2nd Belorussian Front

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Red Army formation Soviet front military unit

The 2nd Belorussian Front was a major Soviet Red Army formation in World War II that played a key role in the final offensives against Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.

Aliases (2)

Belorussian Front ×1
Soviet 2nd Belorussian Front ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Red Army formation → Soviet front → military unit →
alliance	Allied powers → Allies of World War II →
branch	Ground forces →
conflict	World War II →
country	Soviet Union →
disbandedOn	1945-07-09 →
formedOn	1944-02-24 →
frontNumber	2 →
historicalEra	Second World War →
includedUnitType	air armies → combined arms armies → tank armies →
languageOfCommand	Russian →
militaryBranchType	operational–strategic formation →
militaryFunction	offensive operations → strategic coordination of multiple armies →
namedAfter	Belorussia →
notableAction	advance toward Berlin from the north → capture of key cities in East Prussia and Pomerania → encirclement operations against German Army Group Centre →
notableCommander	Georgy Zakharov → Ivan Petrov → Konstantin Rokossovsky → Matvei Zakharov →
notableResult	contributed to defeat of Nazi Germany on Eastern Front →
operatedIn	Belorussia → East Prussia → Germany → Poland → Pomerania →
opponent	Nazi Germany →
partOf	Red Army →
precededBy	Belorussian Front →
roleInWar	final offensives against Nazi Germany →
status	disbanded →
subordinateTo	Stavka →
theater	Eastern Front →
timePeriod	1944 → 1945 →
tookPartIn	Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation → East Pomeranian Offensive → East Prussian Offensive → Operation Bagration → Vistula–Oder Offensive →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lublin–Brest Offensive ("Soviet 2nd Belorussian Front") → Operation Bagration →	involvedUnit
East Prussian Offensive →	carriedOutBy
1st Belorussian Front ("Belorussian Front") →	formedFrom
Battle of Berlin →	militaryUnit
East Pomeranian Offensive →	militaryUnitInvolved