Something about the traces of war.
In this post I want to tell of some remnants from the World War II that lie on the territory of modern Moscow. Not many of them remain, and only a small number of people know about them. In October 1941, the forces of the German army group "Center" managed to break through the defense of Soviet troops and surrounded four Soviet armies near the town of Vyazma in the Smolensk region. More than 380,000 people were killed or wounded, and more than 600,000 people were captured. Total irretrievable losses amounted to more than one million people. The road to Moscow was open for the Germans to advance. The Soviet command took emergency measures to strengthen the Mozhaisk line of defense and restore the disturbed front, throwing, against the German tank divisions, poorly armed militias, and cadets from military schools. At the same time, the Moscow Defense Zone was created in the capital. It was an operative compound of troops and fortifications created for the defense of both t...