#OTD in 1942, the Battle of #Rzhev began - one of the bloodiest in the history of the Great Patriotic War & #WWII. Hitler's attempt to launch a new offensive against Moscow failed.
đź•Ż Irrecoverable losses of the Red Army ranged from 1.1 to 1.3 million people.
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