Yes, this is the diorama "Counter-attack of the Soviet Forces under the city of Moscow on December, 1941" (by the author E.I.Danilevskiy) is based on the events that took place in November-December of 1941 nearly Yachroma Dmitrovskiy District Moscow Region. The fighters from Ural and Siberian units who arrived for reinforcement of the 1st Assault Army of the Western Front are going to passage across the Moscow-Volga canal. As a result of the winter counter-offensive of the Red Army the plan of the Hitler command to capture Moscow from the northwest direction was ruined. The enemy was rejected about at 100-250 km from Moscow and the direct threat of the capture of Moscow was eliminated.
Such a huge battle and so early in the war. I don't think Germany was that strong afterwards. They lost so many men in Russia! Your terrible weather helped a lot.
The Luftwaffe was paralysed in the second half of December. The weather, recorded as −42°, was a meteorological record. Logistical difficulties and freezing temperatures created technical difficulties until January 1942. This victory provided an important boost for Soviet morale, with the Wehrmacht suffering its first defeat. Having failed to vanquish the Soviet Union in one quick strike, Germany now had to prepare for a prolonged struggle. Operation Barbarossa had failed.
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This victory provided an important boost for Soviet morale, with the Wehrmacht suffering its first defeat. Having failed to vanquish the Soviet Union in one quick strike, Germany now had to prepare for a prolonged struggle. Operation Barbarossa had failed.
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