captivatinghistory on Instagram: "The Battle of Moscow (Oct 1941–Jan 1942): Nazi Germany’s first major defeat on land. Despite reaching the city’s outskirts, Hitler’s forces were crushed by Soviet resistance, freezing temperatures, and fierce counterattacks. The road to quick victory in the East ended here. 🇷🇺🔥 Operation Barbarossa was the largest military land invasion in history, with approximately 3.8 million soldiers, thousands of tanks and aircraft, and over half a million horses marchin