The assault on Ludina Mountain. Counteroffensive near Moscow.
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The assault on Ludina Mountain. Counteroffensive near Moscow.
29.99 €
On December 20, 1941, the 20th Army of the Western Front liberated Volokolamsk, and it seemed that the Red Army's successful advance would continue the following day. However, on the western bank of the Lama River, Soviet troops encountered the Wehrmacht's strongest point of resistance, impregnable to infantry and tanks. Ludina Gora—this settlement became a true symbol of the Germans' gnawing through their defenses during the counteroffensive near Moscow. Marshal M.E. Katukov recalled: "The Nazis especially heavily fortified Hill 296.3, which went down in military history as Ludina Gora. Surrounding it with deep trenches, the enemy built hundreds of pillboxes on the slopes, equipped machine-gun emplacements, and set up dozens of anti-tank guns and mortars. Only 6 kilometers separated Ludina Gora from Volokolamsk, but in clear weather, it offered a clear view of the city itself and the entire countryside for tens of kilometers around. The Nazis methodically shelled Volokolamsk with artillery and mortar fire."
This new book by a renowned historian of the Battle of Moscow, based on both Russian and German archival documents, recounts for the first time in detail not only the breakthrough of the Lama defensive line, based on an extensive system of strongpoints, each of which involved fierce and bloody battles lasting more than three weeks—from December 21, 1941, to January 15, 1942—but also the pursuit of the retreating Germans to the border of the Moscow region and the Königsberg defensive line. The publication is illustrated with exclusive maps of the battle.
This new book by a renowned historian of the Battle of Moscow, based on both Russian and German archival documents, recounts for the first time in detail not only the breakthrough of the Lama defensive line, based on an extensive system of strongpoints, each of which involved fierce and bloody battles lasting more than three weeks—from December 21, 1941, to January 15, 1942—but also the pursuit of the retreating Germans to the border of the Moscow region and the Königsberg defensive line. The publication is illustrated with exclusive maps of the battle.
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