Vitebsk–Orsha offensive
June 23–28, 1944 · Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Result Soviet victory
Soviet troops attacked German defences around Vitebsk and Orsha at the start of Operation Bagration. They broke through, took both cities, and opened the way to the encirclement near Minsk.
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Units
4th Shock Army
145th Rifle Division
154th Rifle Division
159th Rifle Division (1943–1946)
164th Rifle Division
16th Guards Rifle Division
204th Rifle Division
220th Rifle Division
235th Rifle Division
251st Rifle Division
26th Guards Rifle Division
306th Rifle Division
371st Rifle Division
51st Rifle Division
5th Guards Rifle Division
67th Guards Rifle Division
71st Guards Rifle Division
83rd Guards Rifle Division
84th Guards Rifle Division
88th Rifle Division
91st Guards Rifle Division
97th Rifle Division