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| On 22 June 1941 Germany and its Axis allies invaded the Soviet Union, taking the Soviet political leadership, and hence most of the Red Army, completely by surprise. Having crushed most of the Soviet air force on the ground, German forces quickly advanced deep into Soviet territory using Blitzkrieg tactics. Armoured units raced forward in pincer movements trapping and destroying entire Soviet armies. While the German Army Group North moved towards Leningrad, and Army Group South went on to conquer Ukraine, Army Group Centre was to advance towards Moscow. The Soviet defences were catastrophic, and the casualties were enormous. In early August 1941 the Germans captured the city of Smolensk, an important stronghold on the road to Moscow, but the engagement in the Smolensk area blocked the German advance until mid-September, effectively disrupting the blitzkrieg. On October 2, 1941, Army Group Centre under Fedor von Bock finally launched its attack against Moscow, code-named Operation Typhoon. |
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