3 real historical locations · Russia
A Russian war film depicting the defence of Moscow in the winter of 1941-42, when Soviet forces held the German advance at the city's gates — the first major German defeat on the Eastern Front and the end of the myth of Blitzkrieg invincibility.
CinemaMapped has mapped 3 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Russia.
A Soviet rifle battalion holds their position on the road to Moscow in November 1941, refusing to retreat against overwhelming German armoured forces — a sto...
In November 1941, German forces reached their closest point to Moscow — approximately 8 km from the city's suburbs at Khimki. The Soviet 16th Army and militia units halted the German advance in brutal fighting around ...
View location →A hastily assembled Soviet militia division holds the Volokolamsk highway against the Wehrmacht's advance on Moscow in November 1941 — untrained factory work...
Operation Typhoon brought German forces to within 30 km of Moscow in November 1941. Soviet militia units — civilian volunteers with minimal training — were thrown into the line to slow the German advance.
View location →The defenders fall back to Istra, the last natural defensive line before the capital. The film's title captures the existential meaning of this ground — beyo...
The Soviet counteroffensive launched 5 December 1941 — as German soldiers could see Moscow's spires — halted Operation Typhoon. It was Germany's first major strategic defeat and ended the myth of Blitzkrieg invincibil...
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