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Name: Šiauliai Offensive

Type: Event

Start: 1944 AD

End: 1944 AD

Parent: Operation Bagration

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Was an operation of the Soviet forces of the 1st Baltic Front, commanded by General Hovhannes Bagramyan, conducted from 5 July to 29 August 1944. It drove German troops from much of Lithuania, with the main tactical objective being the city of Šiauliai.

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  • August 1944: Soviet advances during Operation Bagraton and Šiauliai Offensive.
  • August 1944: Soviet troops liberated the cities of Jelgava and Kaunas.
  • July 1944: On 27 July the Red Army captured Šiauliai and Daugavpils.
  • July 1944: By July 22 Soviet troops had captured Panevežys.

  • Selected Sources


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  • Operation Bagration, 22 June-19 August 1944. United States Military Academy of West Point. Retrieved on 6 April 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope30.jpg
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