Battle

Šiauliai Offensive

5 Jul 1944 · 56.00° N, 24.00° E

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When
5 Jul 1944
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
56.00° N, 24.00° E
Description
summer 1944 battle on Eastern Front of WW2
War
World War II

Šiauliai offensive

Summer 1944 battle on Eastern Front of WW2

The Šiauliai offensive was an operation of the Soviet forces of the 1st Baltic Front, commanded by General Hovhannes Bagramyan, conducted from 5 July to 29 August 1944, during the Second World War. It was part of the third phase of the Belorussian strategic offensive operation, and drove German troops from much of Lithuania, with the main tactical objective of the city of Šiauliai.

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