[4] On 3 July, the vanguard of the 2nd Panzer Army reached the approaches to Mogilev and fought with the outposts of the corps.
On the same day, the division moved to a defensive line on the banks of the Dnieper north of Mogilev.
[3] On 10 July, the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich of Heinrich von Vietinghoff's XXXXVI Motorized Corps advanced to the Dnieper in the Mogilev area.
In the morning it attacked towards Kopys, but was stopped by German infantry from IX Army Corps.
By 21 July, the corps composed most of the forces defending Mogilev and was surrounded by German troops.
Under heavy attack from German troops and without resupply, the corps had retreated into the center of Mogilev by 24 July.
The 20th Mechanized Corps would advance in the vanguard and the most combat-ready troops of the 110th Rifle Division would form the rear guard.
172nd Rifle Division commander Major General Mikhail Romanov decided to break out of positions in Mogilev on his own.
[3] The 61st Rifle Corps was disbanded on 5 August 1941, although it had ceased to exist as an organized unit during the breakout from Mogilev.
After fighting in the operation during the summer and early fall, the corps headquarters was transferred to the reserve.
The corps was stationed north of Volodymyr-Volynsky and was part of the 69th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front.
On 20 July, elements of the corps crossed the Bug River in the Kladno, Jasienica, and Zagurnik areas.
On 29 July, assault battalions of the 61st and 91st Rifle Corps crossed the Vistula near Puławy, where they captured a bridgehead on the western bank.
On 14 January, assault battalions launched the offensive and broke through German lines by the end of the day.
On 16 April, the corps went on the offensive from its bridgehead north of Frankfurt and broke through German lines.
On 26 April, the 61st Rifle Corps captured Treuenbrietzen and advanced to the Elbe near Magdeburg.