The Southern Front was a Front (military subdivision) of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. This sense of the term is not identical with the more general usage of military front which indicates a geographic area in wartime, although a Soviet Front may operate within designated boundaries. A Front was a major military organization in the Soviet Army, roughly equivalent to an army or army group in British or American miltary terminology. ... This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II, also, The... A military front is an area in which an army or nation expects to do most of its fighting. ...

The Southern Front describes either of two distinct organizations during the war. The first version was created on June 25, 1941 from the forces in the Moscow and Odessa military districts. It received additional forces from the (disbanded) Southwestern Front on July 12, 1942 and was formally disbanded on July 28, 1942, with the forces transferred to the North Caucasus Front. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Military district (Russian: вое́нный о́круг (voyenny okrug)) is a territorial association of military units, formations, military schools, and various local military establishments. ... The Southernwestern Front was one of the Soviet Army fronts during the World War II. In 1941 it took part in the tank battles in western Ukraine and the defensive operation around Kiev, in which the Front Chief of Staff General Mikhail Kirponos was killed and the entire Front captured... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... North Caucasian Front or North Caucasus Front was a front (Soviet Army group) during the World War II that operated in the Caucasus area, hence its name. ...

The second version of this Front was created from the Stalingrad Front on January 1, 1943. It was renamed the 4th Ukrainian Front on October 20, 1943. The Southern Front was a Front (military subdivision) of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

Commanders

• General Ivan V. Tiulenev (June 1941-August 1941)
• Lieutenant General Dmitri I. Riabyshev (August 1941-October 1941)
• Colonel General Iakov T. Cherevichenko (October 1941-December 1941)
• Lieutenant General Rodion Ia. Malinovsky [promoted to Colonel General in February 1943] (December 1941-July 1942; February 1943-March 1943)
• Colonel General Andrei I. Eremenko (January 1943-February 1943)
• Lieutenant General Fyodor I. Tolbukhin [promoted to Colonel General in April 1943] (March 1943-October 1943)

Ivan Vladimirovich Tyulenev (1892-1978) was a Soviet military commander, one of the first to be promoted Soviet General of the Army in 1940. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Rodion Malinovsky Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky (Russian: Родион Яковлевич Малиновский) (November 23, 1898 - March 31, 1967), Soviet military commander and Defense Minister, was born in Odessa. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Andrei Yeremenko Andrei Ivanovich Yeremenko (Yeryomenko, Андрей Иванович Ерёменко) (October 14, 1892 - November 19, 1970) Soviet general during World War II, Marshal of the Soviet Union, born in Markovka in the province of Kharkov to a peasant family. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Fedor Tolbukhin Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin (June 16, 1894 - October 17, 1949) (Russian: Фёдор Иванович Толбухин), Soviet military commander, was born into a peasant family in the rural province of Yaroslavl, north-east of Moscow. ...

External References (See Also)

[1] an article written by Leon Trostky [2] historical references