army of marshal rotnistrov.soldiers of the first minsk partisan brigade, who led the tankers through swampy forests. in addition to tankers , infantrymen, artillerymen, mortar men, and signal engineers took part in the liberation of the city. the commanders of formations and units of the eleventh guards and thirty-first army, who burst into the city almost simultaneously with the tankers, skillfully led the battle. and... of them by landing on tanks, among them was the commander of the second battalion of the 673rd infantry regiment, 220th rifle division, senior lieutenant dudin. his battalion cleared the enemy from the territory from the observatory to yakubakollos square, the building of the red army house, the government house, the railway station, captured a large number of vehicles, warehouses with food and military equipment, and dzyudin’s deputy, senior lieutenant mysinsky. led a group of fighters who hoisted red flags over the liberated buildings of minsk. senior sergeant afanasy lyapustin hoisted two fl