2nd Formation
The second version of this Front was created on April 6, 1943. It incorporated the 2nd Reserve, 24th, 53rd, 66th, 47th, 46th, and 5th Guards Tank Armies, and eight mobile corps. It was reorganized as the Steppe Military District on April 15, 1943 and eventually designated the Steppe Front.
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