Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front

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The Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front was a major Red Army formation in World War II that led large-scale offensives on the Eastern Front, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, against Nazi Germany and its allies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Red Army formation
Soviet front
World War II military unit
alliedWith 1st Ukrainian Front
3rd Ukrainian Front
Romanian Army (after August 1944)
branch Ground forces
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country Soviet Union
disbandmentDate 1945-06
formationDate 1943-10-20
formedFrom Steppe Front
linked to: Soviet Steppe Front
headquartersLocation various locations in Ukraine and later Central Europe
historicalSignificance major contributor to collapse of German Eastern Front in 1944–1945
notableAction encirclement and destruction of German forces at Korsun–Shevchenkovsky
encirclement of German Army Group South Ukraine in Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
notableCommander Fyodor Tolbukhin
Ivan Konev
Rodion Malinovsky
operationalArea Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Ukraine
opponent Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Romania (until 1944 switch)
linked to: Kingdom of Romania

Nazi Germany
partOf Red Army
role conducted large-scale offensive operations
strategicObjective advance into Central Europe
defeat of Axis forces in the Balkans
liberation of Ukraine
subordinateUnit 27th Army
40th Army
4th Guards Army
52nd Army
53rd Army
5th Guards Air Army
6th Guards Tank Army
7th Guards Army
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front
tookPartIn Battle of the Dnieper
Bratislava–Brno Offensive
Budapest Offensive
linked to: Siege of Budapest

Debrecen Offensive
linked to: Battle of Debrecen

Kirovograd Offensive
Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive
Prague Offensive
Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
Uman–Botoșani Offensive
Vienna Offensive

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Operation Spring Awakening involvedUnit Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
2nd Polish Army subordinateTo 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
8th Guards Army subordinateTo 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Soviet Steppe Front successor 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Soviet Steppe Front reorganizedAs 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
40th Army (Red Army) frontAssignment 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Kiev offensive (1943) front 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Prague Offensive involvedMilitaryUnit 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive involvedUnit 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Vienna Offensive militaryUnitInvolved 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Soviet Armed Forces in World War II front 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
5th Guards Army subordinateTo 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
53rd Army frontAssignment 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Иван Кожедуб фронт 2-й Украинский фронт
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Dnieper Offensive involvedMilitaryUnit 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
69th Army frontAssignment 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
1st Tank Army subordinateTo 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Southern sector of the Eastern Front sovietCommand 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
52nd Army (Red Army) frontAssignment 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Uman–Botoșani offensive commanderSide 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Uman–Botoșani offensive involvedFormation 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Southern Group of Forces predecessor 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Soviet 1944 spring offensives frontInvolved 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive participatingUnit 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Moravian–Ostrava offensive supportingUnit 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Kamenets-Podolsky pocket hasParticipant 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
Soviet 57th Army frontAssignment 2nd Ukrainian Front
linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front