1st Ukrainian Front
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| 1st Ukrainian Front | |
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 The commanders of the 1st Ukrainian Front at the Moscow Victory Parade. June 24, 1945. |
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| Active | 1943-1945 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Type | Army Group Command |
| Role | Co-ordination and conduct of Red Army Operations in Ukraine, Poland, and Germany |
| Size | Several Armies |
| Battles/wars | Korsun-Shevchenkivskyy Hube's Pocket Lvov-Sandomierz Operation Vistula-Oder Offensive Upper Silesian Offensive Battle of Breslau (1945) Berlin Halbe Encirclement Prague |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
General Nikolai F. Vatutin (October 1943-March 1944) Marshal Georgy K. Zhukov (March 1944-May 1944) Marshal Ivan S. Konev (May 1944-May 1945) |
The 1st Ukrainian Front was a Front (military subdivision) of the Soviet Union's Red Army during the Second World War. Here the term "front" is different from the general usage of military front.
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[edit] Wartime
The 1st Ukrainian Front was created on October 20, 1943 as the new designation of the existing Voronezh Front. This name change reflected the westward advance of the Red Army in its campaign against the German Wehrmacht, leaving Russia behind and moving into Ukraine. The front participated or conducted battles in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, and Czechoslovakia during 1944 and 1945.
[edit] 1944
During 1944, the front participated with other fronts in the battles of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyy, and the battle of Hube's Pocket in Ukraine. It conducted the Lvov-Sandomierz Operation and the battle for Tarnopol.
[edit] 1945
In 1945 the front participated in the Vistula-Oder offensive, and conducted the Silesian and Prague Operations, and the siege of Breslau. It also participated in the Berlin operations in Germany and Poland. The front also conducted the major part of the Halbe Encirclement, in which most of the German 9th Army was destroyed south of Berlin. It provided the defence against the counter-attacks by Armee Wenck which aimed to relieve Berlin and the 9th Army.
The front was victorious in all of its operations over the opposing forces of the Wehrmacht. The Prague Operation was the final battle of World War II in Europe.
[edit] Post-war
Following the war, the Front headquarters formed the Central Group of Forces of the Red Army in Europe, guarding the Iron Curtain.
[edit] Commanders
- General Nikolai F. Vatutin (October 1943-March 1944)
- Marshal Georgy K. Zhukov (March 1944-May 1944)
- Marshal Ivan S. Konev (May 1944-May 1945)
[edit] References
- Konev, I.S. Aufzeichnungen eines Frontbefehlshabers
- Konev, I.S. Das Jahr 1945
- Ziemke, E.F. Stalingrad to Berlin
- Tissier, Tony Slaughter at Halbe
- Duffy, Christopher Red Storm on the Reich
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