Osovets offensive
The Osovets offensive (Russian: Осовецкая наступательная операция) was part of the third and final phase of Operation Bagration, the Belorussian strategic offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944. The offensive began on 6 August and was officially declared over as of 14 August, although some of its objectives were not achieved until as late as January 1945.
| Osovets offensive | |||||
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| Part of Operation Bagration / Eastern Front | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Germany | Soviet Union | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Helmuth Weidling, Friedrich Herrlein |
Gyorgy Zakharov (2nd Belorussian Front) | ||||
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| ? | ? | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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Osovets is the Russianised version of the Polish name Osowiec / Ossowiec / Ossowitz.
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