Far Eastern Front
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The Far Eastern Front (
Early war service
Тhe Far Eastern Front was created on June 28, 1938 from the
- 1st Red Banner Army[citation needed]
- 26th Rifle Corps
- 21st Rifle Division
- 22nd Rifle Division
- 26th Rifle Division
- 59th Rifle Corps
- 39th Rifle Division
- 59th Rifle Division
- 1st, 4th, 5th Rifle Brigades
- 8th Cavalry Division
- One fortified region, artillery, engineers
- 26th Rifle Corps
- 2nd Red Banner Army
- 3rd Rifle Division
- 12th Amurskaya Rifle Division
- 59th Tank Division
- 69th Mechanized Division
- One fortified region, artillery, engineers
- 15th Army[citation needed]
- 18th Rifle Corps
- One fortified region, artillery, engineers
- 25th Army
- 39th Rifle Corps
- 32nd Rifle Division
- 40th Rifle Division
- 92nd Rifle Division
- Five fortified regions, artillery, and engineers
- 39th Rifle Corps
- Special Rifle Corps[citation needed]
- 79th Rifle Division
- 101st Mountain Rifle Division
- 35th Rifle Division[citation needed]
- 66th Rifle Division[citation needed]
- 78th Rifle Division[citation needed]
- Three fortified regions, artillery, engineers[citation needed]
War against Japan
On August 5, 1945, the Front was divided and reorganized as the 1st Far Eastern Front and 2nd Far Eastern Front:
2nd Far Eastern Front, under General M. A. Purkayev (aimed at eastern Manchukuo), including:
- 1st Red Banner Army.
- 5th Army.
- 25th Army.
- 35th Army
- 9th Air Army
- Chuguevsk Operational Group.
- Amur River Flotilla.
In the
On August 11 to 12, 1945, the 87th Rifle Corps was brought out from the reserve of the 1st Far Eastern Front, and received new orders to prepare for landing operations on the island of Hokkaido (Japan); however, the planned operation never took place, although elements of the 87th Corps participated in other operations against Japanese forces in the theatre.[citation needed]
On September 30, 1945, the
Commanders
- Vasily K. Blukher(1 July – 4 September, 1938)
- Grigori M. Shtern(August 1938; July 1940 – January 1941)
- Colonel General Iosif R. Apanasenko[promoted to Army General in February 1941] (January 1941 – April 1943)
- Colonel General Maxim A. Purkaev [promoted to Army General in October 1944] (April 1943 – August 1945)
Notes
- David Glantz, Stumbling Colossus."
- ^ Orbat.com/Niehorster, Order of Battle, 22 June 1941
- ^ "Soviets declare war on Japan; invade Manchuria".
- ^ "Far Eastern Military District".
- ^ Stavka Directive № 11128 of September 10, 1945, and http://www.ww2.dk/new/army/gkv/primvo.htm
- ^ "Operation Downfall 4: Allied plans for Olympic and Coronet".
External links
- David Glantz, Stumbling Colossus, University Press of Kansas, 1998 (for 1941 order of battle)