The Minsk offensive was part of the second phase of the Belorussian strategic offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944, commonly known as Operation Bagration.
On the central square of liberated Minsk
An overturned Lanz Bulldog HR tractor and dead German soldiers on a street in Minsk, 6 July
An exhibition drill routine by the Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Belarus during a civil-military parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the offensive, 3 July 2019.
The 84th Guards Rifle Division was reformed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in April 1943, based on the 2nd formation of the 110th Rifle Division, and served in that role until after the
Battle for Pillau