The Kaunas offensive (Russian: Каунасская наступательная операция) was part of the third phase of the Byelorussian strategic offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944, commonly known as Operation Bagration. The Kaunas offensive was executed by the 3rd Belorussian Front on July 28 – August 28, 1944, with the aim of destroying the German concentration on the western bank of the Neman river, the occupation of Kaunas, and reaching the boundaries of East Prussia.
The Kaunasoffensive (Russian: Каунасская наступательная операция) was part of the third phase of the Byelorussian strategic offensive of the Red Army...
The Kaunasoffensive covered the operations of Chernyakhovsky's 3rd Belorussian Front from 28 July to 28 August, towards the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, subsequent...
ordered to conduct the Kaunasoffensive to extend the gains of Operation Bagration further. Operation Bagration, the strategic offensive of which this action...
of the Kaunas city municipality and the Kaunas District Municipality. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas. Kaunas is located...
temporary defense. A further advance began on July 29 which gained 10–15 km. Kaunas was taken by 5th Army on August 1 and German forces continued falling back...
further advance began on July 29, which gained 10–15 kilometers (6–9 mi). Kaunas was taken by 5th Army on August 1, and German forces continued falling back...
division supply officer (IIb). As such, he fought in the German spring offensive of that year. The Guard Ersatz Division fought in Operation Michael against...
as truce on that day. Negotiation in Kaunas, led by League of Nations, led to the signing of the Treaty of Kaunas, with an armistice taking effect on 30...
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temporary defense. A further advance began on July 29 which gained 10–15 km. Kaunas was taken by 5th Army on August 1 and German forces continued falling back...
the duration of the war. It re-entered the fighting in July during the offensive for the liberation of the Oryol region and in the process earned a battle...
Treaty of Kaunas was a treaty signed on 29 November 1920 in Kaunas, Lithuania, that the next day started the armistice between Lithuania and Central Lithuania...
The seat of administration is in parentheses. Kauen-Land (Kaunas-Rural) Kauen-Stadt (Kaunas-Urban) Ponewesch (Panevėžys) Schaulen (Šiauliai) Wilna-Land...
near Proni south of Kaunas and until 29 July fought in fierce fighting to retain its bridgehead. In the subsequent KaunasOffensive, the 338th moved westward...
the U.S. 4th Armored Division took Coutances. The Red Army began the KaunasOffensive as part of Operation Bagration. The rocket-powered German Messerschmitt...
"Litauen," with his headquarters in Kauen (today, Kaunas). Following the Red Army's Kaunasoffensive, the city fell on 1 August 1944 and Hintze's command...
sustained in a bombing raid on Buchenwald concentration camp) The KaunasOffensive ended in Soviet victory. Elements of the U.S. First Army crossed the...
contribution in Lithuania. It counted the Soviet Vilnius Offensive and slowed preparations for the KaunasOffensive. The Soviet supply base at Molodechno, southeast...
by Soviet troops of the 3rd Belorussian Front in the course of the KaunasOffensive. Šiluva town. Where to find: John Paul II House, M. Jurgaitis a. 5...
and organizational headquarters in Kaunas. The communication and coordination between the centers in Berlin, Kaunas, and Vilnius were rather poor. The...
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international airports include Kaunas International Airport, Palanga International Airport and Šiauliai International Airport. Kaunas International Airport is...
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