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Eastern Front #20 The Tikhvin Offensive
Last time we spoke about the continued drive towards Moscow. In the autumn of 1941, a winter-thin road stretched from Leningrad to Moscow, watched by two vast armies. On one side, shells and steel; on the other, stoic resolve. Mud, Rasputitsa, dragged wheels and tested men as much as enemy fire. The Germans pressed from the Ukrainian plains, chasing a swift triumph, while Zhukov’s Soviets rebuilt lines and held a stubborn defense around the capital. Cities along the road buckled under pressure, yet the Red Army stood shoulder to shoulder with civilians, brick by brick staving off…
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