440: The Destruction of Army Group Center

Lt. General Friedrich Gollwitzer (standing), German commander at Vitebsk, is interrogated by Soviet commanders, including Marshal Vasilevsky (seated center), following his capture.

The Soviet offensive of summer 1944, codenamed “Operation Bagration” was huge in scope and devastating in effect.

The German Army Group Center was virtually annihilated.

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Fanfare

Opening War Theme

A Thousand and One Nights
Music composed in 1906 by Johann Strauss II. Public domain.
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Closing War Theme


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