1st Far Eastern Front

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The 1st Far Eastern Front was a major Soviet Red Army formation that conducted large-scale operations against Japanese forces in the Far East during the final stages of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Red Army formation
Soviet front
military unit
alliance Allies of World War II
branch Ground forces
surface form: Ground Forces
commander Kirill Meretskov
commanderRank Marshal of the Soviet Union
conflict Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: Soviet–Japanese War

World War II
contributedTo capitulation of Japan
country Soviet Union
disbandedOn 1945-12-01
endOfCombatOperations 1945-09-02
engagedIn combined arms operations
offensive land operations
followedBy Far Eastern Military District
formedOn 1945-08-05
garrison Khabarovsk
headquartersLocation Khabarovsk
includedFormation 10th Air Army
1st Red Banner Army
25th Army (Soviet Union)
35th Army (Soviet Union)
5th Army (Red Army)
surface form: 5th Army (Soviet Union)

Pacific Fleet units
languageOfCommand Russian
militaryDoctrine Soviet deep operations doctrine
surface form: Soviet deep operation doctrine
notableCommander Kirill Meretskov
operation Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
surface form: Harbin–Kirin offensive operation

Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: Soviet invasion of Manchuria

Sungari offensive operation
operationalArea Manchuria
Russia Far East
surface form: Soviet Far East
opponent Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Japanese Kwantung Army
surface form: Kwantung Army
partOf Red Army
precededBy Soviet Far Eastern Front
surface form: Far Eastern Front (Soviet Union)
result decisive victory over Japanese forces in its sector
startOfCombatOperations 1945-08-09
subordinateTo Soviet High Command
Stavka
task offensive operations against Japanese forces in Manchuria
seizure of northern Korea
support of Soviet Pacific Fleet landings
theater Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: Far Eastern Front of World War II
timePeriod 20th century
usedArm air forces
armor
artillery
infantry

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Commander of the 1st Far Eastern Front sector 1st Far Eastern Front
this entity surface form: Far Eastern Front of the Eastern Front (WWII)