ZHUKOV, Red Square, Moscow
November 7 1941
The winter clearly brought the German offensive to a startling halt. The cold was definitely too much for the Germans to bear. Hitler was losing his forces to the cold. Moscow was already under siege. The Nazis were so close to our city. It was impossible not to think of the worst, that we may have lost this war from the start. Nevertheless, we press on. The defense of the capital had been entrusted to me after all. Our defense organisation have received assistance from civilians that have been mobilized into battalions of homeguards. Other Russians who have seized the opportunity to undermine the Soviet State have been dealt with accordingly.
In the midst of the winter gloom, I sensed a possible turning of the tide. As much as the Germans are suffering from the cold, so are our people. Stalin's idea of for a military parade only embolded the Red Army further. Stalin held it on the eve of the October Revolution. It was an event of great domestic, political and international significance. As for the Red Army, in terms of morale, we were definitely ahead of the Germans. Their winter equipment never arrrived. This could be the start of the end for the Germans.
ZHUKOV, Red Square, Moscow
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