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Front of the Red Army during WWII
The Steppe Front (Russian: Степной фронт) was a front of the Red Army during the Second World War which existed from July to October 1943. On 9 July 1943
Steppe_Front
Front was commanded by Army General Konstantin Rokossovsky, and consisted of the following units: The following units were part of the Steppe Front,
Battle of Kursk order of battle
Battle_of_Kursk_order_of_battle
1943 tank battle in the Soviet Union
reserve was the Steppe Front, commanded by Ivan Konev. In February 1943, the Central Front had been reconstructed from the Don Front, which had been part
Battle_of_Kursk
Part of Battle of Kursk, World War II (1943)
fortified. The Voronezh Front, commanded by General Nikolai Vatutin, defended the southern face of the salient. The Steppe Front, commanded by Colonel General
Battle_of_Prokhorovka
Type of military formation originating in Russia
Stalingrad Front – Along with Voronezh Front, formed from remnants of Southwestern Front July 1942. Became Don Front 28 September 1942. Steppe Front – renamed
Front_(military_formation)
Military unit
Ukrainian Front (Russian: 2-й Украинский фронт) was a front of the Red Army during the Second World War. On October 20, 1943, the Steppe Front was renamed
2nd_Ukrainian_Front
German forces defeat by Red army in 1943
and Steppe Fronts had finally liberated Kharkov from German occupation and it was the last time that Kharkov changed hands on the Eastern Front. The
Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation
Belgorod–Kharkov_offensive_operation
Early on 3 August 1943, the forces of the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts,b advancing on a wide front between Sumy and former Volchansk (175 km), crossed the
Belgorod–Bogodukhov offensive operation
Belgorod–Bogodukhov_offensive_operation
Military district of the Soviet Union
and after the beginning of the Battle of Kursk in July it became the Steppe Front. Postwar, the district was formed for a second time in Kazakhstan in
Steppe_Military_District
Military formation of the WW2 Red Army
as the Steppe Military District on April 15, 1943 and eventually designated the Steppe Front. Lieutenant General of NKVD Ivan A. Bogdanov [Front of Reserve
Reserve_Front
Topics referred to by the same term
renamed from Steppe Front on October 20, 1943 3rd Ukrainian Front, renamed from Southwestern Front on October 20, 1943 4th Ukrainian Front, formed in late
Ukrainian_Front
Extinct species of mammal
The steppe bison (Bison priscus, also less commonly known as the steppe wisent and the primeval bison) is an extinct species of bison which lived from
Steppe_bison
Soviet military commander (1897–1973)
Ukrainian Front) until May 1945. He participated in the Battle of Kursk, commanding the southern part of the Soviet counter-offensive, the Steppe Front, where
Ivan_Konev
Kursk in Steppe Front. After the spring offensive comes to a halt, he describes the preparations for the German summer offensive. Steppe Front is in deep
Red_Road_from_Stalingrad
Extinct species of mammoth
Mammuthus trogontherii, commonly called the steppe mammoth, is an extinct species of mammoth that ranged over most of northern Eurasia during the Early
Steppe_mammoth
Species of bird
The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The steppe eagle's well-feathered
Steppe_eagle
WWII battle
Steppe Front (known as the 2nd Ukrainian Front after 20 October 1943), commanded by Ivan Konev Southwestern Front (known as the 3rd Ukrainian Front after
Battle_of_the_Dnieper
Military unit
of that year it served on the Northwestern Front with the 27th Army, then was transferred to the Steppe Front with the army in May. The 23rd provided air
52nd_Rocket_Division
Nomadic Iranic people of the Pontic Steppe
migrated during the 9th to 8th centuries BC from Central Asia to the Pontic Steppe in modern-day Ukraine and Southern Russia, where they remained until the
Scythians
Military unit
of the 3rd Ukrainian Front. It was disbanded in March 1947. Steppe Front Voronezh Front 2nd Ukrainian Front 3rd Ukrainian Front Lieutenant General Grigory
