Battle of Vitebsk-Minsk

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet advance into Poland
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkbp:allies Wehrmacht divisions
gptkbp:armor_units Soviet tank brigades
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
Significant losses
Heavy losses
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkb:Ivan_Bagramyan
gptkbp:commemoration Memorials in Belarus
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on literature and film
gptkbp:date June 1944
gptkbp:duration Approximately 1 month
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Vilnius
gptkbp:historical_analysis Military historians study the battle
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_impact Accelerated German defeat in the East
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Belarus
Turning point in the war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Vitebsk-Minsk
gptkbp:intelligence Soviet reconnaissance
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future battles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vitebsk,_Belarus
gptkbp:logistics Soviet supply lines
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Red_Army
gptkbp:military_strategy Offensive operations
gptkbp:military_unit Soviet infantry divisions
Soviet artillery regiments
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
gptkb:Battle_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:None
gptkbp:outcome Disruption of German defenses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk_(1943)
gptkbp:primary_source Books and documentaries
Military archives
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
gptkbp:significance Part of Operation Bagration
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:Capture_of_Minsk
gptkbp:strategic_importance Gateway to Eastern Europe
gptkbp:strategy Defensive positions
gptkbp:tactics Encirclement
gptkbp:terrain Flat plains
gptkbp:weather_conditions Summer conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_Group_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4