On 2 October 1941, the next stage of the German invasion of the Soviet Union began with the objective of taking Moscow. At this point, Soviet units in the area no longer outnumbered the German units attacking them, and had just been defeated at Kiev after being encircled on 16 September.
After the opening stages of this offensive, about 90,000 men and 150 tanks were left to defend Moscow. My question is, can the Germans inflict more losses on the Soviets, and can they capitalize on these to take Moscow? Also, would the Germans be able to hold Moscow for any significant amount of time while being faced with Soviet units reinforced with Siberian divisions while at the end of their own supply line?
Also, we need to remember that weather is an issue as Winter is approaching and October of that year was particularly wet in Russia.
After the opening stages of this offensive, about 90,000 men and 150 tanks were left to defend Moscow. My question is, can the Germans inflict more losses on the Soviets, and can they capitalize on these to take Moscow? Also, would the Germans be able to hold Moscow for any significant amount of time while being faced with Soviet units reinforced with Siberian divisions while at the end of their own supply line?
Also, we need to remember that weather is an issue as Winter is approaching and October of that year was particularly wet in Russia.