▁ 7 th , ▁ 8 th , ▁ 1 3 th ▁Moscow ▁Milit ia ▁divisions . ▁In ▁addition , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁ 1 8 th ▁Moscow ▁People ' s ▁Milit ia ▁Div isions ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁at ▁positions ▁west ▁of ▁Moscow . ▁The ▁ 1 8 th ▁had ▁a ▁strength ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Moscow ▁line ▁of ▁defense ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁def ensive ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Kar ach ar ovo . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Reserve ▁Front . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October , ▁the ▁army ▁included ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁R if le ▁Division , ▁ 8 th ▁R if le ▁Division , ▁ 2 9 th ▁R if le ▁Division ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 4 0 th ▁R if le ▁Division . ▁It ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁ 6 8 5 th ▁Corps ▁Art illery ▁Regiment , ▁ 5 3 3 rd ▁Ant it ank ▁Art illery ▁Regiment , ▁ 8 7 7 th ▁Ant it ank ▁Art illery ▁Regiment , ▁ 2 0 0 th ▁Naval ▁Art illery ▁Battalion ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 6 th ▁Ant ia ircraft ▁Art illery ▁Battalion . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁October ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁heavily ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁def ensive ▁battle ▁against ▁German ▁forces ▁adv ancing ▁on ▁V y az ma ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the