Army Group Center slows in the mud
8th October 1941: The 'Rasputitsa' or 'season without roads' arrives
The launch of Operation Typhoon had begun well for the Germans. What was intended to be the final battle of the year, the assault on Moscow, had seen further sweeping Blitzkrieg operations that had encircled even more of the Soviet forces.
Then after just a week of such success everything changed. Diary after dia…
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