invasion on Germany part two battle of moscow

Question 1

Hitler authorized an advance on Moscow before the onset of winter

BATTLE OF MOSCOW

Answer 1

He authorized an advance on Moscow before the onset of winter

Question 2

Were the Russians prepared for the German invasion?

Answer 2

The Germans caught the Russians unprepared and made great advances

Question 3

What was the state of the Soviet army during the battle of Moscow

Answer 3

The Soviet Army seemed on the verge of collapse

Question 4

What stalled the German attack on moscow

Answer 4

At this point the weather broke and autumn rains turned the roads to mud
The German advance stalled, allowing the Russians to hurry reinforcements from the interior

Question 5

how did stalin respond to the battle of moscow
who did he bring

What did this guy do 3 points

Answer 5

Stalin responded to the crisis by rushing his best commander, Georgi Zhukov, to defend Moscow

• Zhukov waged a delaying defense in front of Moscow; the first time the Soviets took advantage of their ability to trade space for time
• In the meantime he pulled reinforcements from as far away as Siberia to defend Moscow
• Zhukov’s plan was to allow the Germans to exhaust themselves and then go on the offensive

Question 6

What happened on December 4th

BATTLE OF MOSCOW

When did the soviets counterattack

Answer 6

By Dec 4 the Germans had clawed their way to Moscow’s outskirts, but they could not continue
That night temperatures were -31 degrees Celsius One infantry regiment suffered 300 frostbite casualties

-On Dec 6 the Soviets counterattacked

Question 7

Read this, you should already know it from German invasion pt 1

BATTLE OF MOSCOW

Answer 7

Rundstedt, the German commander of Army Group South, ordered a retreat and Hitler fired him
Field Marshall Walther von Reichenau replaced Rundstedt and confirmed the withdrawal order and then suffered a heart attack
Hitler was in the midst of a high command crisis and lost confidence in his generals

Question 8

you should already know this

Answer 8

As the Russians pushed forward, Hitler refused to allow a retreat and relieved or court-martialed generals who did so
Hitler named himself commander-in-chief of the army
Each military service began to operate increasingly independently and Germany suffered from a lack of an overall strategy