Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive (1944 AD)

Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive (Side A vs Soviet Union) took place in 1944 AD during Operation Bagration.

Battle facts

Year: 1944 AD
Date: 1944-06-28
Era: Modern
Conflict: Operation Bagration
Side B: Soviet Union
Commanders (A): Georg-Hans Reinhardt (Third Panzer Army), Kurt von Tippelskirch (Fourth Army), Alfons Hitter
Commanders (B): Ivan Bagramyan (1st Baltic Front), Ivan Chernyakhovsky (3rd Belorussian Front)
Casualties: approx. 41,700 killed 126 tanks and assault guns destroyed 1,840 motor vehicles 17,800 taken prisoner11,014 killed 318 tanks destroyed 113 aircraft shot down
Outcome: Soviet victory
Coordinates: 55.200°, 30.200°