Belomorsky Military District

The Belomorsky Military District (Russian: Беломорский военный округ) was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, active from in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Civil War and just after the Second World War.

Belomorsky Military District
Active1918
1920-1921
1944-1951
1951-1956
Country Soviet Union
TypeMilitary district
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Kirill Meretskov

The District was formed by the decree of the Council of the Peoples Commissars in May 1918. It existed: from May 4 to August 15, 1918; from March 20, 1920, to May 17, 1921; from 15 December 1944 year (note 1 January 1945 according to the Encyclopedia "Second World War") to June 29, 1951.

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