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Corps shattered, and the IX Corps being pushed steadily west. In the south, Ninth Army had lost all cohesion, its remaining troops being pounded by artillery and air bombardment. Fourth Army's three corps were now ordered to hold fast, despite being bypassed by Soviet forces on their flanks: Hitler declared Minsk a
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carried out large-scale sabotage activities behind enemy lines, aimed at disrupting Army Group Center's logistical and communications capabilities. Some 10,500 explosives were detonated along the rail networks connecting the Dnieper to Minsk, all bridges in the area were blown up, and telephone lines
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still east of the city attempting to withdraw, the 2nd Guards Tank Corps broke through the defences of Minsk in the early hours of 3 July; fighting erupted in the centre of the city at dawn. By the next day, Minsk had been cleared of German rearguard units, while the 65th Army and 5th Guards Tank
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on 27 June with the unenviable job of attempting to halt the Soviet advance and preventing the complete collapse of Army Group Centre. For the German forces, the military situation was dire: in the Army Group's northern sector, Third Panzer Army had crumbled, with the LIII Corps wiped out, the VI
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moved in from the east, and the 65th Army advanced from the south. About 100,000 Axis soldiers from the Fourth and Ninth Armies were encircled, of whom some 40,000 were killed and most of the rest captured. The result was a complete victory for the Red Army, the liberation of Minsk, and the rapid
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Over the next few days, Fourth Army made several attempts to break out of the encirclement, led by those divisions still retaining a coherent organisational structure. The largest group of encircled forces comprised the divisions of XII Corps, which remained relatively intact, along with those
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were fleeing from the front. 5th Panzer's main tank regiments, which unlike many German armoured units at the time were at full strength, were concentrated to the north, screening the rail lines being used for evacuation. The road itself was held by a rearguard of infantry, while
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The offensive developed through three main phases: the breakthrough of the initial German defences along the Berezina; the advance of the Soviet motorised exploitation forces; and finally the encirclement of the German Fourth Army after the defensive positions were overrun.
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In total, around 100,000 troops from Fourth and Ninth Armies were caught in the encirclement, of whom some 40,000 were killed, most of the remainder being captured. Partisans played an important role in locating and mopping up the encircled forces.
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E.g. the 222nd Rifle Division, who after destroying one group at the Svisloch crossings on 7 July, reported an action against a unit of 5,000 Germans who had counterattacked at a village south of Minsk on 11 July (see Glantz, p.
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The forces of the German Army Group Centre were almost completely shattered within a matter of days. In particular, nearly the entire Fourth Army, plus many of the elements of Ninth Army that had escaped from the
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The elements of Army Group Centre holding Minsk began to prepare for withdrawal on 1 July, authorisation finally being given on 2 July. Von Saucken and the 5th Panzer Division were ordered to fall back towards
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By the time the operation had commenced, the entire Fourth Army had been bypassed on both its northern and southern flanks. Despite this, it was ordered to hold fast. Its central corps, the
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now attempted to screen Minsk from the north-west, where the 5th Guards Tank Army threatened to sever the railway lines. The fall of the city seemed imminent:
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Lieutenant-General Müller, who had been placed in command of all the encircled units of Fourth Army, was captured on 8 July after a failed breakout by the
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acted as the spearhead for the breakout at midnight on 5 July, but was scattered, with some elements passing north of Minsk to reach German positions. The
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was approaching from the southern route, the 5th Guards Tank Army was making progress from the north, and 2nd Guards Tank Corps had crossed the Berezina.
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linked up and attempted to bypass Minsk to the south, but were also dispersed, while the same fate eventually befell the remainder of the
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made it clear that Soviet forces had the 'deep' objective of the city of Minsk. Authorisation was therefore given on 26 June to shift the
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There were few manpower reserves in the area from which a defence could be organised. Some further reinforcements were provided by
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The 3rd and 2nd Belorussian Fronts were subsequently committed to the third 'pursuit' phase of the strategic offensive in the
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issued a new order, No. 220124. This ordered the Front to force the Berezina from the march, and develop an offensive towards
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Army closed the encirclement to the west. The bulk of Fourth Army, and much of the remnant of Ninth Army, were now trapped.
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in the north-west; von Gottberg, after stating the defences of Minsk were collapsing, withdrew his units towards
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was however criticized for its slowness in attaining its objectives and ordered to display greater decisiveness.
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elements of XXVII Corps that had successfully retreated from Orsha and which were now trapped near Pekalin (in
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In the meantime, the four divisions of XXXIX Panzer Corps had begun to pull back and make for the crossings at
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on 30 June in an attempt to deny the Soviet forces entry into Borisov. The overstretched main elements of
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extensively cut, paralyzing Army Group Center's communications for the first 48 hours of the offensive.
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had finally realised that the developing Operation Bagration was the main Soviet offensive, and that
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approached from the east. The bulk of 5th Guards Tank Army, accompanied by the rifle divisions of
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initially suffering some losses to 5th Panzer's heavy tank battalion at Krupki), while the Soviet
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offensives respectively. The offensive helped pave the way for the eventual defeat of Germany.
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5th Panzer, which was reorganised on 28 June into a combat group under the command of
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was essentially complete by 28 June, when the cavalry-mechanised units halted at the
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German planning largely involved damage limitation. The immediate effects of the
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Battle for White Russia: The destruction of Army Group Centre June 1944
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Hitler's Greatest Defeat: The collapse of Army Group Centre, June 1944
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and instructed the remnants of Ninth Army to reinforce its defence.
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in honor of the 75th anniversary of the offensive, 3 July 2019.
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transferred to command of the 4th Army (General der Artillerie
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on the main road north-east of Minsk, along which elements of
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tractor and dead German soldiers on a street in Minsk, 6 July
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crossings, having lost two corps commanders in as many days.
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Military operations of World War II involving Germany
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Bagration 1944: The Destruction of Army Group Centre
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Soviet Blitzkrieg: The Battle for White Russia, 1944
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Operation Bagration

Belorussian SSR
Germany
Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
Walter Model
Army Group Centre
Nazi Germany
Kurt von Tippelskirch
Nazi Germany
Dietrich von Saucken
Nazi Germany
Vincenz Müller
Fourth Army
Soviet Union
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
3rd Belorussian Front
Soviet Union
Konstantin Rokossovsky
1st Belorussian Front
Soviet Union
Georgiy Zakharov
2nd Belorussian Front
Soviet Union
Hovhannes Bagramyan
1st Baltic Front
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