16th Guards Rifle Division
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The 16th Guards Rifle Division was formed in February 1942 as an elite infantry formation based on a cadre from the 249th Rifle Division. It continued to serve in this capacity beyond the end of the G
Major General Mikhail Pronin
Vitebsk–Orsha offensive
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The Vitebsk–Orsha offensive was part of the Belorussian strategic offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944, commonly known as Operation Bagration. During the offensive, Soviet troops captured Vitebsk
16th Guards Rifle Division
…Rzhev–Sychyovka Offensive Rzhev–Vyazma Offensive Operation Kutuzov Battle of Smolensk Battle of Nevel Vitebsk–Bogushevsk Offensive Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive Minsk Offensive Vilnius-Kaunas Offensive Goldap–Gumbinnen Operation Vistula–Oder Offensive East Prussian Offensive Battle of Königsberg Samland Offensive…
Troops of the 158th Rifle Division fighting near the Vitebsk railway station during the assault on the city