Russian Counter Offensives

What was the objective of Operation Bagration?

• Capture Stalingrad

• Defend Moscow

• Destroy Army Group Centre and liberate Belarus

• Break the Siege of Leningrad

When did Operation Bagration begin?

• June 22, 1944

• August 1, 1944

• April 30, 1944

• July 15, 1944

Which German Army Group was targeted by the Soviets in Operation Bagration?

• Army Group South

• Army Group North

• Army Group Centre

• Army Group West

What was one major reason for the success of Operation Bagration?

• Soviet use of maskirovka (deception operations)

• German control of the air

• Allied intervention in Eastern Europe

• Germany's advanced defenses in Belarus

What was the result of Operation Bagration?

• Stalemate on the Eastern Front

• Decisive Soviet victory and the collapse of Army Group Centre

• German counteroffensive towards Moscow

• Soviet retreat to Stalingrad

How did the timing of Operation Bagration align with the Western Allies' actions?

• It followed the D-Day landings in Normandy

• It coincided with the Ardennes Offensive

• It coincided with the D-Day landings in June 1944

• It preceded the invasion of Sicily

Which city was liberated by Soviet forces during Operation Bagration?

• Warsaw

• Leningrad

• Minsk

• Prague

When did the Tehran Conference take place?

• November 28 - December 1, 1943

• June 6, 1944

• January 1944

• May 8, 1945

Which three leaders attended the Tehran Conference?

What major decision regarding the Eastern Front was made at the Tehran Conference?

• Germany would be partitioned after the war

• The invasion of North Africa

• The Soviet Union would launch an offensive in coordination with the D-Day landings

• The Japanese would be attacked by the Soviets