near grodno, godberg's group initially held the defense. gottberg was the govleiter of belarus.ation bugartion began , from various police units, the defeated wehrmacht, such detachments were organized that formed the godberg group, they were supposed to hold both grodny and the nema line. units of the second and third belarusian fronts liberated grodno in the second stage offensive operation. an integral part of the company was the bialystok operation, which did not have a preparatory stage and began on july 5, 1944 in the course of fulfilling the tasks of the minsk company. red army troops actively interacted with partisan formations and reconnaissance and sabotage groups. as of july 1, 1944 , 226 special forces groups and detachments were operating on the territory of belarus. when deployed behind enemy lines, special forces were given certain tasks. commander of the second belarusian front army general zakharov on july 9 gives the order to lieutenant general boldin, commander of the fiftieth army, to liberate grodno by july 12. units of the fiftieth army, which distinguished