1st Ukrainian Front
The 1st Ukrainian Front (Russian: Пéрвый Украи́нский фронт), previously the Voronezh Front (Воронежский Фронт), was a major formation of the Red Army during World War II, being equivalent to a Western army group.
| 1st Ukrainian Front | |
|---|---|
Alexander Pokryshkin (center) carrying the standard of the 1st Ukrainian Front at the 1945 Moscow Victory Parade. | |
| Active | 1943–45 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Army group |
| Role | Co-ordination and conduct of Red Army Operations in Ukraine, Poland, and Germany |
| Size | Several Armies |
| Engagements | Korsun-Shevchenkivskyy Hube's Pocket Lvov–Sandomierz offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive Silesian offensives Siege of Breslau Berlin Halbe Encirclement Prague |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | General Nikolai F. Vatutin (October 1943 – March 1944) Marshal Georgy K. Zhukov (March – May 1944) Marshal Ivan S. Konev (May 1944 – May 1945) |
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