The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Moscow from October 2, 1941 to January 2, 1942.
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Summary of Ground Forces
The six German armies made up Army Group Centre, commanded by Feldmarshal Fedor von Bock.
North of Smolensk-Moscow Highway
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Middle Sector
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Bryansk and Points South
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Detail of Ground Forces
The six German armies made up Army Group Centre, commanded by Feldmarshal Fedor von Bock.
North of Smolensk-Moscow Highway
Armies deployed north to south
German: Ninth Army Army Reserve Third Panzer Army
Army Reserve
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Soviet – front line: Western Front 22nd Army
29th Army
30th Army
19th Army
16th Army
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Soviet – deployed east: Reserve Front 31st Army
49th Army
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Middle Sector
Armies deployed north to south
German: Fourth Army Fourth Panzer Army
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Soviet – front line: Western Front (cont.) 20th Army
24th Army
43rd Army
Dovator's Cavalry Group
Front Reserves
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Soviet – deployed east: Reserve Front (cont.) 32nd Army 33rd Army
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South of Kirov
Armies deployed north to south
Notes
- ^ Made Marshal of the Soviet Union in February 1944; following war, replaced Zhukov as commander of Soviet ground forces.
- ^ One of the very few Tsarist officers to retain high rank in the Red Army.
- ^ Served 17 years for war crimes.
- ^ Made Marshal of the Soviet Union in February 1944; following war, replaced Zhukov as commander of Soviet ground forces.
- ^ One of the very few Tsarist officers to retain high rank in the Red Army.
- ^ Committed suicide after being suspected in the 20 July Plot.
- ^ Executed after being implicated in the 20 July Plot.
- ^ Killed in action 19 Sep during Zhukov's counteroffensive.
- ^ Relieved by Hitler 25 Dec 1941; replaced by Rudolf Schmidt.
References
- ^ Order of battle from Mitcham (vol. 1), p. 40.
- ^ Order of battle from Mithcam (vol. 3), p. 15.
- ^ Order of battle from Mitcham (vol. 1), p. 81.
- ^ Mitcham (vol. 2), p. 3.
- ^ Order of battle from Mitcham.
- ^ Order of battle from Mitcham.
- ^ Order of battle from Mitcham (vol. 3), p. 12.
- ^ Mitcham (vol. 3), p. 30.
- ^ Order of battle from Mitcham.
- ^ Order of battle from Mitcham.
- ^ Order of battle from German Encyclopedia.
- ^ Order of battle from Mitcham (vol. 3), p. 8.
- ^ Order of battle from Mitcham (vol. 3), p. 10.
- ^ Order of battle from Mitcham (vol. 1), p. 89.
Sources
- Forczyk, Robert. Moscow 1941: Hitler's first defeat. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, 2006. ISBN 184603017X.
- Mitcham, Samuel W. German Order of Battle, volume 1: 1st – 290th Infantry Division in WWII. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 0811734382.
- Mitcham, Samuel W. German Order of Battle, volume 2: 291st – 999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 0811734374.
- Mitcham, Samuel W. German Order of Battle, volume 3: Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS Divisions in WWII. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8117-3438-7.
- Zetterling, Niklas & Frankson, Aners. "The Drive on Moscow, 1941." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Casemate Books, 2012.