Moscow Defence Zone

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The Moscow Defence Zone was a front of the Red Army during World War II to defend Moscow from the German advance.{{cite web|url=http://www.eco-kovcheg.ru/ilinskie_rubezhi-20.html|title=Мемуары генерал-лейтенанта К.Ф. Телегина. Московская зона обороны.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019182406/http://eco-kovcheg.ru/ilinskie_rubezhi-20.html|archivedate=2012-10-19|access-date=2013-04-14|url-status=live}} It was set up on 2 December 1941 to manage the troops of 24th and 60th Armies and part of the anti-aircraft defences.