[PAR] [TLE] Yegor Solyankin [SEP] Yegor Nikolaevich Solyankin (Russian: Егор Николаевич Солянкин ; 1901– 26 June 1941) was a Red Army major general.  Solyankin led the 2nd Tank Division during the Battle of Raseiniai, a Soviet counterattack after the German invasion of the Soviet Union.  He was killed in action during the defeat of his division. [PAR] [TLE] Battle of Raseiniai [SEP] The Battle of Raseiniai (23–27 June 1941) was a large tank battle that took place in the early stages of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.  The battle was fought between the elements of the German 4th Panzer Group (General Erich Hoepner) and the Soviet 3rd Mechanized Corps (Major General Alexey Kurkin) with the 12th Mechanised Corps (Major General Nikolai Shestapolov), in Lithuania, 75 km north-west of Kaunas.  The commander of the Soviet Northwestern Front, Colonel General Fyodor Kuznetsov, tried to contain and destroy the German troops that had crossed the Neman River (Nemunas) but was unable to prevent them from advancing.  The result of the battle was the destruction of most of the Soviet armoured forces of the Northwestern Front, which cleared the way for the Germans to attack towards the crossings of the Daugava River (Western Dvina).  The fighting around Raseiniai was one of the main battles of the initial phase of Operation Barbarossa, referred to in Soviet historiography as the Border Defensive Battles (22–27 June 1941) and formed part of the larger Soviet Baltic Strategic Defensive Operation.
[PAR] [TLE] Yegor Solyankin [ SEP ] Yegor Nikolaevich Solyankin ( Russian : Егор Николаевич Солянкин ; 1901– 26 June 1941 ) was a Red Army major general . Solyankin led the 2nd Tank Division during the Battle of Raseiniai , a Soviet counterattack after the German invasion of the Soviet Union . He was killed in action during the defeat of his division . [PAR] [TLE] Battle of Raseiniai [ SEP ] The Battle of Raseiniai ( 23–27 June 1941 ) was a large tank battle that took place in the early stages of Operation Barbarossa , the German invasion of the Soviet Union . The battle was fought between the elements of the German 4th Panzer Group ( General Erich Hoepner ) and the Soviet 3rd Mechanized Corps ( Major General Alexey Kurkin ) with the 12th Mechanised Corps ( Major General Nikolai Shestapolov ) , in Lithuania , 75 km north - west of Kaunas . The commander of the Soviet Northwestern Front , Colonel General Fyodor Kuznetsov , tried to contain and destroy the German troops that had crossed the Neman River ( Nemunas ) but was unable to prevent them from advancing . The result of the battle was the destruction of most of the Soviet armoured forces of the Northwestern Front , which cleared the way for the Germans to attack towards the crossings of the Daugava River ( Western Dvina ) . The fighting around Raseiniai was one of the main battles of the initial phase of Operation Barbarossa , referred to in Soviet historiography as the Border Defensive Battles ( 22–27 June 1941 ) and formed part of the larger Soviet Baltic Strategic Defensive Operation .
What was the name of the military operation where on June 26, 1941, the leader of the 2nd tank division was killed?
What was the name of the military operation where on June 26 , 1941 , the leader of the 2nd tank division was killed ?
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa