Battle of Moscow

Контрнаступление советских войск под Москвой (1941)

Captured German soldiers in Tula

“Defense of Moscow”. Anti-aircraft gunners on the roof of Moscow's central Hotel "Moskva". The Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Reprophoto.

Памятная плита на воинском братском захоронении в д. Федорино (Россия, Калужская обл., Боровский р-н)

A Soviet machine gunner covers the infantry attacking near Tula. From the newspaper "Moscow Bolshevik" (Московский большевик) No. 72 (1237) from March 27, 1943

Герой Советского Союза командир 1-й гвардейской Московской мотострелковой дивизии полковник А.И. Лизюков (первый справа) на наблюдательном пункте. Западный фронт, Московская область, ноябрь 1941. Слева вверху: командующий 20-й армией генерал-лейтенант А. А. Власов. Источник: E.E. Колоскова, Л.А. Денисова, Е.Н. Лебедева «В объективе война 1941—1945».

Контрнаступление советских войск под Москвой (1941)

Контрнаступление советских войск под Москвой (1941)

Контрнаступление советских войск под Москвой (1941)

Контрнаступление советских войск под Москвой (1941)

Контрнаступление советских войск под Москвой (1941)

Контрнаступление советских войск под Москвой (1941)

Контрнаступление советских войск под Москвой (1941)

Контрнаступление советских войск под Москвой (1941)

Armed with heavy shovels, a hastily assembled work force of Moscow women and elderly men gouge a huge tank trap out of the earth to halt German Panzers advancing on the Russian capital. In the feverish effort to save the city, more than 100,000 citizens labored from mid-October until late November digging ditches and building other obstructions. When completed, the ditches extended more than 100 miles. Source: Scanned from "Russia Besieged" (ISBN 705405273), page 165 Image originally from the United States Information Agency
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Russland, Bergung eines Verwundeten
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Sowjetunion, vor Moskau, Bergung eines Verwundeten, im Hintergrund brennende Häuser in einer Ortschaft, PK 612, Film 2783
Title
Russland, Bergung eines Verwundeten
Depicted place
Russia
Date
November 1941date QS:P571,+1941-11-00T00:00:00Z/10
Collection
German Federal Archives
Native name
Das Bundesarchiv
Parent institution
Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media
Location
Koblenz (headquarters)
Coordinates
50° 20′ 32.71″ N, 7° 34′ 21.22″ E
Established
1946
Website
www.bundesarchiv.de
Authority file
: Q685753
VIAF: 137346469
ISNI: 0000000405552728
LCCN: n92025526
NLA: 36455393
OSM: 1844909
WorldCat
institution QS:P195,Q685753
Current location
Sammlung von Repro-Negativen (Bild 146)
Accession number
Bild 146-2008-0317
Source
This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation only using the originals (negative and/or positive), resp. the digitalization of the originals as provided by the Digital Image Archive.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2008-0317%2C_Russland%2C_Bergung_eines_Verwundeten_Recolored.jpg)
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You can help by reporting errors and typos at Commons:Bundesarchiv/Error reports. Sowjetunion, vor Moskau, Bergung eines Verwundeten, im Hintergrund brennende Häuser in einer Ortschaft, PK 612, Film 2783 Title Russland, Bergung eines Verwundeten Depicted place Russia Date November 1941date QS:P571,+1941-11-00T00:00:00Z/10 Collection German Federal Archives Native name Das Bundesarchiv Parent institution Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Location Koblenz (headquarters) Coordinates 50° 20′ 32.71″ N, 7° 34′ 21.22″ E Established 1946 Website www.bundesarchiv.de Authority file : Q685753 VIAF: 137346469 ISNI: 0000000405552728 LCCN: n92025526 NLA: 36455393 OSM: 1844909 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q685753 Current location Sammlung von Repro-Negativen (Bild 146) Accession number Bild 146-2008-0317 Source This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation only using the originals (negative and/or positive), resp. the digitalization of the originals as provided by the Digital Image Archive.

