Hitler's troops were defeated at [[Moscow]] during the winter of 1941-42 after Stalin appointed [[Georgy Zhukov]] as commander of the Red Army.
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Hitler's troops were turned back at [[Moscow]] during the winter of 1941-42 after Stalin appointed [[Georgy Zhukov]] as commander of the Red Army. The Red Army conducted most of the fighting against [[Nazi Germany]] during the [[Second World War]], inflicting about eighty percent of German casualties along the [[Eastern Front]].