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The Fourth Ukrainian Front - an operational unification of the Soviet armed forces during the Great Patriotic War, operated in 1943-1945; created on October 20, 1943 as a result of the renaming of the Southern Front. The Fourth Ukrainian Front included the 2nd Guards and 3rd Guards armies, the 28th, 44th, 51st armies, the 5th shock army, and the 8th air army. The front command was headed by Army General F.I. Tolbukhin, Colonel General E.A. became a member of the military council. Shchadenko, chief of staff - Lieutenant General S.S. Biryuzov.

At the end of October - beginning of November 1943, the troops of the Fourth Ukrainian Front completed the Melitopol operation, during which they advanced up to 300 km, reaching the lower reaches of the Dnieper and the Perekop Isthmus. During the offensive on Right Bank Ukraine (Dnieper-Carpathian strategic operation), the front with its right wing in January-February 1944 participated in the Nikopol-Krivoy Rog operation, in cooperation with the Third Ukrainian Front, it liquidated the enemy’s Nikopol bridgehead on the Dnieper.

In the spring of 1944, the Fourth Ukrainian Front was tasked with eliminating the enemy group blocked on the Crimean Peninsula. In April 1944, the front included the 2nd Guards Army, the 51st Army, the 8th Air Army, as well as the Primorsky Army and the 4th Air Army attached to it. In April-May 1944, troops of the Fourth Ukrainian Front, in cooperation with Black Sea Fleet and the Azov military flotilla carried out Crimean operation, defeating an almost 200,000-strong enemy group and liberating Crimea. On May 31, 1944, the Fourth Ukrainian Front was abolished.

On August 6, 1944, the Fourth Ukrainian Front was re-established in the central sector of the Soviet-German front. It included part of the formations of the former Fourth Ukrainian Front - the 18th Army (former Primorsky Army), the 8th Air Army, as well as the 1st Guards Army. Later, the front included the 38th and 60th armies. Army General I.E. took command of the front. Petrov, Colonel General L.Z. became a member of the military council. Mehlis, chief of staff - Lieutenant General F.K. Korzhenevich.

The troops of the Fourth Ukrainian Front occupied the defense zone in the Carpathian region between the First Ukrainian Front and the Second Ukrainian Front. Subsequently, until the end of the war, front troops fought in mountainous areas. In September-October 1944, troops of the Fourth Ukrainian Front, in cooperation with the First Ukrainian Front, participated in the East Carpathian Operation, during which Transcarpathian Ukraine and part of the territory of Czechoslovakia were liberated, and assistance was provided to the Slovak National Uprising. In January-February 1945, troops of the Fourth Ukrainian Front, in cooperation with troops of the Second Ukrainian Front, carried out the Western Carpathian operation, liberating the southern regions of Poland and part of Czechoslovakia. With a strike south of Krakow, the front ensured the advance of Soviet troops in the Warsaw-Berlin direction from the south.

In March 1945, Army General A.I. became the new front commander. Eremenko, and in April the chief of staff was replaced - he became Colonel General L.M. Sandalov. In March - early May 1945, troops of the Fourth Ukrainian Front, as a result of the Moravian-Ostravian operation, cleared the Moravian-Ostravian industrial region of German invaders and created conditions for advancing into the central part of Czechoslovakia. Then they took part in the Prague operation, as a result of which the territory of Czechoslovakia was completely liberated.

On August 25, 1945, the Fourth Ukrainian Front was disbanded, its field control was turned to the formation of the Carpathian Military District.

The 4th Ukrainian Front was created on October 20, 1943 based on the directive of the Supreme Command Headquarters of October 16, 1943 by renaming the Southern Front. It included the 2nd, 3rd Guards, 28th, 44th, 51st combined arms armies, 5th shock army, 8th air army. Later it included the Primorsky Army and the 4th Air Army. During the offensive in October - November 1943, front troops reached the lower reaches of the Dnieper, the Perekop Isthmus. In February 1944, front formations in cooperation with the 3rd Ukrainian Front liquidated the enemy’s Nikopol bridgehead on the Dnieper. In April - May 1944, front troops, in cooperation with the separate Primorsky Army, the Black Sea Fleet and the Azov Military Flotilla, liberated Crimea.Disbanded on May 31, 1944 based on the directive of the Supreme Command Headquarters of May 16, 1944. Field control, service units and rear institutions were transferred to the reserve of the Supreme Command Headquarters.

Strategic Operations:

Dnieper-Carpathian strategic offensive operation of 1943-44;

Crimean strategic offensive operation of 1944;

Nizhnedneprovsk strategic offensive operation of 1943.

Melitopol offensive operation of 1943;

Nikopol-Krivoy Rog offensive operation of 1944;

Perekop-Sevastopol offensive operation of 1944.

