The VIII National stage of the International Cadet Olympiad in Military History has started at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

The Olympiad will be held from December 19 to 22 at the Military Faculty of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. 8 teams will compete for the title of the best. The event is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the strategic offensive operation of the Armed Forces of the USSR "BAGRATION", which was held from June 13 to August 19, 1944 against the Nazi invaders. The result of the operation was the defeat of Army Group Center, the final liberation of the territory of the Belarusian SSR, the Lithuanian SSR, and part of the territory of Poland.

Alexander Karevsky, First Vice-rector of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, greeted the participants of the intellectual competition. He noted the important role of the Olympiad in preserving historical memory and wished the participants good luck.

The Olympiad consists of two rounds: a military-historical battle and a captain's competition. The participants of the Olympiad will compete in the performance of competitive tasks in the following thematic categories: "Military chronicle: autumn 1943 – spring 1944", "On the eve of the liberation of Belarus", "There was a people's war...", "Operation Bagration" the main stages (the course of hostilities), "Operation Bagration – the triumph of Soviet military art", "Their feat will inspire forever".

The Military Academy of the Republic of Belarus, the Military Faculty of the Belarusian State University, the Military Technical Faculty of the Belarusian National Technical University, the military Faculty of the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, the military Faculty of the Belarusian State Aviation Academy, the Military Transport Faculty of the Belarusian State University of Transport, the Military Medical Institute of the Belarusian State Medical University will compete for the title of the best, The Military Faculty of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.

The winning team of the National Stage of Military History will take part in the final stage of the VIII International Cadet Olympiad from April 7 to 12, 2024 in Brest on the basis of the Brest Hero Fortress Memorial Complex.