Unlike many of the border troops who were caught off guard by the offensive, Bagramyan and his commander, General Mikhail Kirponos, believed an invasion by Germany was inevitable.
Za razliku od drugih postrojbi koje su uhvaćene iznenađenima u ofenzivi, Bagramjan i njegov zapovjednik, general Mihail Kirponos, vjerovali su da je njemačka invazija neizbježna.