Saturday, June 28, 1941

German infantry cut up pocket

Saturday, June 28, 1941

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On the Eastern Front... Marching German infantry from the 9th Army (Strauss) and 4th Army (Kluge) link up east of Bialystok by nightfall, cutting off the Soviet forces concentrated in the Bialystok pocket from the larger Nowogrodek pocket.

In Washington... The US Army Bill for 1942 is passed by Congress.

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