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Minsk in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Minsk in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records2 event labels5 people1941–1944

Historical events in Minsk

1941

26 June 1941
Siege of Minsk
Adolf Hitler · World War, 2nd

The western front is broken & the Germans charge towards Minsk

27 June 1941
Siege of Minsk
Heinz Guderian · World War, 2nd

Hoth & Guderian encircle Minsk trapping 300,000 Russian soldiers

27 June 1941
Siege of Minsk
Herman Hoth · World War, 2nd

Hoth & Guderian encircle Minsk trapping 300,000 Russian soldiers

July 1941
Capture of Minsk
Fedor von Bock · World War, 2nd

Bocks AG centre troops capture Minsk

1944

11 July 1944
Capture of Minsk
Adolf Hitler · World War, 2nd

Army Group Centre loses 28 Divisions, the way to Poland is open to the Red Army

11 July 1944
Capture of Minsk
Otto Moritz Walter Model · World War, 2nd

Army Group Centre loses 28 Divisions, the way to Poland is open to the Red Army

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