Long story but to keep it simple and short.
They held defensive points and had ALL citizens living around the points work for factories and making weapons.
Then Stalin brought forces from the East not fearing a Japanese attack and having a low number of assault and reserve troops.
Germanys offense was halted by four major points and the winter cold.
The Russians launched a counter offensive and Hitlers generals could not defend. They retreat but Hitler insist on staying.
They dig trenches and despite advice from the Generals about the harshness of the winter being worse then the troops they stay for a prolonged war.
Supplies for German soldiers were nothing compared to the Russian Soldiers supplies for warfare in the cold.
The snipers had easier ways to calibrate their guns and stay warm.
Germany simply could not push in the cold
Major General James Wolfe (1727-1759) participated in several important assaults on fortresses during his military service to Great Britain. During the French-and-Indian War in the Americas, for instance, he assisted in the successful assault upon Louisburg in 1758 then led the successful assault upon Quebec in 1759.
No. But the Germans got very close to Paris during an assault.
Germany attacked several major cities in the Soviet Union during World War II. Among the cities attacked were Moscow, Stalingrad, and Leningrad.
The successful D-Day operation created a EAST and WEST Germany during the cold war. Had D-Day NOT been successful, there might have been only one communist controlled Germany during the cold war.
Moscow.
Germany advanced approximately 1,000 miles into Russia during World War II, reaching as far as the outskirts of Moscow before being pushed back by the Soviet Union.
The USA first went from Africa to Sicily to Italy. They, they went from Normandy, France to the Elbe River in Germany. The Russians went from the outskirts of Moscow, Russia to Berlin, Germany.
The MP-44 or STG 44 was the first ever assault rifle that was created by Nazi Germany. It was effective and was a 7.92mm in caliber. It was used during D-Day and the AK-47 is the deritive of the MP-44.
He wanted to destroy the Jews in Germany because of his jealousy (Jews were very successful).
Moscow and the Mongols were at war during the Middle Ages. In fact, the Mongols sacked Moscow in 1237 or 1238. Clearly Moscow recovered.
From his native Russia he moved to Germany (Munich and Murnau), to , back to Russia, again to Germany (Weimar, Dessau). From there to France (near Paris) where he died. During the first German period he visited Switzerland.
Some top attractions in Moscow that you shouldn't miss during your visit include the Red Square, Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, Bolshoi Theatre, and the Moscow Metro.