It was re-created on August 6, 1944 on the basis of a directive from the Supreme Command Headquarters of July 30, 1944 from the formations of the left wing of the 1st Ukrainian Front. The front included the 1st Guards Army, the 18th Combined Arms Army, and the 8th Air Army. Subsequently, it included the 38th and 60th combined arms armies. During the offensive in September - October 1944, front troops, in cooperation with the 1st Ukrainian Front, participated in the liberation of Transcarpathian Ukraine and part of the territory of Czechoslovakia, and provided assistance to the Slovak uprising. In January - February 1945, front formations in cooperation with the 2nd Ukrainian Front liberated the southern regions of Poland, a significant part of Czechoslovakia, and ensured the offensive of troops in the Warsaw-Berlin direction. In March - early May 1945, front troops liberated the Moravska-Ostrava industrial region of Czechoslovakia, and then participated in the final defeat of the enemy group in the Prague area.Disbanded on August 25, 1945 in accordance with the order of the USSR NKO dated July 9, 1945. The front administration was reorganized into the administration of the Carpathian Military District.

Troops of the 4th Ukrainian Front participated in the following operations:

Strategic Operations:

East Carpathian strategic offensive operation of 1944;

Western Carpathian strategic offensive operation of 1945;

Prague strategic offensive operation of 1945.

Front-line and army operations:

Belsk offensive operation of 1945;

Carpathian-Dukla offensive operation of 1944;

Carpathian-Uzhgorod offensive operation of 1944;

Kosice-Poprad offensive operation of 1945;

Moravian-Ostrava offensive operation of 1945;

Ondava offensive operation of 1944;

Olomouc offensive operation of 1945.

Connections:

Armies:
- 2nd Guards Army;
  
  3rd Guards Army;
  
  5th Shock Army;
  
  28th Army;
  
  51st Army;
  
  8th Air Force;

- 4th Guards Cavalry Corps:
  - 9th Guards Cavalry Division;
    
    10th Guards Cavalry Division;
    
    30th Cavalry Division;
    
    1815th self-propelled artillery regiment;
    
    152nd Guards Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment;
    
    4th Guards Separate Anti-Tank Fighter Division;
    
    12th Guards Mortar Regiment;
    
    62nd Guards Mortar Division;
    
    255th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment;

15th Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade;

21st Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade;

13th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment;

491st Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment;

19th Mortar Brigade;

13th Guards Mortar Brigade;

2nd Guards Mechanized Corps:
- 4th Guards Mechanized Brigade;
  
  5th Guards Mechanized Brigade;
  
  6th Guards Mechanized Brigade;
  
  37th Guards Tank Brigade;
  
  1452nd self-propelled artillery regiment;
  
  99th Motorcycle Battalion;
  
  1509th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment;
  
  744th separate anti-tank fighter division;
  
  408th Guards Mortar Division;

22nd Guards Separate Tank Regiment;

61st Guards Separate Tank Regiment;

Engineer Troops:

12th assault engineer brigade;

63rd engineer brigade;

43rd Special Purpose Engineer Brigade;

258th separate engineer battalion;

1504th separate engineer battalion;

35th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion;

121st Pontoon-Bridge Battalion;

Armies:
- 2nd Guards Army;
  
  51st Army;
  
  8th Air Force;

Front-line formations:

Artillery and mortar formations:
- 35th Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade;
  
  530th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment;
  
  4th Guards Mortar Division:
  - 14th Guards Mortar Brigade;
    
    30th Guards Mortar Brigade;
    
    31st Guards Mortar Brigade;

Armored and mechanized formations:

19th tank corps:
- 79th Tank Brigade;
  
  101st Tank Brigade;
  
  202nd Tank Brigade;
  
  26th motorized rifle brigade;
  
  867th self-propelled artillery regiment;
  
  91st Motorcycle Battalion;
  
  1511th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment;
  
  179th Mortar Regiment;
  
  1717th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment;

6th Guards Tank Brigade;

52nd Motorcycle Regiment;

5th Guards Separate Armored Battalion;

46th separate division of armored trains;

54th separate division of armored trains;

Engineer Troops:

7th engineer brigade;

2nd Pontoon-Bridge Brigade;

3rd Guards Separate Engineer Battalion;

65th separate engineer battalion;

240th separate engineer battalion;

17th Guards Battalion of Miners;

102nd Pontoon-Bridge Battalion (from the 5th Pontoon-Bridge Brigade).

