the offensive operation bogradion was developed by the belarusian general alexei antonov.es of the deputy chief. on may 20, 1944, the soviet general staff outlined the goals and plan. the main goal of the operation is to eliminate the enemy's bulge in the area of vitebsk, bobruisk, minsk. this ledge was called the belarusian balcony. the balcony was demolished along with its base. four soviet fronts were advancing at once. they crushed and destroyed the most powerful german army group center. in 2 months the whole of belarus was liberated, further eastern poland, part of the baltic states, after the nazis there was scorched earth. khatyn death camp, in fact every third resident of belarus died, more than 3 million victims. there was a great-grandfather, also, his name was ivan, he was a prisoner of a concentration camp, but survived, he ended up in a concentration camp as a child. and of course, the most difficult thing for him was this lost childhood, so he wanted me to be happy, carefree, with a peaceful sky above my head. today such equipment is already guarding the p