Šiauliai offensive
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The Šiauliai offensive was a major 1944 Soviet Red Army operation in the Baltic region aimed at driving German forces from Lithuania and cutting off Army Group North.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Šiauliai Offensive | 4 |
| Šiauliai offensive canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II Eastern Front operation
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| aim |
to cut off Army Group North
ⓘ
to drive German forces from Lithuania ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| category |
1944 in military history
ⓘ
Battles and operations of the Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ Military operations of World War II involving Lithuania ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
elements of German panzer and infantry divisions
ⓘ
multiple Soviet fronts ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Soviet Red Army commanders ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| datePrecision | month and year 1944 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-08-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Memel offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Memel Offensive
Riga Offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Riga Offensive (1944)
|
| frontlineChange |
German withdrawal toward Latvia
ⓘ
Soviet advance westward in Lithuania ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1944 in Lithuania
ⓘ
1944 in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Army Group Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group Centre
Army Group North ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group North
1st Baltic Front ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet 1st Baltic Front
2nd Baltic Front ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet 2nd Baltic Front
|
| location |
Baltic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic region
Lithuania ⓘ Šiauliai ⓘ |
| opponent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Army Group North
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group North
|
| partOf |
Baltic Offensive
ⓘ
Baltic theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Red Army 1944 strategic operations in the Baltic
Soviet summer offensive of 1944 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Bagration ⓘ |
| result |
German retreat in Lithuania
ⓘ
Soviet victory ⓘ partial isolation of Army Group North ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-07-05 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to advance toward the Baltic Sea
ⓘ
to sever German land communications with Army Group North ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
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