Eastern FrontNORTHERN SECTORThe 2nd Baltic Front rips a 50-mile hole in the 16th Army, the 10th Guards Army advancing 10 miles into the German rear. The 3rd Shock Army has also broken through, reaching the Velikaya River while the 4th captures Drissa. Idritsa falls to the 4th Shock Army of the 1st Baltic Front. The Stavka strengthens the 1st Baltic Front in its push toward the Gulf of Riga, allocating the 51st and 2nd Guards Armies from the reserve. CENTRAL SECTORFurious battles rage at Vilnius as the 5th Army forces its way into the city. SOUTHERN SECTORKoniev begins probing attacks against the junction of 4th and 1st Panzer Armies. The Germans immediately pull back their forward units to the main defense belt but are observed. Gambling that the Germans will not expect an attack without the usual arty barrage, Koniev decides to attack on the 13th. |
| [ July 11th - July 13th] |