2nd Baltic Front

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2nd Baltic Front
Active20 October 1943 - 1 April 1945
Country 
Riga Offensive (1944)
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Markian Popov
Andrey Yeryomenko
Leonid Govorov

The 2nd Baltic Front (Russian: 2-й Прибалтийский фронт) was a major formation of the Red Army during the Second World War.

History

The 2nd Baltic Front was formed on October 20, 1943 as a result of the renaming of the Baltic Front, itself a successor of the Bryansk Front 10 days earlier.

From 1 to 21 November 1943, the left wing of the Front took part in the Polotsk–Vitebsk Offensive.
In January-February, the front participated in the

Daugava River and captured the city of Madona
, a major junction of railways and highway roads.

In September-October 1944, during the

Memel river, blocking together with the troops of the 1st Baltic Front, the German Army Group North in the Courland Pocket. Subsequently, until April 1945, they continued the blockade and fought to destroy Army Group Courland
.

On April 1, 1945, the front was abolished and its troops were transferred to the Leningrad Front.

Composition

On 1 October 1944 the 2nd Baltic Front consisted of:

Commanders

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