theatre of World War II
notableFeature large-scale German pincer movement
mass encirclement of Soviet armies
objective halt German advance toward Moscow
opponent Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
outcome encirclement of Soviet forces
heavy Soviet losses
partOf Battle of Moscow
Eastern Front (World War II)
German invasion of the Soviet Union
Operation Typhoon
precededBy Smolensk battle (1941)
result German victory
startTime 1941-10-02
strategicEffect opened way for German advance toward Moscow
timePeriod October 1941
typeOfWarfare land warfare

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43rd Army participatedIn Vyazma defensive operation (1941)
Vyazma siteOf Vyazma defensive operations (1941)
linked to: Vyazma defensive operation (1941)