1st Far Eastern Front

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The 1st Far Eastern Front was a major Soviet Red Army formation that conducted large-scale operations against Japanese forces in the Far East during the final stages of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Red Army formation
Soviet front
military unit
alliance Allies of World War II
branch Ground Forces
linked to: Ground forces
commander Kirill Meretskov
commanderRank Marshal of the Soviet Union
conflict Soviet–Japanese War
World War II
contributedTo capitulation of Japan
country Soviet Union
disbandedOn 1945-12-01
endOfCombatOperations 1945-09-02
engagedIn combined arms operations
offensive land operations
followedBy Far Eastern Military District
formedOn 1945-08-05
garrison Khabarovsk
headquartersLocation Khabarovsk
includedFormation 10th Air Army
1st Red Banner Army
25th Army (Soviet Union)
35th Army (Soviet Union)
5th Army (Soviet Union)
linked to: 5th Army (Red Army)

Pacific Fleet units
languageOfCommand Russian
militaryDoctrine Soviet deep operation doctrine
notableCommander Kirill Meretskov
operation Harbin–Kirin offensive operation
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Sungari offensive operation
operationalArea Manchuria
Soviet Far East
linked to: Russia Far East
opponent Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

Kwantung Army
partOf Red Army
precededBy Far Eastern Front (Soviet Union)
result decisive victory over Japanese forces in its sector
startOfCombatOperations 1945-08-09
subordinateTo Soviet High Command
Stavka
task offensive operations against Japanese forces in Manchuria
seizure of northern Korea
support of Soviet Pacific Fleet landings
theater Far Eastern Front of World War II
timePeriod 20th century
usedArm air forces
armor
artillery
infantry

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Commander of the 1st Far Eastern Front sector Far Eastern Front of the Eastern Front (WWII)
linked to: 1st Far Eastern Front