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Battle of Surkonty

Battle of Surkonty was a battle fought on 21 August 1944 at Surkanty, in what is now Belarus. The recorded result: Soviet victory.

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Cmentarz żołnierzy AK poległych w bitwie o Surkonty - w Surkontach koło Pielasy, rejon werenowski, Białoruś
Cmentarz żołnierzy AK poległych w bitwie o Surkonty - w Surkontach koło Pielasy, rejon werenowski, Białoruś. Robert Wielgórski, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 August 1944
WhereSurkanty, Belarus53.945N, 24.976E
OutcomeSoviet victory
BelligerentsRed Army; NKVDagainstHome Army
Casualties and losses132 killedand35 killed (20 of whom were bayoneted to death), 1 wounded

Record

Date21 August 1944
PlaceSurkanty, Belarus
53.945N, 24.976E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength36 AK members
Casualties and losses132 killed35 killed (20 of whom were bayoneted to death), 1 wounded
Commanders
  • Maciej Kalenkiewicz
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Battle of Surkonty is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Belarus.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9172653, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Surkonty, revision 1370590174, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.