2nd Far Eastern Front | |
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Active | 5 August – 1 October 1945 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Army group |
Size | Several Armies |
Engagements | Soviet invasion of Manchuria Invasion of South Sakhalin Invasion of the Kuril Islands Proposed Soviet invasion of Hokkaido |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Maksim Purkayev |
The 2nd Far Eastern Front (Russian: 2-й Дальневосточный фронт) was a Front—a formation equivalent to a Western Army Group—of the Soviet Army. It was formed just prior to the Soviet invasion of Manchuria and was active from August 5, 1945, until October 1, 1945.