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Soviet fronts in the European Theatre during the Second World War from 1941 to 1945:
1. First period of World War II (begun on 22 June 1941 - ended on 18 November 1942)

  • Chief Command of the North-Western direction forces
Formed 10 July 1941
Disbanded 27 August 1941
Initial composition: 14th Army, 7th Army, 23rd Army, VVS MD (7th fighter PVO Corps); from 28 June the Baltic Fleet
From 14 July: 8th Army
From 19 August: 48th Army
Polar region defence 1941-44
Defence of Karelia 1941-44
Luga operational group (July 1941) defenses along the Luga river position
On 23 August 1941 divided into Karelian Front and Leningrad Front
Initial composition: 14th Army, 7th Army and the Northern Fleet
From August 1941 commands the White sea armed flotilla operating from the Archangel naval base
From 31 July 1942 commands the Northern defence region (peninsulas Middle and Fishery)
Composition: eight destroyers, seven patrol ships, two minesweepers, fifteen patrol boats, a mine-layer, fifteen submarines, 116 aircraft (mostly obsolete types), fourteen static shore batteries (100-180mm guns), several 45mm batteries.
From March 1943 arrived five submarines, including L-15 from the Western Coast of the USA.
At January 1944 composition was: nine destroyer-minelayers, nineteen patrol ships, fifteen torpedo boats, seventy submarine hunters and patrol boats, thirty-six minesweepers, fourty minesweeper boats, twenty-three submarines of the Northern Fleet submarine brigade, and 353 aircraft of the 6th fighter aviation division, 5th mine-torpedo aviation division, and the 12th naval infantry brigade. During the year were added three submarines, two mine-sweepers, thirty-two torpedo boats, sixty-two anti-submarine boats,
From September 1941 the 7th Army was renamed 7th Independent Army and transferred to the direct Stavka command
Formed in the AO of the Karelian Front: 19th Army, 26th Army, 32nd Army and the 7th Air Army
From February 1944: the 7th Independent Army was returned to the Front command while defending along the Svir river
From July 1944: includes the Ladoga flotilla and Onega flotilla
Disbanded 15 November 1944 due to cessation of hostilities with Finland
Field Staff transferred to the Far East and used to form the Coastal Group of Forces, and later the 1st Far Eastern Front
Initial composition: 8th Army, 23rd Army and the 48th Army; Konotop operational group, Southern operational group and the Slutsk-Karpinsk operational group. From 30 August the Baltic Fleet
Other formations which were to serve in the Front include: 4th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 42nd, 51st, 52nd, 54th, 55th, 59th, 67th, 1st Shock, 2nd Shock, 4th Shock, 6th Guards, 10th Guards, 3rd Air, 13th Air, 14th Air, 15th Air Armies, Neva Group of Forces, and the Seacoast Group of Forces
From 1 April 1945 the Leningrad Front received a part of the forces of the disbanded 2nd Baltic Front in order to continue the Courland blockade
Disbanded June 1945 due to cessation of hostilities with Germany
    • Leningrad PVO Army – formed April 1942 from the Leningrad military district PVO Corps
Initial composition: the 7th aviation fighter Corps (later the 2nd Guards Leningrad aviation fighter Corps), eight independent AA regiments, and independent AA artillery battalion, and other units. In December 1944 was transferred to the Central Front PVO
    • Volkhov Front - formed on the 17 December 1941 from the southern wing of the Leningrad Front and Stavka reserves along the course of the Volkhov river.
Initial composition: 4th, 52nd, 59th, and 2nd Shock Armies.
From 23 April 1942 reorganised as the Volkhov operational group of the Leningrad Front
From 9 June 1942 reorganised as the Volkhov Front (2nd formation) with addition of the 8th and 54th Armies.
From August 1942 includes the 14th Air Army
From 2 February 1942 reinforced by the 1st Shock Army
Disbanded 15 February 1944 with formations transferred to the Leningrad and 2nd Baltic Fronts, and Staff to the Stavka reserve.
Initial composition: 8th, 11th, and 27th Armies and the air units of the Baltic Special Military District VVS
At various times the Front included 22nd, 27th (2nd formation), 34th, 43rd, 48th, 53rd, 1st Shock, 3rd Shock, 4th Shock Armies, theKhozin Special Group of Forces (1st Tank and 68th Armies) and the Novgorod Army Group of Forces


  • Western TVD
    • Kalinin Front - established by Stavka]] directive on 17 October 1941,
    • Western Front - from Western Special MD on 22 June 1941
    • Bryansk Front - Created 18 December 1941, between the Western and Southwestern Fronts.
    • Moscow Zone of Defense - Moscow Reserve Front
    • [Front of the Mozhaisk Line of defence]] - Mozhaysk Line of Defense
    • Central Front
    • Voronezh Front - renamed 1st Ukrainian Front 20 October 1943.
    • Reserve Front - Front of Reserve Armies formed 14 July 1941


  • South-Western TVD
    • Southwestern Front - 22 June 1941. Reestablished 22 October 1942 between Don and Voronezh Fronts.
    • Stalingrad Front - Along with Voronezh Front, formed from remnants of Southwestern Front July 1942. Became Don Front 28 September 1942.
    • Don Front



2. Second period of World War II (begun on 19 November 1942 - ended on 31 December 1943)

  • North-Western TVD


  • Western TVD was also known as 'Central' TVD
    • Kalinin Front - established by Stavka]] directive on 17 October 1941,
    • Western Front - from Western Special MD on 22 June 1941
    • Bryansk Front - Created 18 December 1941, between the Western and Southwestern Fronts
      • Kursk Front
      • Orel Front - created 24 March 1943
    • Moscow Zone of Defense - Moscow Reserve Front
    • Central Front
      • Don Front
    • Voronezh Front - renamed 1st Ukrainian Front 20 October 1943.
    • Steppe Front -
      • Reserve Front - Front of Reserve Armies formed 14 July 1941


  • South-Western TVD
    • Southwestern Front - Formed initially on 22 June 1941. Reestablished 22 October 1942 between Don and Voronezh Fronts.


  • Southern TVD
    • Southern Front - renamed 4th Ukrainian Front 20 October 1943.
    • North Caucasian Front - renamed Belorussian Front late 1943
      • Black Sea Group of Forces, 1 September 1942
    • Southeastern Front - from armies on Stalingrad Front's left wing, 7 August 1942. Re-designated Stalingrad Front 28 September 1942.


3. Third period of World War II (begun on 1 January 1944 - ended on 9 May 1945)