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Belarusian resistance movement was a Resistance Movement in Belarus , part of the Anti-fascist Resistance Movement which fought against the Occupation Of Belarus By Nazi Germany during World War II . It was in 1942 - 43 when Underground Cells sprang up throughout Belarus , occupied by the invaders of Axis Powers . Partisans waged Guerrilla Warfare against the Occupant s, and enjoyed increasing support from the Local Population which was antagonized by Nazi Brutality . Belarus had the largest number of partisans, numbering over 300,000 fighters under the leadership of Panteleymon Ponomarenko , Petr Masherov and others. As early as the spring of 1942 they were able to effectively harass Wehrmacht and significantly hamper their Operation s in the region. Partisan activities included Disrupting the Railroad Communication s and Intelligence gathering. In the second half of the World War II , major partisan operations were coordinated with Soviet Offensive s. Partisans were often supported by Airlift s. Upon Liberation of parts of the Soviet Union territory the corresponding partisan Detachment s usually joined the Regular Red Army . In Bryansk region partisans Control led vast Area s behind the Nazi German Rear . In the summer of 1942 they Effective ly held Territory of more than 14 000 Square Kilometre s with population of over 200,000 people. Partisans in the region were led by Alexei Fyodorov , Alexander Saburov and others and numbered over 60,000 men. Belgorod , Kursk , and Smolensk regions also had significant partisan actvity during the Occupation period. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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