2nd Far Eastern Front
| 2nd Far Eastern Front | |
|---|---|
| Active | 5 August – 1 October 1945 |
| Country |  |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Maksim Purkayev |
The 2nd Far Eastern Front (
Army Group—of the Soviet Army. It was formed just prior to the Soviet invasion of Manchuria
and was active from August 5, 1945, until October 1, 1945.
History
Shortly after its creation, the 2nd Far East Front was committed to the fighting against the Japanese
Ussuri rivers, destroying all Japanese resistance. On August 20, the front's 15th Army took Harbin. Later, the 2nd Red Banner Army entered the Kalochzhan and Lyunchzhen regions, the 15th Army entered the Sansin region, and the 5th Rifle Corps
entered the Boli region. The Japanese armies failed to offer significant resistance in these regions, and by August 20, they began to surrender and move into Soviet captivity.
On August 11, elements of the
Hokkaidō
was never carried out.
Meanwhile, an operational group composed of the
Kurile Islands
.
On 1 October 1945, by a directive of the Stavka VGK dated 10 September 1945, the Front was disbanded and reorganised as the Far Eastern Military District (2nd Formation).[1]
Composition August 1945
The 2nd Far Eastern Front included the following units on 9 August 1945:[2]
- 2nd Red Banner Army
- 5th Rifle Corps
- 15th Army
- 16th Army
- 10th Air Army
- Kamchatka Defensive Region
- 101st Rifle Division
- 198th Rifle Regiment
- 5th, 7th Rifle Battalions
- Amur Military Flotilla
- North Pacific Military Flotilla
See also
- Soviet Far East Front
References
- ^ "2-й Дальневосточный фронт" [2nd Far Eastern Front] (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Niehorster, Leo (13 September 2015). "2nd Far Eastern Front, Far East Command, 9 August 1945". Retrieved 12 October 2017.