Read the text and match the correct heading to the paragraph.

• Объекты 1
  • The battle of Moscow took place on the Eastern Front against the forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. It lasted from October 1941and January 1942. Adolf Hitler believed that the Germans could capture Moscow within three to four months. Nazi newspapers wrote at the time, “The Russian bear is killed. Only a miracle can save Moscow”.
  • However, the original blitzkrieg invasion plan, which the Germans called “Operation Barbarossa”, failed. The advance of Hitler’s troops was slowed by Soviet defenders at the battle of Smolensk, which lasted from July until September 1941. It delayed the German offensive towards Moscow for two months. Later a new battle took place.
  • On the 5th December 1941, Soviet troops attacked the German forces outside Moscow and by January 1942, the Wehrmacht had been driven back 100 to 250 km, ending the threat to Moscow.
  • Military historians firmly believe that the Battle of Moscow marked a turning point in the war, as it was the first time since the German army began its conquests in1939 that it had been forced into a major retreat.
• Объекты 2
  • The beginning of the counterattack
  • The failure of the Blitzkrieg
  • The first German’s defeat
  • Hitler’s plan