Battle Of Smolensk (1941)
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The Battle of Smolensk was a largely successful encirclement operation by the German Army Group Centre's 2nd Panzer Group commanded by Heinz Guderian and the 3rd Panzer Group commanded by Hermann Hoth against parts of four Soviet Fronts during World War II. The Soviet formations were the Western Front commanded by Timoshenko, the Soviet Reserve Front commanded by Zhukov, the Soviet Central Front commanded by Kuznetsov, and Soviet Bryansk Front commanded by Yeremenko. Ultimately, the Soviet 16th, 19th and the 20th Armies were encircled just to the south of Smolensk, though significant numbers from the 19th and 20th Army managed to escape the pocket.
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