ˌɔn fˈaɪv ɑːktˈoʊbɚ, bˈæɡɹɐmɪən ˈoʊpənd ðɪ əfˈɛnsɪv ɐɡˈɛnst ɹˈaʊsᵻz θˈɜːd pˈænzɚɹ ˈɑːɹmi ˌɔn ɐ sˈɪkstimˈaɪl fɹˈʌnt, kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾɪŋ hɪz bɹˈeɪkθɹuː fˈoːɹs ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli wˈiːk fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈɜːst ɡɹˈɛnɐdiɚ dᵻvˈɪʒən.
On 5 October, Bagramyan opened the offensive against Raus's Third Panzer Army on a sixty-mile front, concentrating his breakthrough force against the relatively weak 551st Grenadier Division.