What was the most brilliant battle in Germany during World War II? More than a million people were killed.

During World War II, the Soviet army was able to win the battle of defending Moscow, and the extremely bad and cold weather helped a lot. Due to the early arrival of winter, the German lady's advantage in the impact on the troops could not be exerted normally, which greatly weakened the marching speed and combat effectiveness. But this can't blame all the reasons on the damn weather. In fact, the temperature in Moscow was not as low as the legend, and most of the time the temperature was above MINUS ten degrees. Even if the snowstorm comes ahead of time, it will never fall only on Germans. So, who is the real "savior" to save Moscow?

Although since the war, the Germans have been devastated. However, the Soviet Union, with its industrial and military foundation, also made the Germans suffer heavy losses in previous battles before arriving in Moscow. Leningrad, an important town in the north, created a miracle of holding on for 900 days under heavy siege.

However, the German attack on the central and southern lines was surprisingly smooth, and it took only one week to capture Belarus, while the Soviet army was completely annihilated.

However, in the subsequent Battle of Smolensk, the German army advanced slowly because the Soviet army organized more effective defense. Although the Soviet army suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment in this battle, it also shattered the German army's intention to go to Moscow quickly.

Then Hitler insisted on seizing the resources of Ukraine and wiped out the Soviet heavy groups in the southern line; On the other hand, the Soviet Union should try its best to protect Ukraine from threats south of Moscow.

Therefore, after the Battle of Smolensk, Hitler ordered guderian to immediately lead the most elite armored cluster south and encircle Kiev with the southern army group. So the biggest panic attack in human history, the Battle of Kiev, officially started on August 23rd, 194 1.

On September 15, two German armored clusters and the main force of the Southern Army Group completed the encirclement of the Soviet Southwest Army. Faced with this desperate situation, the Soviet generals all requested to retreat, but they were flatly rejected by the Supreme Commander.

The next day, the Germans launched a general attack on the Soviet troops in the encirclement, divided and surrounded them, and the Soviet ministries immediately fell into chaos. 19, Kiev was captured by the Germans.

At this point, the southwestern army of the Soviet Union was wiped out, more than 660,000 Soviet officers and soldiers were captured, and more than 800 tanks, more than 3,700 guns and more than 3,500 cars became the spoils of the German army.

However, behind the seemingly unprecedented victory of the Germans, the panic attack in Kiev was actually the biggest strategic mistake. Because Moscow is not only the capital of the Soviet Union, but also the economic center of gravity and transportation hub, with developed industry and sufficient food security.

According to the suggestion of the German General Staff, it is better to attack Moscow sooner than later. If the Kiev panic attack is not launched, it is entirely possible for the Germans to capture Moscow before winter comes. In this way, it was the Soviet army that was frozen to death and frostbite in the ice and snow.

Therefore, after the battle, guderian led his troops non-stop northward, broke through the Bryansk-Viarima defense line, annihilated more than 670,000 people, and caused the Soviet army to suffer heavy losses again.

These two panic wars wiped out100000 Soviet troops, which can be said to be the most brilliant victory of the Germans in World War II. However, it was too late at this time, and the Germans completely lost the opportunity; This winter came earlier than usual, and the Soviet army had already built the capital into an indestructible fortress, ready to fight at any time.

It can be said that the defenders in Kiev bought time for reorganizing Moscow's defense with their own sacrifices. However, due to the consumption of personnel and equipment brought by continuous operations, the Germans have been unable to seize Moscow.

Therefore, the credit for saving Moscow is not all cold and muddy, but more importantly, a fatal strategic mistake. As a result, the German "Blitzkrieg" went bankrupt completely, sank deeper and deeper in the quagmire of protracted war, and was no longer able to launch an all-out attack.