4th_Guards_Army
German operation to capture Kursk from the USSR during WWII
reserve was the Steppe Front, commanded by Ivan Konev. In February 1943, the Central Front had been reconstructed from the Don Front, which had been part
Operation_Citadel
Military unit
In 1943, the army fought in the Battle of Kursk at Prokhorovka. The Steppe Front formed the strategic reserve for the battle. On 6 July, the army began
5th_Guards_Army
German army division during World War II
Soviet Steppe Front launched a massive attack on 3 August 1943 spearheaded by the 1st Tank Army and the 5th Guards Tank Army. The German front west of
7th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
7th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Species of carnivore
The steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii), also known as the white or masked polecat, is a species of mustelid native to Central and Eastern Europe and Central
Steppe_polecat
Military unit
under Stavka control. On 7 September 1943, the army was assigned to the Steppe Front. The army took part in the liberation of Left-bank Ukraine east of Kremenchug
37th_Army_(Soviet_Union)
Military unit
48th Rifle Corps. During the following counteroffensive it was part of Steppe Front, and in late August it was awarded a battle honor for its part in the
183rd_Rifle_Division
Soviet soldier
awarded a "For Service in Battle" medal. In 1943, his unit was part of the Steppe Front. On 27 September 1943 Kudashov, then a corporal, was involved in the
Vladimir_Kudashov
Military unit
March 22 and then to the Reserve Front on April 10. On April 15, it was transferred a third time, to the Steppe Front, where it received new units and
53rd_Army_(Soviet_Union)
Military unit
Army of Steppe Front before moving into the Reserve of the Supreme High Command for a substantial rebuilding, returning to the fighting front south of
107th_Rifle_Division
Military unit
Southwestern Front. Under this command it took part in Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev in early August. After retaking Kharkiv as part of Steppe Front it advanced
113th_Rifle_Division
Military unit
in Steppe Military District, soon renamed Steppe Front. By the time it entered the fighting after the German Kursk offensive it was in Voronezh Front and
163rd_Rifle_Division
Military unit
the Donets River. In August 1943, the division moved with 57th Army to Steppe Front, coming under command of Col. A.Ia. Maksimov on Aug. 12. From the end
52nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union, 1942–1946)
52nd_Rifle_Division_(Soviet_Union,_1942–1946)
Military unit
47th Army was subordinated to the 2nd Belorussian Front, and then moved to the 1st Belorussian Front in mid-April 1944 and fought as part of this force
47th_Army
Theatre of war in Europe
was reached on 3 January 1944. To the south, the Second Ukrainian Front (ex Steppe Front) had crossed the Dnieper at Kremenchug and continued westwards.
Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
Soviet veteran of World War II (1919–2022)
Front. He was deputy commander of the 104th Guards Separate Sapper Battalion of the 89th Guards Rifle Division of the 37th Army of the Steppe Front,
Vasily_Astafyev
Soviet Army colonel general (1901–1948)
command of the Armored and Mechanized Forces of the Steppe Front, which became the 2nd Ukrainian Front. In July 1945 Kurkin became commander of the Armored
Alexey_Kurkin
Soviet lieutenant general (1904–1954)
chief of staff of the 53rd Army of the North-Western Front, later transitioning to the Steppe Front in July 1943. His wartime journey continued with significant
Kuzma_Derevyanko
Military unit
railed south to the Caucasus steppe in July in the path of Army Group B's drive toward Stalingrad. As part of Stalingrad Front the Army took up positions
147th_Rifle_Division
Military unit
for the duration of the war. At the beginning of July 1943 it was in Steppe Front and in the latter part of the Battle of Kursk it was brought forward
95th_Guards_Rifle_Division
Belarusian general (1895–1961)
commander of the Steppe Military District and after the transformation of the District in the Steppe Front, deputy commander of the front. Since October
