Operation “Bagration” was a strategic offensive operation of the Soviet Armed Forces against Nazi Germany during the Great Patriotic War. During Operation “Bagration,” the Soviet army inflicted the largest defeat on the German army in the entire military history of Germany, crushing the Army Group Center. It is one of the largest military operations in the history of humanity.

“Direction of the Main Blow”

This film is the third part of the cinematic epic “Liberation” released in 1970-1971, directed by Yuri Ozerov.

The cinematic epic is an narrative about the liberation of the Soviet Union’s territory and the subsequent defeat of fascist Germany, dedicated to the five major campaigns of the Eastern Front: the Battle of Kursk, the Lower Dnieper Offensive, Operation “Bagration,” the Vistula-Oder Offensive, and the Battle of Berlin.

Dear friends!

The Russian House in Brussels, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Kingdom of Belgium presents:

Film III: ” Direction of the Main Blow”

Director: Yuri Ozerov.

Screenplay: Yuri Bondarev, Oscar Kurganov, Yuri Ozerov.

Starring: Nikolai Olyalin, Larisa Golubkina, Boris Zaidenberg.

1971* 125 min.

English Subtitles.

The third film, “Direction of the Main Blow” is dedicated to Operation “Bagration,” which resulted in the complete liberation of Belarus from fascist forces and the Soviet Army advancing to the state border…