Vladmir Filatov was able to save the eyesight of sniper Vasily Zaytsev during what battle?
Vladimir Filatov Vladimir Petrovich Filatov (Russian: Владимир Филaтoв , 15 [O.S. 27] February 1875, Mikhaylovka, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire - 30 October 1956, Odessa, Ukrainian SSR) was a Russian and Ukrainian ophthalmologist and surgeon best known for his development of tissue therapy. He introduced the tube flap grafting method, corneal transplantation and preservation of grafts from cadaver eyes. He founded the Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy in Odessa, Soviet Union (today Ukraine). Filatov is also credited for restoring Vasily Zaytsev's sight when he suffered an injury to his eyes from a mortar attack during Battle of Stalingrad.
Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive The Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive (Russian: Витебско-Оршанская наступательная операция ) was part of the Belorussian Strategic Offensive of the Red Army in summer 1944, commonly known as Operation Bagration. During the offensive, Soviet troops captured Vitebsk and Orsha. A Soviet breakthrough during the offensive helped achieve the encirclement of German troops in the subsequent Minsk Offensive.