July 1944

Sunday, July 23rd

Eastern Front

NORTHERN SECTOR

Pskov falls to the 42nd Army.

CENTRAL SECTOR

The 65th Army closes on Brest-Litovsk. The Germans have concentrated the largely intact 2nd Army around the town and prepare to halt the Soviet advance.

Farther south the 8th Guards and 2nd Tank Armies fight their way into Lublin, liberating the Majdanek concentration camp on the outskirts of the town. Inside Lublin itself there is heavy fighting as the 4th Panzer Army puts up a strong defense.

SOUTHERN SECTOR

The 1st Guards Tank Army crosses the San River near Yaroslav.

[ July 22nd - July 24th]