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After a few weeks of frantic advance into the Soviet Union, the German panzers get too far ahead and leave the infantry far behind, which can't keep up. On July 10, 1941, the 2nd and 3rd Panzer Armies find themselves near Smolensk and despite having almost no infantry, they decide to launch an attack. After having defeated many Soviet armies, they think that the resistance they will encounter will be low, but they are wrong. Ahead of them is the tough battle for Smolensk, after which Army Group Center will be divided. This is without a doubt one of the most important events of Operation Barbarossa, and in this program we are going to analyze it. 👉👉Do you want to support the channel? Just watch another video. This will help You Tube recommend them more to new users ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🔴📣Other videos of interest: ✅Operation Barbarossa 1941: The Greatest Military Offensive in History with Carlos Caballero Jurado: • Operation Barbarossa 1941: The Greatest O... ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🦅 Social networks and Telegram Telegram channel to receive notifications and other information: https://t.me/segundaguerramundialtele... Twitter: / belicasque / historiasbelicasoficial ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 💲Support the channel: 🟠 Support the channel on Patreon, now for only $1 and benefit from the advantages! / historiasbelicasquemerecensercontadas Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/quien... 00:00 Has Barbarossa failed? 01:30 First days of German attack 02:29 Strategy for taking Smolensko 03:31 Battle of Smolensko begins 04:17 Infantry problems 05:33 Evolution of the battle 06:55 New Panzer Attack 07:50 Soviet counterattack 08:08 TOTAL change of plans 08:41 The encirclement of Smolensko 09:26 Casualty count 09:57 Aftermath of the battle