{"id":25788,"date":"2026-09-20T08:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T02:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=25788"},"modified":"2026-09-20T08:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T02:25:36","slug":"operation-concert-a-historic-soviet-resistance-campaign-against-nazi-occupation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=25788","title":{"rendered":"Operation Concert: A Historic Soviet Resistance Campaign Against Nazi Occupation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the largest Soviet partisan operations of the Second World War, codenamed \u201cConcert,\u201d began on September 19, 1943, in territories occupied by Nazi Germany. The campaign aimed to disrupt railway networks, bridges and military supply routes used by German forces. Launched after the earlier \u201cRail War\u201d operation, Concert became a significant chapter in the Soviet resistance movement during the Great Patriotic War.<\/p>\n

The operation formed part of the Soviet summer and autumn military campaign of 1943, as the Red Army advanced in the Smolensk and Gomel regions towards the Dnieper and Desna rivers. Partisan units operating behind German lines were mobilised to disrupt enemy logistics and troop movements. Close coordination between regular Soviet forces and underground resistance groups was a defining feature of the campaign.<\/p>\n

According to historical information released by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Operation Concert involved 193 partisan formations from Soviet Byelorussia, the Baltic republics, Karelia, Crimea, and the Leningrad, Kalinin, Smolensk and Orel regions. More than 120,000 personnel reportedly participated. Their activities included destroying railway tracks, demolishing bridges and interrupting the movement of German military trains.<\/p>\n

Historical accounts indicate that more than 148,000 railway rails were destroyed during the campaign, which continued from September 19 until late October 1943. The sabotage disrupted the transportation of German troops and military supplies. However, shortages of explosives prevented the partisan formations from achieving all their planned objectives. Russian historical records describe Concert as an important operation supporting the Red Army\u2019s offensives in the Smolensk and Gomel regions and the Battle of the Dnieper.<\/p>\n

Together, Rail War and Concert demonstrated the military significance of coordination between regular armed forces and resistance groups operating in occupied territory. By disrupting German transportation and supply networks, the operations supported the Red Army\u2019s westward advance. On the anniversary of Operation Concert, Russia commemorated the contributions of the partisan fighters and underground resistance members who participated in the campaign.<\/p>\n

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