Modern era · 1943

Battle of Lenino

The Battle of Lenino was a tactical World War II engagement that took place on 12 and 13 October 1943, north of the village of Lenino in the Mogilev region of Byelorussia. The battle itself was a part of a larger Soviet Spas-Demensk offensive operation with the aims of clearing the eastern bank of the Dnieper River of German forces and piercing the Panther-Wotan line of defences.

Battle of Lenino
Battle of Lenino · niezn., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
12 Oct 1943 – 13 Oct 1943
Where
Lienina
Era
Modern

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Before and after

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