2nd Belorussian Front
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The 2nd Belorussian Front, was a major formation of the Soviet Army during World War II, being equivalent to a Western army group.
Standard of the 2nd Belorussian Front
Soldiers of the front on a halt, 1944
Battle of Berlin
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The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of
2nd Belorussian Front
…first commander. On hiatus in April 1944, its headquarters were reformed from the army headquarters of the disbanding 10th Army. They took part in the capture of Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany. The 2nd Belorussian Front was formed on the western axis on 24 February 1944 in accordance with a Stavka directive of 17…
Raising a Flag over the Reichstag (photographed by Yevgeny Khaldei)
Hasso von Manteuffel
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Gotthard Heinrici