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The Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive ((ロシア語:Витебско-Оршанская наступательная операция)) was part of the Belorussian Strategic Offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944, commonly known as Operation Bagration. ==Planning== The immediate goals of the Soviet offensive were: *Break through the defences of 3rd Panzer Army to the north and south of Vitebsk and encircle the city, which occupied a salient in the German lines. *Break through the heavily fortified area around the main Moscow-Minsk highway and liberate the town of Orsha. *Commit motorised / cavalry exploitation forces through the gap opened once the highway had been cleared, opening the way for a major encirclement of the German Fourth Army in the Minsk Offensive Operation. Soviet intelligence had revealed the depth of the German defences on the Moscow - Minsk highway near Orsha. As a result, the attack of Galitsky's 11th Guards Army in this sector was to be preceded by specialised engineer units; mine rolling PT-34 tanks of the 116th Separate Engineering Tank Regiment were committed along with assault engineer companies and assault gun regiments in several waves against the fortified and heavily mined positions of the 78th Sturm Division. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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