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1st Belorussian Front | |
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Active | 1943–1945 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Army group |
Role | Co-ordination and conduct of Red Army Operations in Ukraine, Poland, and Germany |
Size | Several Armies |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Marshal Konstantin K. Rokossovsky (October 1943 – November 1944) Marshal Georgy K. Zhukov (November 1944 – June 1945) |
The 1st Belorussian Front (Russian: Пéрвый Белорусский фронт, Pervyy Belorusskiy front, also romanized "Byelorussian"), known without a numeral as the Belorussian Front between October 1943 and February 1944, was a major formation of the Red Army during World War II, being equivalent to a Western army group. Alongside the 1st Ukrainian Front, it was the largest and most powerful among all Soviet fronts, as their main effort was to capture Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany.