Appendix to General Staff Directive of 18 July 1970 No.

D-043

LIST NO. 1
Field Headquarters of Main Command Directions, Fronts, G
and organs of Fleet Headquarters, included in the comp
Operational Army in the years of the Great Patriotic Wa

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ons, Fronts, Groups of Forces
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Patriotic War 1941 – 1945

RAL STAFF of LAND FORCES

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I. FIELD HEADQUARTERS, COMMANDERS OF MAIN DIRECTIONS

Name

Far Eastern

Western
I Formation
II Formation

Northwestern

North Caucasus

Southwestern Direction
I Formation
II Formation
Detached from Field Headquarters, Southwestern Front (I)

Commander of Forces, Crimea

RECTIONS

Period included in
Operational Army

9 August 1945 – 3 September 1945

10 July 1941 – 1 August 1941

1 February 1942 – 5 May 1942

10 July 1941 – 1 September 1941

26 April 1942 – 20 May 1942

10 July 1941 – 30 September 1941

24 December 1941 - 23 June 1942

23 October 1941 - 19 November 1941

 Subsequent Reformations
and Reorganization

Disbanded. Assigned personnel utilized for completion of Field Headquarters, Reserve Front
Disbanded

Merged with Field Headquarters, Leningrad Front

Disbanded. Assigned personnel utilized for completion of Field Headquarters, North Caucasus Front (I)

Merged with Field Headquarters, Southwestern Front (I)

Disbanded

Disbanded
II. FIELD HEADQUARTERS, FRONTS AND GROUPS OF FORCES

Name

Byelorussian Front
I Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Central Front (II)

II Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, 1st Byelorussian Front (I)

1 Byelorussian Front
I Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Byelorussian Front (I)
II Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Byelorussian Front (II)

2 Byelorussian Front
I Formation
Formed based on former Field Headquarters, Northwestern Front
II Formation
Formed based on Field Headquarters, 10th Army (III)

3 Byelorussian Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Western Front

Bryansk Front
I Formation
Formed based on Headquarters, 20 Rifle and 25 Mechanized Corps
II Formation
Formed based on HQ, Operations Group Western Direction,
Southwestern Front under commander General-Lieutenant
F. Ya. Kostenko
III Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Orel Front

Volkhov Front
I Formation

II Formation
Reformed from Field Headquarters, Group of Forces, Volkhov
Direction (also Volkhov Group of Forces), Leningrad Front

Volkhov Group of Forces, Leningrad Front

(also Group of Forces, Volkhov Direction)

Voronezh Front

Headquarters, Group of Armies, Stavka Reserves

1 Far Eastern Front

Formed based on Field Headquarters, Maritime Group of Forces

2 Far Eastern Front

Formed based on Field Headquarters, Far Eastern Front

Don Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Stalingrad Front (I)
Trans-Baikal Front
Formed based on Headquarters, Trans-Baikal Military District 14 September 1941

Trans-Caucasus Front
I Formation
Allocated from HQ, Trans-Caucasus Military District 23 August 1941
II Formation
Formed based on Headquarters, Trans-Caucasus Military District

Western Front
Allocated from Headquarters, Western Special Military District

Zemland Group of Forces

Renamed from Field Headquarters, 1 Baltic Front

Caucasus Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Trans-Caucasus Front (I)

Kalinin Front
Formed based on Field Headquarters, 10th Army (II Formation)

Karelia Front

Crimea Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Caucasus Front

Courland Group of Forces, Leningrad Front

Reformed from Field Headquarters, 2nd Baltic Front

Kursk Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Reserve Front (II Formation)

Leningrad Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Northern Front

Moscow Defense Zone

Renamed from Headquarters, City Defenses of Moscow

Moscow Reserve Front

Operational Group, Western Direction, Southwestern Front under

commander General-Lieutenant F. Ya. Kostenko
Formed base on Field Headquarters, Bryansk Front (I Formation)

Orel Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Kursk Front

Baltic Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Bryansk Front (III Formation)

1 Baltic Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Kalinin Front

2 Baltic Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Baltic Front

3 Baltic Front
Formed based on Field Headquarters, 20th Army (II Formation)

Reserve Front
I Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Reserve Armies Front
II Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Bryansk Front (II)

