Lublin-Brest Offensive

Lublin–Brest Offensive
Part of Operation Bagration / Eastern Front
Date July 18 - August 2, 1944 (primary operation), September 30, 1944 (secondary operation) Location Eastern Poland/Western Belarus Result Soviet victory
Belligerents
Germany Romania	Soviet Union Poland
Commanders and leaders
Josef Harpe (Army Group North Ukraine) Georg Hans Reinhardt (Army Group Centre)	Konstantin Rokossovsky (1st Belorussian Front)

The Lublin–Brest Offensive (Russian: Люблин‐Брестская наступательная операция, 18 July – 2 August 1944) was a part of the Operation Bagration strategic offensive by the Soviet Red Army to clear the Nazi German forces from the central‐eastern Poland. The offensive was executed by the left (southern) wing of the 1st Belorussian Front and took place during July 1944; it was opposed by the German Army Group North Ukraine and Army Group Centre.

The operation was accompanied by several other offensives, particularly the Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive of the 1st Ukrainian Front in the south; both offensives launched weeks after the start of the successful Operation Bagration to the north which cleared German forces from most of Belarus.

After reaching its target objectives, the offensive momentum carried on as the Soviet forces advanced on Warsaw during August (2 August – 30 September 1944); however Soviet forces did not aid the Polish Warsaw Uprising, which is a matter of some controversy.

On 15 June, Army Group North Ukraine under command of Josef Harpe was composed of the 4th Panzer Army, 1st Panzer Army, and the First Army (Hungary). Army Group Centre had the 2nd Army, 4th Army, 9th Army and 3rd Panzer Army.

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