# Operation Bagration (1944)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1944-operation-bagration
Categories: battle

Launched on 22-23 June 1944, Operation Bagration destroyed German Army Group Centre in Belarus and carried the Red Army to Warsaw and East Prussia. It coincided with the Allied landings in Normandy. It was one of the greatest Soviet victories of the war.

## Why it matters
It was one of the greatest Soviet victories of the war.

Ruler at the time: [Joseph Stalin](https://history-russia.com/rulers/joseph-stalin)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Operation Bagration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bagration)
- [Wikipedia — Eastern Front (World War II)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II))
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Operation Bagration](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Operation+Bagration)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)