<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mw-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The German army launches its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Smolensk_(1941)" id="mw_A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Smolensk (1941)">offensive to encircle several Soviet armies</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolensk" id="mw_Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Smolensk">Smolensk</a>.