Northern Group of Forces, Trans Caucasus Front

Formed based on Field Headquarters, Don Operational Group, Trans Caucasus Front
Northern Front
Allocated from Headquarters, Leningrad Military District

Northwestern Front
Allocated from Headquarters, Baltic Special Military District

North Caucasus Front

I Formation
Formed based on Field Headquarters, North Caucasus Direction & Crimea Front
II Formation
Formed based on Field Headquarters, Northern Group of Forces, Trans Caucasus
Front

Stalingrad Front
I Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Southwestern Front (I)
II Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Southeastern Front

Steppe Front
Renamed from Headquarters, Steppe Military District

1 Ukrainian Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Voronezh Front

2 Ukrainian Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Steppe Front

3 Ukrainian Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Southwestern Front (II)

4 Ukrainian Front
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Southern Front (II)

Headquarters, Defenses of city of Moscow

Formed based on the Operational Group Staff of the Moscow Military District
for Management of Defense Line labor on the Mozhaisk Defense Line

Front of Reserve Armies

Formed based on Headquarters, Group of Reserve Armies, Stavka VGK

Central Front
I Formation
Formed based on Field Headquarters, 4 Army (I)
II Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Don Front

Black Sea Group of Forces, Trans Caucasus Front

Renamed from Field Headquarters, North Caucasus Front (I)

Southeastern Front
Formed based on Field Headquarters, 1 Tank Army (I)

Southwestern Front
I Formation
Allocated from Headquarters, Kiev Special Military District
II Formation
Formed based on Field Headquarters, 1 Guards Army (I)
Southern Front
I Formation
 Allocated from Headquarters, Moscow Military District
II Formation
Renamed from Field Headquarters, Stalingrad Front (II)
FORCES

Period included in
Operational Army

20 October 1943 - 24 February 1944

5 April 1944 - 16 April 1944

24 February 1944 - 5 April 1944

16 April 1944 - 9 May 1945

24 February 1944 - 5 April 1944

24 April 1944 - 9 May 1945

24 April 1944 - 9 May 1945

16 August 1941 - 10 November 1941

24 December 1941 - 12 March 1943

28 March 1943 - 10 October 1943

17 December 1941 - 23 April 1942

8 June 1942 - 15 February 1944

23 April 1942 - 8 June 1942

9 July 1942 - 20 October 1943

5 July 1941 - 14 July 1941

9 August 1945 - 3 September 1945

9 August 1945 - 3 September 1945

30 September 1942 - 15 February 1943

 9 August 1945 - 3 September 1945

23 November 1941 - 30 December 1941

15 May 1942 - 30 March 1943

22 June 1941 - 24 April 1944

24 February 1945 - 2 April 1945

30 December 1941 - 28 January 1942

19 October 1941 - 20 October 1943

1 September 1941 - 15 November 1944

28 January 1942 - 19 May 1942

1 April 1945 - 9 May 1945

23 March 1943 - 27 March 1943

26 August 1941 - 9 May 1945

3 December 1941 - 30 March 1943

9 October 1941 - 12 October 1941

10 November 1941 - 24 December 1941

27 March 1943 - 28 March 1943

10 October 1943 - 20 October 1943

20 October 1943 - 24 February 1945

20 October 1943 - 1 April 1945

21 April 1944 - 16 October 1944

29 July 1941 - 12 October 1941

12 March 1943 - 23 March 1943

10 August 1942 - 24 January 1943

 24 June 1941 – 26 August 1941

22 June 1941 – 20 November 1943

20 May 1942 – 3 September 1942

24 January 1943 – 20 November 1943

12 July 1942 – 30 September 1942

30 September 1942 – 31 December 1942

9 July 1943 – 20 October 1943

20 October 1943 – 11 May 1945

20 October 1943 – 11 May 1945

20 October 1943 – 9 May 1945

20 October 1943 – 31 May 1944

5 August 1944 – 11 May 1945

24 October 1941 – 2 December 1941

14 July 1941 – 29 July 1941

26 July 1941 – 25 August 1941

15 February 1943 – 20 October 1943

4 September 1942 – 16 March 1943

7 August 1942 – 30 September 1942

22 June 1941 – 12 July 1942

25 October 1942 – 20 October 1943

25 June 1941 - 28 July 1942

1 January 1943 - 20 October 1943
 Subsequent Reformations
and Reorganization

Renamed to Field Headquarters, 1st Byelorussian Front (I)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, 1st Byelorussian Front (II)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Byelorussian Front (II)

