Battle of Moscow

Examples of Battle of Moscow in the following topics:

• The Battle of Stalingrad

  • The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe.
  • Stalin was expecting the main thrust of the German summer attacks to be directed against Moscow again.
  • Stalingrad's significance has been downplayed by some historians, who point either to the Battle of Moscow or the Battle of Kursk as more strategically decisive.
  • At the time, however, the global significance of the battle was not in doubt.
  • Argue for or against the categorization of the Battle of Stalingrad as a turning point in the war

• Operation Barbarossa

  • The Eastern Front became the site of some of the largest battles, most horrific atrocities, and highest casualties for Soviets and Germans alike, all of which influenced the course of both World War II and the subsequent history of the 20th century.
  • Hitler by now had lost faith in battles of encirclement as large numbers of Soviet soldiers had escaped the pincers.
  • The German initially won several important battles, and the German government now publicly predicted the imminent capture of Moscow and convinced foreign correspondents of a pending Soviet collapse.
  • Newly created Soviet units near Moscow now numbered over 500,000 men, and on 5 December, they launched a massive counterattack as part of the Battle of Moscow that pushed the Germans back over 200 miles.
  • By late December 1941, the Germans had lost the Battle for Moscow, and the invasion had cost the German army over 830,000 casualties in killed, wounded, captured or missing in action.

• Ivan I and the Rise of Moscow

  • The small trading outpost of Moscow in the north of Rus' transformed into a wealthy cultural center in the 14th century under the leadership of Ivan I.
  • He ascended to the seat of Prince of Moscow after the death of his father, and then the death of his older brother Yury.
  • These recruits further bolstered the population of Moscow.
  • This agreement a line of succession that meant the ruling head of Moscow would almost always hold power over the principality of Vladimir, ensuring Moscow held a powerful position for decades to come.
  • Peter of Moscow and scenes from his life as depicted in a 15th-century icon

• The Formation of Russia

  • Ivan III became Grand Prince of Moscow in 1462 and proceeded to refuse the Tatar yoke, collect surrounding lands, and consolidate political power around Moscow.
  • Ivan III was the first Muscovite prince to consolidate Moscow’s position of power and successfully incorporate the rival cities of Tver and Novgorod under the umbrella of Moscow’s rule.
  • Ivan III Vasilyevich, also known as Ivan the Great, was born in Moscow in 1440 and became Grand Prince of Moscow in 1462.
  • Vasili III was the son of Sophia Paleologue and Ivan the Great and the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533.
  • He held the title of Grand Prince of Moscow between 1462 and 1505.

• Ivan the Terrible

  • He was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and reigned as the "Tsar of all the Russias" from 1547 until he died in 1584.
  • He was three when he was named the Grand Prince of Moscow after his father's death.
  • Some say his years as the child vice-regent of Moscow under manipulative boyar powers shaped his views for life.
  • Ivan IV threatened to abdicate and fled from Moscow in 1564.
  • A faction of Russian supporters were already rising up in the region but Ivan IV led his army of 150,000 to battle in June of 1552.

• The Mongol Threat

  • The Mongol invasion of the Kievan Rus' principalities began in 1223 at the Battle of the Kalka River.
  • The Battle of the Kalka River in 1223 initiated the first attempt of the Mongol forces to capture Kievan Rus’.
  • It was a bloody battle that ended with the execution of Mstislav of Kiev executed the Kievan forces greatly weakened.
  • Over the course of the years 1237 and 1238, the Mongol leader, Batu Khan, led his 35,000 mounted archers to burn down Moscow and Kolomna.
  • However, Novgorod continued to flourish and the relatively new city centers of the Moscow and Tver began to prosper.

• The Time of Troubles

  • Within a year Vasily Shuisky (a Rurikid prince) staged an uprising against False Dmitri, murdered him, and seized control of power in Moscow for himself.
  • The struggle over who would gain control of Moscow became entangled and complex once Poland became an acting participant.
  • None of the three pretenders succeeded, however, when the Polish king himself, Sigismund III, decided he would take the seat in Moscow.
  • The boyars quarreled amongst themselves over who should rule Moscow while the throne remained empty.
  • He was the last member of the Rurikid Dynasty to rule in Moscow between 1606 and 1610.

• The Battle of Leyte Gulf

  • The Battle of Leyte Gulf is generally considered the largest naval battle of World War II and possibly the largest naval battle in history.
  • The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the Battles for Leyte Gulf, and formerly known as the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history.
  • The Battle of Leyte Gulf consisted of four separate major engagements between the opposing forces: the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Battle of Cape Engaño, and the Battle of Samar; there were also other lesser actions.
  • Kamikaze strikes were first used by the Japanese in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
  • Identify the notable facts and the four major engagements of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

• The Allied Push

  • By mid-November, the Germans had nearly taken Stalingrad when the Soviets began their second winter counter-offensive, starting with an encirclement of German forces at Stalingrad and an assault on the Rzhev salient near Moscow, though the latter failed disastrously.
  • Although Germans continued fighting on the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalingrad, marked by constant close quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians by air raids, is often regarded as one of the single largest (nearly 2.2 million personnel) and bloodiest (1.7–2 million wounded, killed or captured) battles in the history of warfare.
  • The heavy losses inflicted on the German Wehrmacht make it arguably the most strategically decisive battle of the whole war.
  • In mid-June 1944, they began their offensive against the Mariana and Palau islands, and decisively defeated Japanese forces in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
  • In late October, American forces invaded the Filipino island of Leyte; soon after, Allied naval forces scored another large victory in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history.

• The European Theater

  • The operations of the Luftwaffe against the Royal Air Force became known as the Battle of Britain (according to British historians: July 10 - October 31, 1940).
  • As the battle progressed, the Luftwaffe also targeted factories involved in World War II aircraft production and strategic infrastructure and, eventually, it employed terror bombing on areas of political significance and civilians.
  • The primary targets of this surprise offensive were the Baltic region, Moscow and Ukraine, with the ultimate goal of ending the 1941 campaign near the Arkhangelsk-Astrakhan line, from the Caspian to the White Seas.
  • Despite initial successes, the German offensive stalled on the outskirts of Moscow and was subsequently pushed back by a Soviet counteroffensive.
  • The Eastern Front became the site of some of the largest battles, most horrific atrocities, and highest casualties for Soviets and Germans alike, all of which influenced the course of both World War II and the subsequent history of the 20th century.