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Vyazma–Bryansk Line| In World War II, defensive line held by the Soviet Army 1941 to block the German advance to Moscow. |
| Vyazma is a Soviet town on the Moscow–Smolensk railway about 240 km/150 mi west of Moscow; Bryansk is about 210 km/130 mi due south. The line was broken by IV Panzer Group during the second phase of the advance to Moscow September 1941, after which the Germans swung round, encircled the two towns, and captured 633,000 prisoners, 1,240 tanks, and 5,200 guns. |
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