Directive of Stavka Nr. 220162 of the Supreme Commander to the commander of the Belorussian front and Stavka representative.

About the offensive to Warsaw and capturing the bridgeheads on Narev and Vizsla.

28. July 1944. 24:00

The Stavka of the Supreme Command orders:

1. After taking Brest and Sedlec region proceed with offensive in general direction to Warsaw with an objective to take Prague not later than on 5 - 8 of August and capture a bridgehead on the Western bank of river Narev in the region of Pultusk, Serock. The left flank of the front must capture the bridgehead on the Western bank of Vizsla river in the region of Demblin, Zvoleny, Soletz. Use the captured bridgeheads to strike to the North-West direction to wrap the enemy’s defense along river Narev and Vizsla thus supporting the crossing the Narev river by the left flank of the 2nd Belorussian front as well as central armies of your own front. Further on, plan to advance in the general direction to Torn and Lodzy.
2. From 24:00 29.07 establish the following delimiting lines:
   • With the 2nd Belorussian front to Rozhany - as before and further to Czekhanuv, Strasburg, outskirts of Warsaw, Gradunetz (all points for the Belorussian front inclusive)
   • With 1st Ukraine front to Konske - as before and further Piotrkow, Ostruw (20km SouthWest from Kalish). Both points for the Belorussian front, inclusive.
3. Responsibility for organizing junctions with other fronts shall remain as before.
4. Report about the given orders.

Stavka of the Supreme Command
J.Stalin, A.Antonov

ЦАМО. Ф. 148а. Оп. 3763. Д. 166. Л. 424. Подлинник.