Soviet Caucasian Front
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The Caucasian Front or Caucasus Front was a military subdivision (Front)
of the Soviet Army
during the Second World War
. This sense of the term is not identical with the more general usage of military front
which indicates a geographic area in wartime, although a Soviet Front may operate within designated boundaries.
The Caucasus Front was created on December 30, 1941 as the new designation of the existing Transcaucasus Front. General Lieutenant Dmitri Kozlov was placed in command. It comprised the 44th, 47th, and 51st
Armies. On January 28, 1942, the forces transferred to the (new) Crimean Front
and the (reestablished) Transcaucasus Military District.
Front (Soviet Army)
A front was a major military organization in the Soviet Army during many wars. It was roughly equivalent to an army group in the militaries of most other countries except Germany...
of the Soviet Army
Soviet Army
The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. This sense of the term is not identical with the more general usage of military front
Front (military)
A military front or battlefront is a contested armed frontier between opposing forces. This can be a local or tactical front, or it can range to a theater...
which indicates a geographic area in wartime, although a Soviet Front may operate within designated boundaries.
The Caucasus Front was created on December 30, 1941 as the new designation of the existing Transcaucasus Front. General Lieutenant Dmitri Kozlov was placed in command. It comprised the 44th, 47th, and 51st
51st Army (Soviet Union)
The 51st Army was a field army of the Red Army that saw action against the Germans in World War II on both the southern and northern sectors of the front. In particular, it was involved in the Crimean debacle of May 1942, and the final cutting-off of German forces in the Courland area next to the...
Armies. On January 28, 1942, the forces transferred to the (new) Crimean Front
Crimean Front
The Crimean Front was one of the Soviet Army fronts of World War II. It was commanded throughout its existence by Dmitr Timofeyevich Kozlov and was made up of the Soviet 44th, 47th and 51st Armies...
and the (reestablished) Transcaucasus Military District.