Chronology of World War II
Panzer groups trap 20 Soviet divisions
Friday, June 27, 1941 www.onwar.com

On the Eastern Front... Forces of the Soviet 13th Army (Filatov), recently assigned to West Front, are struck by the attacks of German Panzer Group 3, advancing southward, and Panzer Group 2, striking northward. The panzer groups link up near Minsk, trapping another 3 Soviet rifle divisions in what is now the Bialystok-Nowogrodek pocket. There are about 20 Soviet divisions encircled.

From Budapest... Hungary declares war on the USSR.
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