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During the winter offensive of the Soviet troops


During the winter offensive of the Soviet troops were completely destroyed and 30 divisions and a brigade routed 142 divisions and 5 brigades of the enemy, of which 14 divisions and 3 brigades had suffered such heavy losses that were disbanded.The enemy lost more than 1 million soldiers to officers, 20,000 guns and mortars, 4,200 tanks and about 5000 samoletov1.
The Red Army and Navy in the winter-spring campaign from January 1 to May 31, 1944 lost in killed, dead, captured or missing 800 thousand people. In addition, left down 2.22 million people sick and wounded. Loss of weapons and equipment were as follows: tanks - 9900 guns and mortars - 9900, combat aircraft - 11 102.
In May, the Soviet-German front was relatively quiet. Both sides were preparing for new battles.
The summer-autumn campaign in 1944 (June 1-December 31)
The campaign began the final operation, the battle for Leningrad - Vyborg-Petrozavodsk strategic offensive operation. It was held in the period from June 10 to August 9, the right wing of the Leningrad and Karelian fronts of the left wing with the help of the Baltic Fleet and the Onega Flotilla.
During the two months of fighting, Soviet troops liberated the territory of the Lithuanian SSR, the northern districts of the Leningrad region and defeated the Finnish Army. Successful actions of Soviet forces in this operation significantly changed the situation on the northern sector of the Soviet-German front, predetermined output of the Finnish War, created the conditions for the liberation of the Soviet Arctic and northern regions of Norway. Germany lost after the Italy of another ally.
Summer 1944 marked the onset of
1 History of the Great Patriotic War the Soviet Union, 1941-1945. T. 4. , P. 102.
2 Neck secrecy lifted. P. 158, 371
Soviet forces in Belorussia. Her retention of the fascist
secondment attached particular importance, since the defending German forces here covered the shortest way to East Prussia and Poland. On this section has focused a large group, numbering a total of 1, 2 million, 9500 guns and mortars, 900 tanks and assault guns, and 1,350 combat samoletov1.
One of the largest in World War Two Belarusian strategic offensive operation "Bagration" was held from June 23 to August 29, 1944 troops of the 1st Baltic, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Belorussian Fronts with the Dnieper Flotilla.
By the beginning of the operation the number of troops four fronts and the fleets was 2.33 million people, in addition, parts of the 1st Polish Army who participated in this operation, there were 80 000 chelovek2. At the armed forces of the fronts there were 35,000 guns and mortars, tanks 5000 and 5500 fighting samoletov3.Belarusian strategic operation was conducted in two phases.
In the first phase (June 23 - July 4) were carried out Vitebsk-Orsha, Mogilev, Bobruisk, Polotsk, and Minsk, the second phase (July 5 -29 August) - Siauliai, Vilnius, Kaunas, Bialystok and Lublin-Brest front offensive operations.
As a result of combat troops crushed the front one of the most powerful enemy groups - Army Group "Center" and its 17 divisions and three brigades were destroyed and 50 divisions lost more than half of its
A World War II: Results and lessons. P. 87
2 Neck secrecy lifted. C. 203.
3 World War II: Results and lessons. , P. 87.


the composition.
Soviet troops advanced 550-600 kilometers, and liberated the whole Belarus, Latvia and Lithuania of the Polish lands east of the Vistula and the Narew. Red Army marched into Poland and moved to the borders of East Prussia. During the offensive, boosted major water barriers - Berezina, Neman, Vistula, and captured the important bridgeheads on their western shores.
On incomplete data, the Germans lost 500 thousand soldiers and ofitserov1.
Irreversible loss of Soviet troops in this operation amounted to 180 thousand people. Sanitary loss (injured, wounded, sick) numbered 590 000 chelovek2.
In the midst of the battle of the Belarusian began the Lvov-Sandomierz Strategic Offensive (13iyulya - August 29). It was conducted by the 1st Ukrainian Front. In the first phase (13-27 July) was broken the enemy's defenses, surrounded and destroyed Brody, Lviv and crushed Rava Russian enemy, freed the city of Lviv, Rava-Russian, Przemysl, Stanislaw and others. In the second stage (28 July -29 August), our troops, developing the offensive, crossed the Vistula and seized a bridgehead on its western bank near Sandomierz.
As a result of operation, the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front inflicted a heavy defeat to Army Group "North Ukraine." From participating in the battle 56 divisions had been destroyed and crushed 8 323. This, in turn, adversely affected the position of Army Group "South Ukraine," the defenders in Moldova and Romania.
Once in the summer-fall campaign of 1944 a devastating blow to the German troops was done during the Jassy-Kishenevskoy strategic offensive operation (20-29 August). It was carried out by the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts, Black Sea Fleet and the Danube Flotilla. In this operation, the Soviet troops in a short time routed the main

A World War II: Results and sketches. , P. 88.
2 Neck secrecy lifted. C. 203.
3 World War II: Results and lessons. , P. 88.
forces of Army Group "Southern Ukraine", killed 22 Germans and almost all Romanian divisions were in the Soviet-German front, captured the 210 000 soldiers and officers seized a large quantity of military tehniki1. Moldova has been released, is derived from the fascist bloc, Romania, which was then declared war on Germany.
New blow to the enemy was struck in the Baltic. In the period from September 14 to November 24, 1944 troops of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Baltic Fronts, and part of the forces of the Leningrad front with the assistance of the Baltic Fleet was held Baltic strategic offensive operation, and within it - Riga, Memel front offensive operations and Moonsund amphibious operation.
As a result, 72 daily fights almost complete liberation of the Baltic and created favorable conditions for development of the offensive in East Prussia. The troops of the German Army Group "North" inflicted a major defeat. Her remaining compounds were pressed to the sea in Courland, near Memel, and cut off from the land of East Prussia.
Although the successes of the Red Army steadily approaching end of the war, the Soviet people had hoped, as it was long ago promised by our allies, to open a second front. This would speed up the defeat of Germany and reduce the loss of our troops. Government of the United States and Britain supported this declarative intent, but in fact did not consider the actual landing of Allied troops in France in 1942. The second front was not opened, and 1943. The Red Army was almost 3 years of one on one fighting with the main forces of Hitler's troops, suffering heavy losses. It was only after weak German forces in the West (both quantitatively and qualitatively), and it became clear that the Red Army can and without the aid of allies defeated
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fascist forces and their own free Europe from Nazi occupation in June 1944 during the Normandy landings was opened a second front. Through the English Channel coast of France landed at landing the big Anglo-American forces. It was also attended by Canadian, French and other troops of the anti-Hitler coalition. It was the largest amphibious operation of World War II. It was attended by nearly 3 million people, 6000 tanks, 15,000 guns and mortars, 11 000 combat aircraft, about 7000 ships, vehicles and landing craft.

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