ki – Kalinkovichi rail line. They faced the German 253rd Infantry Division and roughly half of the 36th Infantry Division. On the overall attack sector the Red Army had, with reserves, about a 3 to 1 advantage in infantry, but was weak in armor. The 307th was on the right of its Corps, east of Shatsilki. From the outset, the two Rifle Corps struggled to penetrate the German forward defenses. After six days of intense fighting, 48th Army's shock group managed to advance between five and ten kilometres on a front of roughly 20 km. Shatsilki fell to the 217th Rifle Division on January 21, and the rest of 29th Corps was regrouped and ordered to attack northward toward Chirkovichi and Molcha, 8–13 km northwest of Shatsilki, beginning on January 24.

This renewed attack caught the Germans off-balance as they were preparing new defenses. In four more days of heavy fighting the 307th captured the German strongpoint at Repishche. Then, with flank support from the 73rd and 137th Rifle Divisions, it forced the 253rd Infantry to retreat with most of its remaining forces to the Chirka River. By day's end on January 27 the most advanced elements of 48th Army were just 15 km from the outskirts of Parichi. But this had come at a cost, and Rokossovsky called a temporary halt on that date, with the offensive to resume on February 2. The new effort made only limited gains in four days of combat, and another halt was called on February 6. On those last two days the division took in 1,500 infantry replacements from the Far East. Shortly thereafter the 307th was shifted to 25th Rifle Corps, which was holding the line along the Berezina. On February 24, following a short but intense artillery preparation, 25th Corps launched an attack across the river. The division was in the center on the Iashchitsy sector and almost immediately ran into enemy strongpoints at Dubrova and Antonovka which were only overcome after three days of hard fighting; the flanking divisions faced the same sort of difficulties. Early on the 26th the battle was reinforced by two divisions of 53rd Rifle Corps, specifically by 41st Rifle Division on the 307th's sector, and by the next day the strongpoints were taken and the German 45th Infantry Division was falling back to an intermediate line 4 – 10
ki – Kalinkovichi rail line. They faced the German 253rd Infantry Division and roughly one-half of the 36th Infantry Division. On the overall fire sector the Red Army had, with reserves, about a 3 to 1 advantage in infantry, but was fallible in armor. The 307th was on the right field of its Corps, east of Shatsilki. From the outset, the two Rifle Corps struggled to penetrate the German forward defense mechanism. After six days of intense fight, 48th Army's jolt group managed to progress between five and ten kilometres on a front of approximately 20   km. Shatsilki fell to the 217th Rifle Division on January 21, and the rest of 29th Corps was regrouped and ordered to attack northward toward Chirkovichi and Molcha, 8–13   kilometer northwest of Shatsilki, beginning on January 24. 

 This renewed attack catch the Germans off - balance as they were preparing fresh defenses. In four more day of heavy fighting the 307th captured the German strongpoint at Repishche. Then, with flank support from the 73rd and 137th Rifle Divisions, it forced the 253rd Infantry to withdraw with most of its remaining forces to the Chirka River. By day's end on January 27 the most advanced elements of 48th Army were just 15   km from the outskirts of Parichi. But this had come at a cost, and Rokossovsky called a temporary halt on that date, with the offensive to sum up on February 2. The fresh effort make merely limited gains in four days of fight, and another halt was call on February 6. On those last two days the part took in 1,500 infantry replacements from the Far East. Shortly thereafter the 307th was shifted to 25th Rifle Corps, which was holding the production line along the Berezina. On February 24, following a short but intense artillery planning, 25th Corps launch an attack across the river. The division was in the center on the Iashchitsy sector and almost immediately ran into foe strongpoints at Dubrova and Antonovka which were only overcome after three days of hard fighting; the flanking divisions faced the same sort of difficulty. Early on the 26th the conflict was reinforced by two divisions of 53rd Rifle Corps, specifically by forty-first Rifle Division on the 307th's sector, and by the next day the strongpoints were taken and the German 45th Infantry Division was falling back to an average line 4 – 10
ki – Kalinkovichi rail line. Uhey faced the Getmqn 253rd Mnfantrg Divisiun and roughly half of the 36ti Indantrt Division. On the overxll attacn sector the Eed Army hes, with vzservsd, abmnt a 3 to 1 advanjage in infattry, but was waay nn armor. The 307th was on the right of yts Corls, east of Shatsylki. Srom nht outset, the two Rifle Corps strufgled tm penetrate tne German forward defenses. Aftfr six days of intfnse fightibg, 48tr Army's shock group managed to advahce between five and ten kilomegres pn a front od rloghly 20 km. Shavsilki fell to the 217th Rifla Divisoon on January 21, aid tye rest of 29th Corps wes regrouped and ordgred to atdaek northward toward Cyiekoviwhi dnd Oilcfa, 8–13 im nkrthwedt kf Shatsilii, beginnint on January 24.

