I am presently arguing with another individual on another MB about the Russo German front of ww2. Just a quick question, did Germany ever reach Moscow?
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Yes they reached Moscow in the winter of 1941, some German troops could even see the Kremlin in the distance. The Germans never took Moscow, and then the Russians counter attacked them in the snow and pushed them back. They never tried again and never took the city.
Simple answer is no. They were very close at one point, but they never entered any part of the city.
Well, from December 2nd, 1941, to December 6th, and under dreadful conditions, a small panzergrenadier unit of 78 men backed by 17 armoured vehicles entered the Moscow suburbs and reported that it could see the Kremlin, about 19 miles (28,5km) away.
Now, go to a map of Moscow, make a circle that wide around the Kremlin and see if you consider that the circles' border lies in or outside the Moscow area.
As simple as that.
Regards,
Keoland
Now, go to a map of Moscow, make a circle that wide around the Kremlin and see if you consider that the circles' border lies in or outside the Moscow area.
As simple as that.
Regards,
Keoland
Actually a bit closer than that dear Keoland,
Here some interesting extracts:
Dec. 2nd 1941
"That day, in a blinding snowstorm, a motorcycle
reconnaissance unit struggles into the village of Khimki, just
four miles from the Moscow city border and 12 miles from the
Kremlin. The Germans there find the terminal of the Moscow city
trolley system, and Lt. Heinrich Haape, a doctor, buys himself
from the vending machine a trolley ticket to the Kremlin. But
later that day, hastily armed Soviet factory workers charge
north, and re-take Khimki."
Here some interesting extracts:
Dec. 2nd 1941
"That day, in a blinding snowstorm, a motorcycle
reconnaissance unit struggles into the village of Khimki, just
four miles from the Moscow city border and 12 miles from the
Kremlin. The Germans there find the terminal of the Moscow city
trolley system, and Lt. Heinrich Haape, a doctor, buys himself
from the vending machine a trolley ticket to the Kremlin. But
later that day, hastily armed Soviet factory workers charge
north, and re-take Khimki."