Beschreibung:
This is an edited translation of the Soviet Staff study of the Red Army's Belorussian operation in the summer of 1944, which was unprecedented in terms of its scale, scope and strategic consequences.
1. Situation in Belorussia at beginning of June 1944 - plan of the Red Army's Belorussian operation 2. Preparations for the operation 3. Beginning of the Soviet offensive - penetration of the German defence 4. The Red Army offensive along the Polotsk-S'ventsiany, Minsk and Slutsk-Baranovichi axes - seizure of Minsk 5. Encirclement of German forces 6. Liquidation of encircled German forces at Minsk - offensive against Dvinsk and westward pursuit of the enemy 8. brief overview of combat operations up to the end of July - restoration of railroads and change in transport conditions.