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
Troops of the 158th Rifle Division fighting near the Vitebsk railway station during the assault on the city
Georg-Hans Reinhardt
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Georg-Hans Reinhardt was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. He commanded the 3rd Panzer Army from 1941 to 1944, and Army Group Centre
Vitebsk–Orsha offensive
…and assault gun regiments in several waves against the fortified and mined positions of the 78th Sturm Division. Third Panzer Army (Colonel-General Georg-Hans Reinhardt) IX Corps (General Rolf Wuthmann) LIII Corps (General Friedrich Gollwitzer) VI Corps (General Georg Pfeiffer) Northern flank of Fourth Army (General…
Georg-Hans Reinhardt (2nd from left) and Walter Krüger, 1941
Georg-Hans Reinhardt in custody before the High Command Trial