page_title: Battle of Moscow
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Moscow / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Stamps of Russia. The 60th anniversary of the battle of Moscow, 2001. Русский: Почтовая марка России. 60-летие битвы под Москвой, 2001. Почтовый блок с одной маркой. На марке изображён военный парад на Красной площади 7 ноябяря 1941 г., карта-схема битвы под Москвой. На полях блока - продолжение рисунка марки, медаль "За оборону Москвы. Форма выпуска: отсутствует Тип марки: Коммеморативная марка Способ печати: Офсет на мелованной бумаге Cтрана выпуска: Россия Дата выпуска: 15 ноября 2001 год Издатель: ИТЦ "Марка" Художник: А.Московец Размер марки в блоке: 30X42; блока:100X75; КПД: 1337 Номинал: 10.00 рублей Зубцовка: рамочная - 12:12½ Тираж: 250 тыс. Присвоенный номер: 716[1] В Каталоге "Государственные знаки почтовой оплаты. Почтовые марки Российской Федерации 1992-2009" изображены под номерами 716[2].
context_page_description: The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a 600 km sector of the Eastern Front during World War II. It took place between October 1941 and January 1942. The Soviet defensive effort frustrated Hitler's attack on Moscow, the capital and largest city of the Soviet Union. Moscow was one of the primary military and political objectives for Axis forces in their invasion of the Soviet Union.
  The German strategic offensive, named Operation Typhoon, called for two pincer offensives, one to the north of Moscow against the Kalinin Front by the 3rd and 4th Panzer Armies, simultaneously severing the Moscow–Leningrad railway, and another to the south of Moscow Oblast against the Western Front south of Tula, by the 2nd Panzer Army, while the 4th Army advanced directly towards Moscow from the west.
  Initially, the Soviet forces conducted a strategic defence of the Moscow Oblast by constructing three defensive belts, deploying newly raised reserve armies, and bringing troops from the Siberian and Far Eastern Military Districts.
context_section_description: The defense of Moscow became a symbol of Soviet resistance against the invading Axis forces. To commemorate the battle, Moscow was awarded the title of "Hero City" in 1965, on the 20th anniversary of Victory Day. A Museum of the Defence of Moscow was created in 1995.
  In the Russian capital of Moscow, an annual military parade on Red Square on 7 November was held in honor of the October Revolution Parade and as substitute for the October Revolution celebrations that haven't been celebrated on a national level since 1995. The parade is held to commemorate the historical event as a Day of Military Honour. The parade includes troops of the Moscow Garrison and the Western Military District, which usually numbers to close to 3,000 soldiers, cadets, and Red Army reenactors. The parade is presided by the Mayor of Moscow who delivers a speech during the event. Prior to the start of the parade, an historical reenactment of the Battle of Moscow is performed by young students, volunteers, and historical enthusiasts.
  The parade commands are always given by a high ranking veteran of the armed forces (usually with a billet of a Colonel) who gives the orders for the march past from the grandstand near the Lenin Mausoleum. On the command of Quick March! by the parade commander, the parade begins with the tune of Song of the Soviet Army, to which the historical color guards holding wartime symbols such as the Banner of Victory and the standards of the various military fronts march to. Musical support during the parade is always provided by the Massed Bands of the Moscow Garrison, which includes various military bands in the Western Military District, The Regimental Band of the 154th Preobrazhensky Regiment, and the Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
caption: 2001 Russian stamp for the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow
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