[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Moscow - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Moscow (Russian:   ) is the name given by Soviet 
historians to two ... The Soviet defensive effort frustrated Hitler's attack on 
Moscow, capital of the Union .... By 13 October 1941, the Wehrmacht had 
reached the Mozhaisk defense line, ...... The Failure of Hitler's Strategy in the 
Winter of 194142. [DOC] [TLE] Case Blue - Wikipedia [PAR] Case Blue (German: Fall Blau), later renamed Operation Braunschweig, was the 
German Armed Forces' (Wehrmacht) name for its plan for the 1942 ... However, 
the Red Army defeated the Germans at Stalingrad, following .... Due to a chaotic 
Soviet retreat, the Germans were able to advance rapidly, restoring Wehrmacht... [DOC] [TLE] Siege of Sevastopol (194142) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Siege of Sevastopol also known as the Defence of Sevastopol or simply the 
Battle of ... After the failure of their first assault on Sevastopol, the Axis opted to 
conduct ... By 16 November, the Wehrmacht had cleared the region, capturing its 
capital ..... On the morning of 7 June 1942, the German infantry began advancing
... [DOC] [TLE] Eastern Front (World War II) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European 
Axis powers .... After Germany's initial success at the Battle of Kiev in 1941, Hitler 
saw the .... At time of the invasion of the Soviet Union, the Wehrmacht consisted 
of ..... defeat the German striking forces of Army Group Centre were retreating. [DOC] [TLE] Siege of Leningrad - Wikipedia [PAR] The Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged 
military ... According to a directive sent to Army Group North on 29 September, "
After the .... a counter-attack of the Volkhov Front forced the Wehrmacht to retreat 
from .... While reports of cannibalism appeared in the winter of 194142, NKVD... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Moscow - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Hitler considered Moscow, capital of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ... 
After an advance leading to the encirclement and destruction of several .... Hitler 
still believed that the Wehrmacht had a chance to finish the war before ..... Great 
Soviet Encyclopedia (Moscow: 19731978), entry "Battle of Moscow 194142"... [DOC] [TLE] Feature: 1941: The battle for Moscow - workers.org.uk [PAR] This is particularly true of the battle for Moscow, the Soviet capital, in 1941, ... 
After the Battle of Moscow, the myth of the invincibility of German soldiers ... 
setbacks on the Wehrmacht (German army), even in circumstances of retreat. ... 
and pushed deeper into the Russian heartlands, advancing 450 miles in the first 
month. [DOC] [TLE] World War Two, A History of From Hitler's Rise to the Surrender of ... [PAR] The six armoured, or panzer, divisions of the Wehrmacht comprised some 2,400 
tanks. ..... After a big battle on May 14, however, Prioux's tanks had to retire to the 
... British retreat to the coast now became a race to evacuate the troops before 
...... which was sustained throughout the winter of 1941-42, soon took the form of 
a... [DOC] [TLE] So did the Red Army really singlehandedly defeat the Third Reich ... [PAR] Jun 24, 2010 ... I've read this before; I thought it was the conventional wisdom. ... have defeated 
Hitler  say, if the democracies had capitulated after the .... the Low Countries, 
Italy, and Africa, plus those killed in the Battle of ... The Soviet Union did not 
single handedly defeat the Wehrmacht. ..... Moscow 1941-42: 700,000 [DOC] [TLE] What If the Germans Had Captured Moscow in 1941? | HistoryNet [PAR] Jun 8, 2012 ... But the Wehrmacht had force enough to support three offensives, ... and capture 
the Soviet armies around Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. ... on November 30
precisely two months after Operation Typhoon ... a temporary retreat in order to 
consolidate the German defenses. ... Battle Cry of the Marine Raiders. [DOC] [TLE] war and social upheaval: World War II European Theater -- Stalingrad [PAR] Jan 6, 2003

Question: Before the 1941-42 battle of this capital, the Wehrmacht was advancing; after, retreating
Answer: Moscow