Today we're going back to the beginning of the war for the Soviet Union - when the enemy was literally at the gates. The Battle of Moscow is considered a decisive turning point in the Soviet army's fight against Nazi troops. In the autumn of 1941 Hitler launched an offensive on the Russian capital, using a double-pincer attack from the north and south. But the Soviet troops fought back and it was the first time Hitler's troops had been defeated on the battlefield. <br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
