Mogilev offensive
1944 Red Army offensive in Byelorussia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mogilev offensive (Russian: Могилевская наступательная операция) was part of the Belorussian strategic offensive – commonly known as Operation Bagration – of the Red Army on the Eastern Front of World War II in the summer of 1944. Its goals were to capture the city of Mogilev and to pin down and trap the bulk of the German Fourth Army. The offensive fulfilled both objectives.
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Mogilev offensive | |||||||
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Part of Operation Bagration | |||||||
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Germany | Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kurt von Tippelskirch (Fourth Army) |
Georgiy Zakharov (2nd Belorussian Front) | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
33,000 killed 3,250 POW (Soviet est)[1] | Unknown |
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