Polotsk offensive
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The Polotsk offensive was a major World War II Soviet operation in 1944 aimed at liberating the city of Polotsk from German forces as part of the broader summer offensive on the Eastern Front.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polotsk offensive canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
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military offensive ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Red Army
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Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both Soviet and German sides ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
officers of the 1st Baltic Front ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfLiberationOfPolotsk | 1944-07-04 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-07-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Šiauliai offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontLineChange | pushed German front westward from Polotsk ⓘ |
| goal | liberation of Polotsk from German occupation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the collapse of German Army Group Centre
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helped open routes into the Baltic region for Soviet forces ⓘ |
| location |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
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Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
1st Baltic Front
NERFINISHED
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Soviet 43rd Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet 4th Shock Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet 6th Guards Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Army Group Centre
NERFINISHED
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German 3rd Panzer Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | German defensive positions along the Western Dvina River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Belorussian strategic offensive operation of 1944
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Bagration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Vitebsk–Orsha offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Minsk offensive
NERFINISHED
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Vitebsk–Orsha offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Šiauliai offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
German forces driven from Polotsk area
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Soviet victory ⓘ liberation of Polotsk ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-06-29 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
cut German communications and retreat routes in northern Belarus
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secure the northern flank of Operation Bagration ⓘ |
| tactic |
combined infantry and armored assaults
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encirclement of German positions around Polotsk ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | summer 1944 ⓘ |
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