In the turbulent years of World War II, many famous generals emerged, especially as the European battlefield of World War II was approaching its end, and the war became more and more intense, and famous generals such as Rommel, Zhukov and even Montgomery launched the final competition in Moscow.
During the Soviet Union's confrontation with fascist aggression, Zhukov really applied the phrase "practice is the only criterion for testing truth" and won the final victory in the final war, and Zhukov, like Montgomery, became a legendary marshal in World War II and a hero of the Russian nation in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union.
Among the many battles commanded by Zhukov, the Moscow Defense War is the most famous, and Zhukov also recalled the Moscow Defense War: for the defense of the German army, the Soviet Union prepared for this for 16 years.
On June 22, 1941, Germany, with the support of its allies, used effective blitzkrieg to launch a fierce attack on the Soviet Union.
In terms of the disparity in strength of the fingertips, the Soviet Union was not at all a rival to Germany, especially the German tanks and armored vehicles, which also made the German army in the Territory of Leningrad in the Soviet Union into no man's land, and the German army also attacked in several ways to Ukraine and the Caucasus at this time, and its most important target was moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.
Of course, with the strength of the German army and Hitler's character, it is indeed a little confident, and according to historical data, in 1941, the German army attacked in the direction of Moscow, and the total strength of its Southern Bloc, Northern Bloc and Army Group Central was far more than that of Moscow, and in terms of advanced level, its lead can also be described as all-round, including numerical and equipment.
Of course, it can be seen from the above that the situation in Moscow at that time was still very dangerous, and once Moscow was captured, the Soviet Union was also declared dead, but in the end, Moscow won the final victory.
By the 1920s, the famous Soviet general Fu Longzhi, who was still alive, had once considered the dilemma facing the Soviet Union and was fully prepared for future attacks by Western countries.
Although the Germans here were hindered in their journey to Moscow, Guderian's German armored forces were the first to reach the outskirts of Moscow, which was supposed to make a smooth arrival at the city of Moscow, but because the German Army Group South was blocked and dangerous in its attack on Ukraine. Therefore, the German Supreme Commander Hitler ordered the armored unit to first help the male troops attack Ukraine.
In 1941, the German army successfully invaded the capitals of Ukraine and Belarus, and the German army began to further implement its own "typhoon plan", which was implemented by Army Group Center and Army Groups South and Army Group North.
In fact, the strength of the German army is also very strong, and Hitler's attitude is also quite arrogant, and attempt to capture Moscow in a short period of time, due to Germany's accurate intelligence and Moscow layout analysis, Hitler is also full of confidence in taking Moscow.
Confidence comes from 16 years of preparation
According to historical materials, the total strength of the Southern, Northern and Central Armies that the German army attacked in the direction of Moscow in October 1941 far exceeded the total strength of Zhukov, the commander-in-chief of the Moscow Defense War, who could command all the troops. This is not only the number of troops but also the armament.
After 1941, the situation in Moscow was really dangerous, and once Moscow was captured, the Soviet Union did not have to disintegrate in 1991.
The Defense of Moscow
In order to fight this battle with Germany, The Muscovite side also prepared for 16 years, which also laid a solid foundation for the final victory of the Moscow Defense War. Even in July of that year, the Soviet Union gathered a large number of militias and continued to build fortifications around Moscow.
After more than three months of continuous efforts, the number of people involved in the fortifications on the outskirts of Moscow has reached 250,000, including not only strong men, but even women and children, and the participation of women and children also reflects the national policy of the Soviet Union at that time.
In these three months, the militias have built 72,000 meters of tank trenches, 80,000 meters of cliffs, 55,000 meters of other obstacles, and 130,000 meters of trenches.
In addition, some ordinary civilian enterprises have also been transformed into logistical support places for the production of military materials at this time. Submachine guns, mine leads and grenades are also produced by these civilian enterprises. In addition, these companies have also made heart-warming moves. That is, the production of compressed biscuits to prepare the diet of the frontline soldiers. These preparations were carried out in silence, which was also unknown to the German intelligence service, and except for the obvious external maintenance of the fortifications, the manufacture of those equipment was completely unexpected by the Germans. Therefore, the original superior strength of the German army, the number of weapons and equipment, in the short period of time that moscow was not captured, it was already behind the Soviet Union.
On the front line, Zhukov had already figured out the German way of fighting, so he also made more accurate preparations.
These two internal and external factors also enabled the Soviet Union to win victories against the German army step by step, although the time from the beginning to the end of the war was somewhat long, but the German army also fell into its own Waterloo.