Maksim_Antoniuk
Front. During the Battle of Kursk, German armored units south of the Kursk salient failed to penetrate the defences between the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts
Mirgorod_direction_offensive
Military unit
110th joined the active Army on September 7 as part of 37th Army of Steppe Front during the advance through eastern Ukraine to the Dniepr River. Upon
110th_Guards_Rifle_Division
Military unit
of the pocket it was moved north, eventually joining the 53rd Army of Steppe Front. Under these commands the 233rd advanced through eastern Ukraine to the
233rd_Rifle_Division
Military unit
offensive against the Kursk salient the armies of Steppe Military District (as of July 9 Steppe Front) became both a longstop defense force and a reserve
116th_Rifle_Division
Historical group of nomadic Iranian peoples
were a group of nomadic Eastern Iranian peoples who lived in the Eurasian Steppe and the Tarim Basin from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD. The Saka
Saka
Species of lizard
2018-10-31. This agama can be seen running around in the steppe, they have a rough skin and have five front fingers and five back fingers. Their skin often has
Trapelus_sanguinolentus
Soviet aviator (1908–1982)
Across the front line, German troops were concentrating for the Battle of Kursk. The corps was subordinate to the newly organized Steppe Front, a strategic
Nikolai_Kamanin
WW2 Soviet Red Army formation
The Transbaikal Front (Russian: Забайкальский фронт, romanized: Zabaykal'skiy front) was a front (army group) formed on September 15, 1941, on the basis
Transbaikal_Front
1943 Red Army strategic offensive of World War II
the Southwestern Front. These troops forced the Donets river and advancing along the right bank of the river, helped the Steppe Front with the liberation
Donbas strategic offensive (August 1943)
Donbas_strategic_offensive_(August_1943)
Military unit
the 24th and 25th Guards Rifle Corps. As part of the Voronezh Front and the Steppe Front since July 18, 1943, the Army participated in the Battle of Kursk
7th_Guards_Army
Russian military doctrine
large scale in the 1943 Battle of Kursk, especially on the Red Army's Steppe Front commanded by Ivan Konev. This was a deception for a defensive battle
Russian_military_deception
Military unit
went over to the defensive across its entire front. Later in July the 69th Army was transferred to Steppe Front; the 89th Guards remained in 48th Corps along
89th_Guards_Rifle_Division
Military unit
offensive against the Kursk salient the armies of Steppe Military District (as of July 9 Steppe Front) became both a longstop defense force and a reserve
214th_Rifle_Division
Species of small wild cat
landscapes, high plateaus and intermontane valleys that are covered by dry steppe or semi-desert vegetation, such as low shrubs and xerophytic grasses. The
Pallas's_cat
Soviet army officer
April 1943 the 5th Guards Army was subordinated to the Steppe Front, and later to the Voronezh Front on 8 July during the Battle of Kursk. The army took
Aleksey_Zhadov
Military unit
Front (Russian: Пéрвый Белорусский фронт, Pervyy Belorusskiy front, also romanized "Byelorussian"), known without a numeral as the Belorussian Front between
1st_Belorussian_Front
Military unit
it participated in many famous battles, assigned to the Steppe Front, then the Voronezh Front, in the Belgorod-Kharkov operation and the Bukrin bridgehead
27th_Army_(Soviet_Union)
Military unit
transferred from 37th Army to the 53rd. On October 20 Steppe Front became the 2nd Ukrainian Front. By the end of the month the 375th had been reassigned
375th_Rifle_Division
Species of bird of prey
steppe but can occasionally migrate through it (despite its name, the steppe buzzard subspecies breeds primarily in the wooded fringes of the steppe)
Common_buzzard
Topics referred to by the same term
Belorussian Front, or Belarusian Front, may refer to several Soviet fronts (army groups) of the Second World War: Belorussian Front (1939), formed during
Belorussian_Front
Military unit
