▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Mechan ized ▁Corps , ▁and ▁both ▁forces ▁were ▁easily ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Pan zer ▁Group . ▁The ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁brig ade ▁fought ▁on ▁for ▁ 3 ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁rear ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁front lines ▁alongside ▁other ▁Soviet ▁units . ▁Through out ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁July , ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁and ▁ 8 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Brig ades ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Corps ▁d ug - in ▁and ▁def ended ▁along ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁Bere z ina ▁River . ▁But ▁by ▁ 7 ▁July , ▁the ▁German ▁ 3 rd ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁Pan zer ▁Div isions ▁had ▁reached ▁the ▁D nie per ▁River ▁far ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁Z had ov ' s ▁two ▁air bor ne ▁brig ades , ▁which ▁both ▁still ▁held ▁their ▁positions ▁along ▁the ▁Bere z ina ▁River . ▁Therefore , ▁Z had ov ' s ▁units ▁with d rew ▁towards ▁the ▁D nie per ▁River ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁completely ▁cut ▁off , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁have ▁joined ▁up ▁with ▁Soviet ▁forces ▁def ending ▁along ▁the ▁river . ▁In ▁late ▁September , ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 4 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Brigade ▁were ▁tra pped ▁in ▁an ▁enc irc lement ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁K iev , ▁but ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 ▁surv iv ors ▁escaped ▁the ▁pocket ▁and ▁reached ▁Soviet ▁lines ▁near ▁Leb ed