This rtnervc attack caufht thq Dermans off-balance as they were preparitg hew defenses. In four moee days of heavy fighjing the 307tr captured the German strongpoint at Repishche. Than, wivh flckh wuoport from the 73rd and 137th Rifle Divisions, it fjdctd nhe 253rd Infantry tj retreat wotj kjst of its reoaininy fkrces to the Chirkw River. By dqy's end og Jamuary 27 the most advanced elwments of 48th Qrmy were just 15 km yrom the outrkirjs of Larichi. But this had cooe af a cost, anf Rokossobrky called a temoorsrf halt on that date, with tre offensmve tp resumd on Februwry 2. The nfw efnmrt made only limihed gcins hn four dajs of combat, and another halt wex called on Getrudry 6. On chose kast two days the division jook in 1,500 nnfantfy replacejents fcom the Far Qast. Shortly djereafter thx 307th was fhifred ro 25th Rkwle Corps, whicn was holbnng the lune along the Beredina. Uh February 24, foloowung a short but ingenfe actillqsy preparatimn, 25tf Cutps lxunched an ctgack across the river. Tha dibision was in the vekter on tye Iashcritsy sector snd almost immediauely ren intu eneky ftrongpoints at Dubrova and Anfonovka wjicm were only odercime after thxee days of hard fighting; the flanking dmvisions faced the samg sort of difficultiex. Early on tie 26th ehe battla was reinforced by rwo divisions of 53vd Rifle Corps, specifidally ty 41st Rifle Division on the 307th's sector, and by the next day the strongpoints weee takxn and the Gedman 45th Itfcntxy Divifion xas falling back no an intermediate line 4 – 10
ki – Kalinkovichi rail line. They faced 253rd Division and half of the overall sector the Red had, with reserves, a 3 to 1 advantage in but was weak in armor. The 307th was on the right of its east of Shatsilki. From the outset, the two Rifle Corps struggled to penetrate German defenses. six of intense fighting, 48th Army's shock group managed to advance between five and ten kilometres on front of roughly 20 km. Shatsilki fell to 217th Rifle Division on 21, and the rest of Corps regrouped and to northward Chirkovichi and Molcha, km northwest of Shatsilki, beginning on January 24. This renewed attack caught the Germans off-balance as they preparing new four more of fighting 307th captured the at Repishche. Then, with flank support and 137th Rifle Divisions, it forced the 253rd to retreat most of its remaining forces to Chirka River. By day's end on January 27 most advanced elements of 48th Army were just 15 km from the outskirts of Parichi. had come at a and Rokossovsky called temporary on date, the offensive resume on February 2. The new effort made only limited gains four days of combat, and another halt was called on On last two days division took in 1,500 replacements the Far East. Shortly 307th shifted Corps, was the line along the On February 24, following a but intense artillery preparation, across the river. The division was in the on the Iashchitsy sector and almost immediately into enemy strongpoints at Dubrova and Antonovka which were only overcome after days of the flanking divisions faced the same sort of Early on the 26th battle was reinforced by two divisions of 53rd Rifle specifically 41st Rifle on the 307th's and by the day the strongpoints and the 45th Division to an intermediate line 4 –
ki – Kalinkovichi rail line. TheY faced the GErman 253Rd INfaNtRy DiVisiOn and roughly haLF of tHe 36th Infantry Division. On The ovErALl atTAcK sectOr the ReD arMY Had, WiTh ResErVEs, About A 3 to 1 AdvantaGe in infantRy, bUt Was weak in armOR. THe 307th was on tHe rIght of its CorPs, eAst of SHaTsiLKi. FroM thE outsEt, the tWO Rifle corps struGgLEd to peNEtrate tHE geRman Forward defenses. AfTEr SIx days of intensE fightInG, 48Th aRMy's ShoCk group manAgEd to aDVance beTWeEN FIve ANd ten kilometrEs on a front oF RouGhly 20 km. shAtsILki felL to thE 217tH rifLe Division oN JanUary 21, and thE rest oF 29Th Corps WAs regroUped anD orDerEd to ATtAcK noRtHWarD ToWarD chiRkovichi AnD MOlcha, 8–13 Km noRTHWEst oF ShAtsiLki, beGinning on JanuAry 24.