The Volkhov Front (Russian: Волховский фронт) was a major formation of the Red Army during the first period of the Second World War. It was formed as
Volkhov_Front
Military officer and hero of the Soviet Union
Corps was an element of the 5th Guards Army, which was a part of the Steppe Front (commanded by Marshal Ivan Konev), and engaged SS Panzer divisions at
Aleksandr_Rodimtsev
Soviet military commander
Kalinin Front, a role he held for most of 1942. In 1943, he was made the Chief of Staff of the Steppe Front, which was renamed the 2nd Ukrainian Front around
Matvei_Zakharov
Soviet Army formation
the counterattack at the Battle of Prokhorovka. Subordinated to the Steppe Front, at Kursk the Army controlled the 18th Tank Corps, 29th Tank Corps, 2nd
5th_Guards_Tank_Army
Rural locality in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Rifle Division of the Steppe Front of the Red Army was located. A total of 410 residents fought against the enemy on the war fronts and in partisan detachments
Kozacha_Lopan
1968 memoir by Esther Hautzig
The Endless Steppe (1968) is a memoir of survival by Esther Hautzig, describing her exile with her immediate family to Siberia during World War II. Kirkus
The_Endless_Steppe
in September 1943 the Voronezh Front and the Steppe Front was ordered to reach the Dnieper, although the Steppe Front was later the only one who took
History_of_Kremenchuk
Military unit
as well as providing air support to ground troops transferring to the Steppe Front, shooting down seven Junkers Ju 88 and three Focke-Wulf 190s in the process;
586th Fighter Aviation Regiment
586th_Fighter_Aviation_Regiment
Military unit
assisting Steppe Front in the final liberation of Kharkov. Later that month the division was reassigned to the 76th Rifle Corps, which was in the Steppe Front's
48th_Guards_Rifle_Division
1992 Shaken Niyazbekov A gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a
List of national flags of sovereign states
List_of_national_flags_of_sovereign_states
Soviet military commander (1904–1979)
69th Army on July 12, then back to the 7th Guards Army, now with the Steppe Front (renamed the 2nd Ukrainian on October 20), on July 29. Morozov subsequently
Ivan_Morozov_(major_general)
Soviet general
automobile and armored troops of Kalinin front, deputy commander of the 1st Mechanized Corps of 53rd Army, Steppe Front. Hero of Soviet Union, colonel Pogodin
Dmitry_Pogodin
Soviet Red Army formation
The 2nd Belorussian Front (Russian: Второй Белорусский фронт, Vtoroi Belorusskiy Front, also romanized "Byelorussian"), was a major formation of the Red
2nd_Belorussian_Front
Month of 1943
and his entourage, to sign Italy's articles of surrender. The Soviet Steppe Front captured Kremenchuk. Born: Lech Wałęsa, Polish dissident who led the
September_1943
Russian colonel and military pundit
which featured a negative assessment of operational documents of the Steppe Front written by Ivan Konev, was sharply criticised by the head and deputy
Mikhail_Khodaryonok
Military unit
salute of 20 artillery salvoes from 224 guns. In October Steppe Front became the 2nd Ukrainian Front and the division was reassigned to the 68th Rifle Corps
15th_Guards_Rifle_Division
Military unit
the rear to rest and refit; in September, it was transferred to the Steppe Front. It fought in the capture of Left-bank Ukraine in the area east of Kremenchug
1st_Guards_Airborne_Division
Military unit
The corps was transferred to the 5th Air Army of the Steppe Front (renamed 2nd Ukrainian Front on 20 October) on 27 July, and fought as part of the 5th
3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Corps
3rd_Guards_Fighter_Aviation_Corps
WW2 Soviet Red Army formation
in Steppe Front. The division would remain in this Army for the duration of the war. From Steppe Front the 52nd would be moved to Voronezh Front, and
373rd_Rifle_Division
Soviet Red Army formation
The Northwestern Front (Russian: Северо-Западный фронт, Severo-Zapadnyy front) was a front (army group) of the Red Army during the Winter War and World
Northwestern_Front
Tank division of the Soviet military
of the Red Army during World War II. The 10th Tank Corps was part of Steppe Front for the Battle of Kursk. 10th Tank Corps was subsequently assigned to