Russland, Bergung eines Verwundeten

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Scherl: An der Sowjetfront: Verschlammte Strasse im Raum von Moskau. PK-Aufnahme: Kriegsberichter: Britting 10322-41 Nov. 41
![For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. An der Sowjetfront: [bei Istra] Vor den deutschen Truppen geflüchtete Bauern kehren in ihre Dörfer zurück.
PK-Aufnahme: Kriegsberichter: Gebauer
332-42 "Fr." "Fr.OKW" Dez. 41](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-B15686%2C_Russland%2C_bei_Istra%2C_Fl%C3%BCchtlinge.jpg)
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. An der Sowjetfront: [bei Istra] Vor den deutschen Truppen geflüchtete Bauern kehren in ihre Dörfer zurück. PK-Aufnahme: Kriegsberichter: Gebauer 332-42 "Fr." "Fr.OKW" Dez. 41
![For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. An der Sowjetfront: [bei Istra / Studamm]
Panzerangriff auf ein von den Sowjets hartnäckig verteidigtes Dorf.
PK-Aufnahme: Kriegsberichter: Tannenberg
10710-41 "Fr" "Fr. OKW" Nov. 1941
aufgenommen am 25.11.1941](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-B17220%2C_Sowjetunion%2C_Panzerangriff_bei_Istra_%28cropped%29.jpg)
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. An der Sowjetfront: [bei Istra / Studamm] Panzerangriff auf ein von den Sowjets hartnäckig verteidigtes Dorf. PK-Aufnahme: Kriegsberichter: Tannenberg 10710-41 "Fr" "Fr. OKW" Nov. 1941 aufgenommen am 25.11.1941
![For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. An der Sowjetfront: [bei Istra / Studamm]
Panzerangriff auf ein von den Sowjets hartnäckig verteidigtes Dorf.
PK-Aufnahme: Kriegsberichter: Tannenberg
10710-41 "Fr" "Fr. OKW" Nov. 1941
aufgenommen am 25.11.1941](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-B17220%2C_Sowjetunion%2C_Panzerangriff_bei_Istra.jpg)
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. An der Sowjetfront: [bei Istra / Studamm] Panzerangriff auf ein von den Sowjets hartnäckig verteidigtes Dorf. PK-Aufnahme: Kriegsberichter: Tannenberg 10710-41 "Fr" "Fr. OKW" Nov. 1941 aufgenommen am 25.11.1941
Defeating Germans near Moscow. November assault of Germans and retreat of Western front troops (defensive battle). Engineering support of operations. Operations department of Western front. CAMD stock 208 inventory 2511 case 1039.

“Downed Nazi planes on Sverdlov Square”. Reconnaissance Junkers Ju 88 "F6+AK" of Aufkl.Gr.122 (Luftflotte 6) shot down near Duplevo village of Istrinsky District on 25 July 1941 is exhibited on Sverdlov (now Teatralnaya) Square in Moscow. Colorized using https://colab.research.google.com/github/jantic/DeOldify/blob/master/ImageColorizerColab.ipynb

Duitse tanks rukken op tijdens de Kesselschlacht bij Wjasma.

Жители Калинина после освобождения города Красной Армией. Калининская (с 1990 г. – Тверская) область. Декабрь 1941 г. Фото Б.Е.Вдовенко. Главархив Москвы

У разрушенного дома в освобождённом населённом пункте. Калининский фронт. 1942 г. Фото Б.В.Игнатовича. Главархив Москвы
Historical Overview
First failure of the Blitzkrieg.
Quick Facts
Red Army
- Commander: Georgi Schukow
- Strength: 1250000
- Casualties: 650000
German Army
- Commander: Fedor von Bock
- Strength: 1000000
- Casualties: 250000
Strategic Context
Survival of the Soviet capital.
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