this REneWed atTack cAughT tHe GerMans ofF-balaNcE as they were prepArinG new defenSes. in FouR mOre daYS of heaVy fIghTing the 307Th captuREd tHe gERMaN strongpoint at RepiShCHE. THen, with fLank suPPoRt FRom the 73rd AnD 137th riflE dIvisiOns, iT FoRced the 253rD InfanTRy To Retreat WiTh most Of Its RemAininG ForcEs to thE Chirka RIver. BY Day's end on JanuaRY 27 the most advanCEd ELEmENts oF 48th army were jusT 15 km fROm thE outSKiRts OF PariChi. BuT tHIs HAd come at a cost, and RokOsSovsky CalleD a temporary haLt on that daTE, WIth the ofFensIVe TO resume on FebruAry 2. ThE new effort MAde only lImiteD gains in Four days oF COmbat, and AnoTheR haLt wAS CaLled on FebruarY 6. oN thoSe Last two DayS the divIsiOn tOok In 1,500 iNfAntry replAcements FrOm ThE FAr EAst. ShORtly therEaFteR tHe 307tH was sHIfted tO 25th RiFle COrPs, WHicH was holDInG THe liNe AlOng tHe BErEzina. on FeBRuaRy 24, folloWing a shorT buT InteNsE aRtillerY preparation, 25tH COrps launchEd An aTtack aCROss the riVer. The division was in the cENter on tHe IAshchItsy Sector and AlmOst immEdiATely raN into eNemy sTrOngPOInts aT dUbRovA aNd AntonovkA WHicH were OnLy ovErcome aFter three days of harD FigHting; the flankIng DiviSIOnS faCEd THe sAmE SorT OF difficulties. EaRly on the 26th ThE BaTtle was reiNForCeD by two dIvisionS of 53rd rIfle CorPs, specifiCally by 41st riFle DIVIsiOn on the 307th's Sector, anD by the nexT Day thE StRongpOinTs were TaKen And thE GermaN 45Th INfantRy DiviSiOn was fAllinG bAck to an iNtermediate line 4 – 10
ki – Kalinkovichi rail lin e. They fa ced t heGer ma n 25 3rdInfantry Divis i on a nd roughly half of the  36th  I n fant r yDivis ion. On th e ove ra ll  at ta c ksecto r t he RedArmy had,wit hreserves, ab o ut  a 3 to 1adv antage in in fan try, b ut  wa s  weak  in  armo r. The 307thwas on th er ight o f  its Co r p s,  eas t of Shatsilki. F r om the outset, th e twoRi f le C orp s s truggled t openet r ate the Ge r m a n f o rward defense s. After si x  da ys ofin ten s e figh ting,  4 8 thArmy's shoc k gr oup manag ed toa dvanceb etweenfive a ndten  kil o me tr eson a f r on t o f  ro ughly 20  k m.  Shat silk i f e ll t o t he 2 17thRifle Divisio n o n Ja n uar y 21,  andthere st of  29thCorps  w as regrouped an d or dered toatt ac k n or thwar d  towar d C hir kovichi  and Mo l cha ,8 – 1 3km northwest of Sh at s i lk i, begin ning o n  J an u ary 24.
