How many offensives did Nazi Germany launch against Moscow?
In the plans of conquest of Nazi Germany, the defeat of Moscow was of the most important importance, because it was with its collapse that the absolute victory of the German troops over the USSR was associated. To defeat the city, they formed a special operation called Typhoon. According to this plan, the two largest offensives were launched on the city, first in October, and then in November 1941. The forces in this battle were unequal. For the first large-scale operation, the German command sent 74 divisions, 1,390 aircraft, 1.8 million officers and soldiers, 14,000 mortars and guns, 1,700 tanks. The second operation consisted of 51 divisions. Our troops, who went out to defend the capital, numbered 1.2 million people, 677 aircraft, 970 tanks, and 7600 guns and mortars.