The Battle of Białystok–Minsk was a German strategic operation conducted by the Army Group Centre during penetration of the Soviet border region during the opening stage of Operation Barbarossa lasting from 22 to 29 June 1941. Its goal was encirclement of the Red Army forces around Minsk.
Commanded by Field Marshal Fedor von Bock, Army Group Centre was tasked with attacking from Poland through the Białystok - Minsk - Smolensk axis towards Moscow....
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The Battle of Białystok–Minsk was a German strategic operation conducted by the Army Group Centre during penetration of the Soviet border region during the opening stage of Operation Barbarossa lasting from 22 to 29 June 1941. Its goal was encirclement of the Red Army forces around Minsk.
Commanded by Field Marshal Fedor von Bock, Army Group Centre was tasked with attacking from Poland through the Białystok - Minsk - Smolensk axis towards Moscow. The Army Group included the 9th and 4th Armies. Its armored forces were Hoth's 3rd Panzergruppe and Guderian's 2nd Panzergruppe. The two infantry Armies fielded 33 Divisions and the Panzer Armies fielded 9 armored Divisions, 6 motorized divisions and a cavalry division. Army Group Center could call upon 2nd Air Fleet for air support.
Facing the German Army Group Center was the Red Army's Western Front commanded by General Dmitry Pavlov. It included the 3rd, 4th, and 10th Armies along the frontier. The 13th Army was held as part of the Stavka...
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