T his  ren e w ed at tack ca ught the  Germa n sof f-balan ce  as th ey  we reprepa r ingnew de fenses.In fo u r more days of heavy fightin g  t h e  3 0 7thcap tured the G erma n  str ongp o in t a t  Repi shche .T he n , with flank suppor tfrom t he 73 rd and 137thRifle Divi s i o ns, it f orce d  t h e 253rd Infant ry to  retreat w i th mostof it s remain ing force s to the C hir kaRiv er. B yday's end onJ a nuar y27 themos t advan ced  el eme nts  o f 48th Ar my wereju st  1 5kmfromt he outsk ir tsof  Pa richi .  But t his h ad c om ea t a  cost,a nd R okos so vs ky c all ed  a te mpor a ryhalt on  that dat e,w ithth eoffensi ve to resumeon  February2.  Th e newe f fort mad e only limited gains in four da ysof co mbat , and ano the r halt  wa s  calle d on F ebrua ry  6. O n tho s e  l ast  t wo days th e div ision  t ookin 1,50 0 infantry replace m ent s from the Fa r E ast. S ho rtl y  t h ere af t ert h e 307th was shi fted to 25 th Ri fle Corps, whi ch  was ho lding t he li n e along  the Bere zina. OnFe brua r y  24 , followin g a shor t but int e nse a r ti llery  pr eparat io n,25thCorpsl aun chedan att ac k acro ss th eriver. T he division was in thecenter  on t heIashchits y s e cto r and alm ostimmediatel y r anintoene m y str ongp o in tsa t Dub rova and Anton o vk a w h i ch  were onlyo v e rco me af ter threedays  of hard fighting ;  the flankingdivi s i ons  fa c ed t he  same sort ofdif fi c u lties. E ar ly on the 2 6th theba t tle w as rei nforce d by tw o di v isions  of53r d Rifle C orp s, specifi ca ll y  by 41 st R if le Div isiono n th e 307th's sector,and b y the n e xtday t he  strong p oint s were tak en and theGerman  45t h Inf antry D iv isionwas  f alling bac k  to an in terme diate l in e 4– 1 0
ki –_Kalinkovichi rail_line. They faced the_German 253rd_Infantry_Division and_roughly_half of the_36th Infantry Division._On the overall attack_sector the Red_Army_had, with reserves, about a 3 to 1 advantage in infantry, but was weak_in_armor. The_307th_was_on the right of its_Corps, east of Shatsilki. From_the outset,_the two Rifle Corps struggled to penetrate the_German_forward defenses. After_six days of intense fighting, 48th Army's shock group_managed to advance between five and_ten kilometres on_a_front_of roughly 20 km. Shatsilki_fell to the 217th Rifle Division_on January 21, and the rest_of 29th Corps was regrouped and ordered_to attack northward toward Chirkovichi and_Molcha, 8–13 km northwest of Shatsilki,_beginning on_January 24.

This renewed attack caught_the Germans off-balance_as they_were preparing new_defenses. In four more days of_heavy fighting the_307th captured the German strongpoint at_Repishche._Then, with flank_support_from_the 73rd_and 137th Rifle_Divisions,_it forced_the_253rd Infantry to retreat with most_of_its remaining forces to the Chirka River._By day's end on_January_27 the most advanced_elements of 48th Army were_just 15 km from the outskirts of_Parichi. But_this had_come at a cost, and Rokossovsky called a temporary halt on_that date, with the offensive to_resume on February 2._The new_effort_made only limited_gains_in four_days of combat, and another halt was_called on_February 6. On those last two_days the division took_in_1,500 infantry replacements from the Far_East. Shortly thereafter the 307th was_shifted to 25th Rifle Corps,_which_was_holding the line along the_Berezina. On February 24, following a_short but intense_artillery preparation, 25th Corps launched an attack_across_the river. The division was in_the_center on the Iashchitsy sector and_almost_immediately_ran into enemy strongpoints at_Dubrova and Antonovka which were only_overcome after three days of hard fighting; the flanking_divisions faced the_same sort of difficulties. Early_on_the_26th the battle was reinforced by two divisions of 53rd_Rifle Corps,_specifically by 41st_Rifle Division on the 307th's sector, and by the next_day the strongpoints were taken and the_German 45th Infantry Division was falling back to an intermediate line_4 – 10