Message to W. Churchill (Correspondence Vol. 1, No. 274)

Your communication on the successful launching of "Overlord" has reached me. It is
a source of joy to us all and of hope for further successes. The summer offensive of the Soviet troops, to be launched in keeping with the agreement reached at the Tehran Conference, will begin in mid-June in one of the vital sectors of the front. The general offensive will develop by stages, through consecutive engagement of the armies in offensive operations. Between late June and the end of July the operations will turn into a general offensive of the Soviet troops. I shall not fail to keep you posted about the course of the operations.

June 6, 1944