Steppe front

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The steppe front ( Russian Степной фронт ) was a military formation of the Red Army during the Second World War . The front was formed on July 7, 1943 from the Steppe Military District . It comprised the rear areas west of Kursk along the line Tula - Jelez - Stary Oskol - Rossosh (Тула-Елец-Старый Оскол-Россошь). The front existed until October 20, 1943, when it was renamed the 2nd Ukrainian Front. During this time, when she also took part in the Battle of Kursk , she was under the command of Colonel General Ivan Stepanovich Konev .

Operations of the 2nd Ukrainian Front

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On October 20, 1943, the steppe front was renamed the 2nd Ukrainian Front . On June 10, 1945, the large association was dissolved.

Front command

Steppe front

2nd Ukrainian front

  • Army General IS Konew (July 1943 to May 1944) ( Marshal of the Soviet Union since February 1944 )
  • Army General RJ Malinowski (May 1944 to the end) (Marshal of the Soviet Union since September 1944)
  • Lieutenant General of the IS Sussaikov Armored Troops (Member of the Military Council, October 1943 to March 1945)
  • Lieutenant General AN Tevchenkov (Member of the Military Council, March 1945 until the end of the war)
  • Lieutenant General MW Sakharov (Chief of Staff, October 1943 until the end of the war) (Army General since March 1945)

structure

Steppe front

  • 2nd Reserve Army, 24th, 53rd, 66th, 46th and 47th Army, 5th Guards Armored Army and eight motorized corps (tanks, guards tanks and mechanized divisions).

2nd Ukrainian front

The 2nd Ukrainian Front also included foreign military formations such as B. the 1st Romanian Volunteer Infantry Division "Tudor Vladimirescu" .

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