Bombing of Minsk in World War II

When

22 Jun 1941 – 27 Jun 1941

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

53.90° N, 27.56° E

Description

aerial bombing operation occurred in 1941

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

The Minsk Blitz was the heavy bombing of the city of Minsk, the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic within the Soviet Union during the Second World War. On 24 June 1941, three waves of German Luftwaffe bombers, 47 aircraft each, bombed Minsk. The Soviet anti-aircraft defense of the city was poorly organized, and panic ensued.

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