The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Moscow from October 2, 1941 to January 2, 1942.
Summary of Ground Forces
The six German armies made up Army Group Centre, commanded by Feldmarshal Fedor von Bock.
North of Smolensk-Moscow Highway
German:
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Soviet – front line:
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Soviet – deployed east:
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Middle Sector
German:
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Soviet – front line:
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Soviet – deployed east:
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Bryansk and Points South
German:
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Soviet – front line:
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Soviet – deployed east:
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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 |
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
German: Second Army Army Reserve Second Panzer Army |
Soviet – front line: Bryansk Front 50th Army
3rd Army
13th Army
Operational Group Ermakov
Front Reserves
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Soviet – deployed east: none
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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.