34th_Tank_Division
Military unit
railed to the front between 4 and 5 September in four echelons, joining the 37th Army of the Steppe Front (renamed the 2nd Ukrainian Front on 20 October)
35th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division
35th_Anti-Aircraft_Artillery_Division
Soviet footballer (1910–1980)
corps. He fought at the Stalingrad Front, Southwestern Front, Steppe Front, 2nd Ukrainian Front and 3rd Ukrainian Front. For providing efficient operations
Hryhoriy_Nosko
Military unit
was reassigned to Steppe Front, and the division was also reassigned to the 27th Guards Rifle Corps. It would remain in this Front (as of October 20 the
41st_Guards_Rifle_Division
Tank division of the Soviet military
(Stavka reserve) and in May was transferred to the 5th Guards Army of the Steppe Front. During July and August, the 9th Guards Airborne fought in the Battle
32nd_Guards_Tank_Division
City in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
war, it changed hands four times. On 16 September 1943 troops of the Steppe Front finally returned Likhachevo to Soviet control. In 1946, a midwifery unit
Zlatopil,_Kharkiv_Oblast
Military unit
The Bryansk Front (Russian: Брянский фронт) was a major formation of the Red Army during the Second World War. General Andrei Yeremenko was designated
Bryansk_Front
graduated from the Saratov Tank School. He was subsequently deployed to the Steppe Front. On 2 October 1943 Chkaidze and his T-34 were part of the forces from
Vladimer_Chkhaidze
Soviet Crimean Tatar military commander (1915–1945)
Rifle Regiment in the 58th Guards Rifle Division of the 57th Army on the Steppe Front with the rank of captain. On 26 September 1943 Abdul led his battalion
Teyfuq_Abdul
Military unit
The Kalinin Front (Russian: Калининский фронт, romanized: Kalininskiy front) was a major formation of the Red Army active in the Eastern Front of World War
Kalinin_Front
Military unit
of Kursk as part of Steppe Front. In June 1944, for Operation Bagration, it was assigned to Chernyakhovsky's 3rd Belorussian Front as part of a Cavalry
4th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)
4th_Mechanized_Corps_(Soviet_Union)
Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1206 to 1227
to attract his first followers and to form alliances with two prominent steppe leaders named Jamukha and Toghrul; they worked together to retrieve Temüjin's
Genghis_Khan
Soviet general (1895–1977)
1943, Vasilevsky was responsible for coordinating the Voronezh and Steppe Fronts. After the German failure at Kursk and the start of the general counteroffensive
Aleksandr_Vasilevsky
American entertainer
Harry Steppe (born Abraham Stepner), March 16, 1888 – November 22, 1934 was a Russian Jewish-American actor, musical comedy performer, headliner comedian
Harry_Steppe
Military unit
command of 57th Army in the 2nd Ukrainian (former Steppe) Front, while a month later it moved to direct Front control. In December it was again reassigned
14th_Guards_Rifle_Division
Tank corps of the Soviet military
Dmitry Pavlov. The corps was reformed in April 1942 and was part of Steppe Front for the Battle of Kursk. Fatyh Zaripovich Sharipov appears to have won
10th_Tank_Corps
Red Army group on the Eastern Front of World War II
Petersburg) by dividing the Northern Front into the Leningrad Front and Karelian Front on August 27, 1941. The Leningrad Front was immediately given the task
Leningrad_Front
Military unit
Southwestern Front. It saw little action before being withdrawn again to the Reserve of the Supreme High Command and moved to the 37th Army which joined Steppe Front
62nd_Guards_Rifle_Division
Military unit
the Steppe Front (the 2nd Ukrainian Front from 20 October). In early 1944, the division was transferred to the 37th Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front and
58th_Guards_Rifle_Division
Military unit
divisions, the corps was loaded into railway echelons for relocation to the Steppe Front and on 1 August concentrated at the village of Petrovka [ru], west of
73rd_Rifle_Corps
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