Word: volokolamsk
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Dates: during 1941-1941
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Even when this alphabet soup ceased to be dished up, and names emerged, the outside world was not sure just what was going on before Moscow. The Germans, it seemed, had reached Tula, Kalinin, Serpukhov, Maloyaroslavets, Volokolamsk, Mozhaisk. This was as obscure as the alphabet: what did it mean? It meant that the Germans had reached points no miles, 95, 70, 65, 62, 60 miles from the capital. They were edging. The closer they got to the city, the harder the going was. Still, they got closer...
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