Battle for Moscow (№ 270650)

Quote Explanation: Moscow, GHQ, 15 October 1941. [The Supreme command (Stavka, SVGK) - emergency on the military leadership that carried out in the years of the great Patriotic war, the strategic leadership of the Soviet Armed Forces. October 15 the State defense Committee of the USSR adopted a decision to evacuate Moscow. The next day, the evacuation from Moscow (Kuibyshev, Saratov, Molotov and other cities) offices of the General staff, military academies, people's commissariats and other institutions, and foreign embassies. In Moscow from the country's top leadership during the crisis, except for Stalin, were only Beria, Mikoyan and Kosygin.]