reallocated to Headquarters, Supreme High Command

Reformed into Headquarters, Operations Group Western Direction, Southwestern Front under
command of General-Lieutenant F. Ya. Kostenko
Renamed to Field Headquarters, Reserve Front (II Formation)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Baltic Front

Reformed to Field Headquarters, Group of Forces, Volkhov Direction

(also Volkhov Group of Forces), Leningrad Front
returned to reserve Headquarters, Supreme High Command

Reformed to Field Headquarters,

Volkhov Front (II Formation)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, 1 Ukrainian Front

Reformed to Headquarters, Front of Reserve Armies

Renamed to Field Headquarters,

Central Front (II Formation)
Renamed to Field Headquarters, Caucasus Front

Renamed to Field Headquarters, 3 Byelorussian Front

reallocated to Headquarters, Supreme High Command Reserves

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Crimea Front

Renamed to Field Headquarters, 1 Baltic Front

reallocated to Headquarters, Supreme High Command Reserves

Disbanded. Personnel utilized for completion of Field Headquarters, North Caucasus Front

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Orel Front

Reformed into Field Headquarters, Bryansk Front (II)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Bryansk Front (III)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, 2 Baltic Front

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Zemland Group of Forces

Reformed to Field Headquarters, Courland Group of Forces, Leningrad Front

reallocated to Headquarters, Supreme High Command Reserves

Disbanded

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Kursk Front

Renamed to Field Headquarters, North Caucasus Front (II)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Leningrad Front

reallocated to Headquarters, Supreme High Command Reserves

Reformed to Field Headquarters, Black Sea Group of Forces, Trans Caucasus Front

Reformed to Field Headquarters, Independent Maritime Army

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Don Front

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Southern Front (II)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, 2 Ukrainian Front

Utilized for formation of Headquarters, Moscow Defense Zone

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Reserve Front (I)

Disbanded

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Byelorussian Front (I)

Disbanded

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Stalingrad Front (II)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, Stalingrad Front (I)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, 3 Ukrainian Front

Reformed to Headquarters, Don Operational Group, North Caucasus Front (I Formation)

Renamed to Field Headquarters, 4 Ukrainian Front
III. STAFFS AND ORGANS OF FLEET HEADQUARTERS

Name

Baltic

Northern

Pacific

Black Sea
 Period included in
Operational Army

22 June 1941 - 9 May 1945

22 June 1941 - 9 May 1945

9 August 1945 - 3 September 1945

22 June 1941 - 16 September 1944

Subsequent Reformations
and Reorganization
IV. HEADQUARTERS, PVO FRONTS

Name

Western

I Formation

II Formation
Renamed from Headquarters, Northern PVO Front

Moscow
Formed based on Headquarters, Moscow PVO Corps Region

Northern
Renamed from Headquarters, Western PVO Front (I Formation)

Southwestern
Renamed from Headquarters, Southern PVO Front

Southern
Renamed from Headquarters, Eastern PVO Front

Chief of the Military-Sc

of the Gener

General-Majo
 Period included in
Operational Army

29 June 1943 - 20 April 1944

24 December 1944 - 9 May 1945

6 April 1942 - 10 July 1943

21 April 1944 - 23 December 1944

24 December 1944 - 9 May 1945

21 April 1944 - 24 December 1944

Chief of the Military-Science Directorate

of the General Staff

General-Major GRYLEV
 Subsequent Reformations
and Reorganization

Renamed to Headquarters, Northern PVO Front

Renamed to Headquarters, Special Moscow PVO Army

Renamed to Headquarters, Western PVO Front (II)

Renamed to Headquarters, Southwestern PVO Front

cience Directorate
ral Staff

r GRYLEV