Transbaikal Front

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The Transbaikal Front (

Cavalry Mechanized Group under Issa Pliyev
.

From September 1941 to January 1945, the Transbaikal Front sent to the Soviet fronts in

personnel
, 1,440 tanks, and 2,230 guns.

On November 1, 1941, the Front included the

Fortified Regions, the 111th Tank Division, two independent tank battalions, and the 89th Assault Aviation Division. Front troops included the 209th Rifle Division.[1]

On May 1, 1945, the Front included the 17th Army with the 85th Rifle Corps (36th and 57th Motor Rifle Divisions), the 284th Rifle Division, another rifle unit, significant numbers of artillery units, the 61st Tank Division, the 36th Army with the 86th Rifle Corps (94th and 298th Rifle Divisions), the 209th, 210th, 278th Rifle Divisions, and 31st Fortified Region, and the 2nd Rifle Corps (103rd, 275th, 292nd Rifle Divisions) plus at front level the 293rd Rifle Division, 59th Cavalry Division, and other units.[2]

Soviet invasion of Manchuria

The armies and corps of the front under

Mukden, Changchun, and Qiqihar by August 20. At the same time, Mengjiang was invaded by the Red Army and its Mongol allies, with Guihua quickly taken. The Emperor of Manchukuo (and the former Emperor of China), Puyi, was captured by the Soviet Red Army and sent to Chita.[3]

After the operation on October 9, 1945, the Transbaikal Front was disbanded and reorganized into the

Transbaikal-Amur Military District
.

Commander-in-chiefs of the front

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References

  1. Combat composition of the Soviet Army, BSSA 1 November 1941
  2. ^ BSSA 1 May 1945
  3. ISSN 1351-8046
    .
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