July 1944

Eastern Front

There is heavy fightin at Tukums as the 51st Army attempts to reach the Gulf of Riga. The 2nd Guards Army also attacks at Siauliai to pin down the 3rd Panzer Army and prevent it from transferring forces to the north.

The 5th Army fights its way into Kaunas. The German counterattack north of Wolomin continues as the XXXIX Panzer Corps strikes the 2nd Tank Army.

To the south, elements of the 1st Guards Tank and 13th Armies cross the Vistula at Baranow, southwest of Sandomierz. The Germans immediately lauch counterattacks but fail to dislodge the Soviet troops.