Outcome
Within the broader strategic framework of Operation Bagration, the Minsk Offensive was a complete success:
- The capital of the Belorussian SSR, Minsk, was liberated after three years of German occupation.
- The forces of the German Army Group Centre were almost completely shattered within a matter of days. In particular, nearly the entire Fourth Army, plus many of the elements of Ninth Army that had escaped from the Bobruysk Offensive, was destroyed.
The 3rd and 2nd Belorussian Fronts were subsequently committed to the third 'pursuit' phase of the strategic offensive in the Vilnius and Belostock Offensives respectively.
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