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How quickly did German tanks reach Minsk after Operation Barbarossa began?
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Operation Barbarossa
German soldiers fighting in the Soviet Union as part of Operation Barbarossa, 1941.
Following the launch of Operation Barbarossa on June 22, 1941, German tanks under the command of Gen. Heinz Guderian advanced rapidly across the Soviet frontier. These forces reached Minsk, located 200 miles (320 km) beyond the border, on June 27, 1941—five days after the invasion began.1