Battle of Vitebsk (1944)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Collapse_of_German_Army_Group_Centre
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet advance into Poland
gptkbp:analysis Military historians
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:High
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Ivan_Bagramyan
gptkb:General_Georgy_Zhukov
gptkbp:consequences Soviet influence in Eastern Europe
gptkbp:cultural_impact Literature and films
gptkbp:date June 23, 1944
gptkbp:duration Approximately 10 days
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Bagration
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger Belarusian offensive
gptkbp:historical_debate Post-war reconstruction efforts
Role of intelligence
Impact on civilian population
Effectiveness of Soviet tactics
German strategic failures
gptkbp:historical_significance Accelerated the end of the war in Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Vitebsk (1944)
gptkbp:intelligence Soviet reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:1st_Baltic_Front
gptkb:3rd_Belorussian_Front
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in Belarus
gptkbp:key_event Initial assaults
Counterattacks by German forces
Final Soviet push
Aftermath operations
Capture of Vitebsk
gptkbp:landscape Urban and rural areas
gptkbp:legacy Influenced post-war borders
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vitebsk,_Belarus
gptkbp:logistics Soviet supply lines
gptkbp:media_appearances gptkb:Documentaries
gptkbp:military_strategy Encirclement
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:sports_team
gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:objective Capture of Vitebsk
gptkbp:outcome Disruption of German defenses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Orsha
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic offensive
gptkbp:strategic_importance Weakened German Eastern Front
gptkbp:tactics Combined arms operations
gptkbp:type Offensive operation
gptkbp:weather_conditions Summer conditions