The offensive's only notable success occurred west of Moscow near Aleksino, where Soviet tanks inflicted heavy losses on the 4th Army because the Germans still lacked anti-tank weapons capable of damaging the new, well-armored T-34 tanks.
The town is named after Duyshenkul Shopokov, one of the 28 soldiers of Ivan Panfilov's Division who were reported to die heroically on November 16, 1941 while defending Moscow.
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In November 1941 it was assigned to the 43rd Army, Western Front where it participated in the Moscow Counteroffensive.
In 1939, he commanded the 10th Army during the polish campaign.As of 1941, he was deputy commander of the Central and Byelorussian fronts and he commanded the 49th Army of the Soviet Union, playing a key role early on during the Battle of Moscow in late 1941.
Minakov defeated UFC and Bellator veteran Eddie Sanchez on June 7, 2012 at Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 7.