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. During the German occupation of the Krasnodar Krai (September-August 1942), the North Caucasian Front was renamed Black Sea Group and subordinated to the Transcaucasian Front. 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. ... State motto (Russian): ÐÑолеÑаÑии вÑÐµÑ ÑÑÑан, ÑоединÑйÑеÑÑ! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area - Total - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² ?% Population - Total - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... The Entholinguistic patchwork of the modern Caucasus - CIA map The Caucasus, a region bordering Asia Minor, is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands. ... Krasnodar Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Southern Federal District. ... Transcaucasian Front or Transcaucasus Front was a front (Soviet Army group) during the World War II that operated in the Transcaucasus, hence its name. ...