The Moscow Reserve Front was a front of the Red Army during the Second World War. It was formed on 9 October 1941 under Lieutenant General Vladimir Artemyev and three days later was subordinated to General Georgy Zhukov.^[1] It was established on the basis of the Moscow defensive line in the Volokolamsk, Mozhaisky Maloyaroslavets Kaluga and fortified areas.^{[citation needed]}