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Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Дзень Незалежнасці Рэспублікі Беларусь, Russian: День Независимости Республики Беларусь), also known as Republic Day or Liberation Day is a public holiday, the independence day of Belarus and is celebrated each year on 3 July.
An exhibition drill routine by the Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Belarus during a civil-military parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the offensive, 3 July 2019. Within the broader strategic framework of Operation Bagration, the Minsk offensive was a complete success:
Corps of Drums of the Minsk Suvorov Military School [4] [5]; Cadets from specialized military high schools (25 from the MES, 30 from the MVD and 50 from the army) [6]; Color guard carrying the Flag of Belarus, the Flag of the USSR, the Victory Banner, and the banners of the 1st Belarusian Front, the 2nd Belarusian Front, the 3rd Belarusian Front and the 1st Baltic Front.
To fight partisan activity, the Germans had to withdraw considerable forces behind their front line. On 22 June 1944 the huge Soviet offensive Operation Bagration was launched, Minsk was re-captured on 3 July 1944, and all of Belarus was regained by the end of August. Hundred thousand of Poles were expelled after 1944.
3 July: Independence Day: Дзень Незалежнасцi (Dzień Niezaležnasci) Adopted in 1996, in commemoration of the Red Army's 1944 liberation of Minsk during the Minsk Offensive: 7 November: October Revolution Day: Дзень Кастрычніцкай рэвалюцыі (Dzień Kastryčnickaj revalucyi) 25 December: Christmas Day
[1] [2] Belarus is an authoritarian state, and in May 2011 presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov was sentenced to five years in prison for taking part in the 2010 presidential election. Lukashenko claimed he won with almost 80% of the vote. [3]
July 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Emancipation Day (United States Virgin Islands) Independence Day , celebrates the liberation of Minsk from Nazi occupation by Soviet troops in 1944 ( Belarus )
The 2nd Guards Tank Corps was the first to break into the city in the early hours of 3 July; fighting erupted in the centre, which was finally cleared of German rearguards by the following day. The 5th Guards Tank Army and 65th Army closed the encirclement to the west of Minsk, trapping the entire German 4th Army, and many of the remnants of ...