German POW column in Moscow, 1944.

A view at the city of Moshaisk taken from the german positions in the bordering woods. The german captain on the left enjoys the sight of the town at the old mail road to Moscow. The russian capitol was only 95 km away.

Moshaisk - 95 km to Moscow

&quot;General Winter&quot; was a powerful ally of the Red Army in winter of !941/42. In the central sector the temperature dropped to -41 degrees C (same in Fahrenheit) by the end of December 1941 and the german soldiers weren't still equipped with appropriate winter clothings.