soviet tanks and cavalrymen of the cavalry-mechanized group of general iissa pliev rushed into the newlyd brezh. on june 27, the main forces of the wehrmacht's ninth army arrived. so that they were defended to the last opportunity, because these are road junctions, in the end this led to the defeat of those forces that defended both cities, then it was necessary to break through to minsk. stunned by the rapid advance of the red army, the surviving german units began a chaotic retreat towards minsk. columns of german equipment accumulated on the highway near the berezina river. to at this time, under the control of the wehrmacht. there was only one bridge across the river. one german soldier recalled. not far from the bridge, where the crush was heaviest, scenes never seen before took place. carts and cars pushed each other off the roadway. everyone tried to be the first to drive onto the bridge. fights broke out, and he stood rough. the field gendarmerie was powerless. the main problem. here, of course, there was a need to capture the crossings, at the crossings to the berezina this situ