The Battle of Vitebsk

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_de_Division_Michel_Ney
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet advance into Eastern Europe
gptkbp:casualties high on both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Ivan_Bagramyan
gptkb:General_Georgy_Zhukov
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and films
gptkbp:date gptkb:1944
gptkbp:duration July 1944 to August 1944
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Polotsk
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied by military historians
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Eastern_Front_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_debate lessons learned for future conflicts
analysis of leadership decisions
discussions on tactics used
impact on the overall war effort
gptkbp:historical_significance paved the way for further offensives
strategic location in Belarus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Vitebsk
gptkbp:impact boosted Soviet morale
gptkbp:intelligence reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in July 23
erected in honor of soldiers
gptkbp:key_event German counterattacks
final Soviet push to capture the city
initial assaults by Soviet forces
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vitebsk,_Belarus
gptkbp:logistics supply lines critical
gptkbp:media_coverage limited during the war
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:German_Army_Group_Centre
gptkb:1st_Baltic_Front
gptkb:3rd_Belorussian_Front
commemorated in Belarus
gptkbp:military_strategy encirclement
gptkbp:outcome disruption of German forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:population affected by the conflict
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Orsha
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Belarusian Offensive
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:capture_of_Vitebsk
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations
gptkbp:weather_conditions summer conditions