1st Baltic Front | |
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Active | 12 October 1943 – 1945 |
Country | Soviet Union |
Branch | Red Army |
Type | Army group |
Role | Co-ordination and conduct of Red Army Operations in the Baltic, North Poland and East Prussian regions |
Size | 3 Armies |
Engagements | Operation Bagration Baltic Offensive East Prussian offensive Siege of Leningrad Battle of Memel |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Hovhannes Bagramyan |
The First Baltic Front (Russian: Пéрвый Прибалтийский фронт) was a major formation of the Red Army during the Second World War. It was commanded by Army General Andrey Yeryomenko, succeeded by Army General Bagramyan. It was formed by renaming the Kalinin Front on 12 October 1943, and took part in several important military operations, most notably Bagration in the summer of 1944. The 1st Baltic Front also assisted in lifting the siege of Leningrad on 27 January 1944, as well as in Operation Samland, at that time known as the Samland Group, captured Königsberg in April 1945.[1]