Armies:
- 1st Guards Army;
  
  18th Army;
  
  8th Air Force;

Front-line formations:

Rifle, airborne and cavalry formations:
- 17th Guards Rifle Corps:
  - 8th Infantry Division;
    
    138th Infantry Division;

Artillery and mortar formations:

5th Guards Mortar Regiment;

76th Anti-Aircraft Division:
- 223rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment;
  
  416th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment;
  
  447th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment;
  
  591st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment;
  
  1485th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment;
  
  95th separate anti-aircraft artillery division;

3rd separate aeronautical division of artillery observation balloons;

Armored and mechanized formations:

5th Guards Tank Brigade;

875th self-propelled artillery regiment;

46th separate division of armored trains;

Engineer Troops:

9th engineer brigade;

6th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion;

50th Pontoon-Bridge Battalion.

Armies:
- 1st Guards Army;
  
  16th Army;
  
  36th Army;
  
  8th Air Force;

Front-line formations:

Rifle, airborne and cavalry formations:
- 11th Rifle Corps:
  - 30th Infantry Division;
    
    226th Infantry Division;

Artillery and mortar formations:

4th Guards Mortar Regiment;

329th Guards Mortar Regiment;

2nd Guards Mountain Pack Mortar Division;

3rd Guards Mountain Pack Mortar Division;

Armored and mechanized formations:

42nd Guards Tank Brigade;

1st Separate Guards Heavy Tank Regiment;

1511th self-propelled artillery regiment;

33rd separate division of armored trains;

37th separate division of armored trains;

46th separate division of armored trains;

Engineer Troops:

15th assault engineer brigade;

6th Motorized Pontoon-Bridge Battalion;

50th Motorized Pontoon-Bridge Battalion;

Flamethrower parts:

38th separate flamethrower battalion (from the 15th assault engineer brigade).

Front commanders

4th Ukrainian Front

Created on October 20, 1943 (as a result of the renaming of the Southern Front), as part of the 2nd and 3rd Guards, 5th Shock, 28th, 44th, 51st combined arms armies and 8th Air Army. Subsequently, at different times, the Primorsky Army and the 4th Air Army were included. At the end of October - beginning of November, front troops completed the Melitopol operation, creating conditions for the liberation of Crimea and the south of Right Bank Ukraine. In January - February, she participated in the Nikopol - Krivoy Rog operation, and in April - May, in cooperation with the Separate Primorsky Army, the Black Sea Fleet and the Azov Military Flotilla, they carried out the Crimean operation, completely liberating Crimea. By the decision of the Supreme High Command Headquarters on May 16, 1944, the front was abolished, and its command and control units and rear units were transferred to reserve. The 4th Ukrainian Front was formed for the second time on August 6, 1944, as part of the 1st Guards, 18th Combined Arms Armies and 8th Air Army. Subsequently, the 38th and 60th armies were included for different periods. In September - October 1944, front troops, in cooperation with the 1st Ukrainian Front, carried out the East Carpathian Operation, during which Transcarpathian Ukraine and part of the territory of Czechoslovakia were liberated, and assistance was provided to the Slovak national uprising.

In January - February 1945, the front carried out the Western Carpathian operation, as a result of which the southern regions of Poland and a significant part of Czechoslovakia were liberated, and in March - early May - the Moravian - Ostrava operation, during which it was cleared of German - fascist invaders Moravska - Ostrava industrial region and conditions were created for advancement into the central part of Czechoslovakia. Fighting the front ended in the Prague operation, as a result of which the defeat was completed armed forces fascist Germany, the territory of Czechoslovakia was completely liberated and with the active support of military squads (May Uprising of the Czech people of 1945), its capital was Prague. In July 1945, the 4th Ukrainian Front was disbanded, its control was turned to the formation of the control of the Carpathian Military District.
Commanders:
Tolbukhin F.I. (October 1943 - May 1944), army general;
Petrov I. E. (August 1944 - March 1945), Colonel General, Army General from the end of October 1944;
Eremenko A.I. (March - July 1945), army general.
Members of the Military Council:
Shchadenko E. A. (October 1943 - January 1944), Colonel General;
Subbotin N. E. (January - May 1944), major general, from April 1944 lieutenant general;

The Ukrainian Front (First, Second, Third and Fourth Ukrainian Fronts) was of great importance for the liberation of the territory Soviet Union from the invaders. It was the troops of these fronts that liberated most of Ukraine. And after that, Soviet troops liberated most countries from occupation with a victorious march of Eastern Europe. The troops of the Ukrainian fronts also took part in the capture of the capital of the Reich, Berlin.

First Ukrainian Front

On October 20, 1943, the Voronezh Front became known as the First Ukrainian Front. The front took part in several important offensive operations of World War II.

The soldiers of this particular front, having carried out the Kyiv offensive operation, were able to liberate Kyiv. Later, in 1943-1944, front troops carried out the Zhitomir-Berdichev, Lvov-Sandomierz and other operations to liberate the territory of Ukraine.

After this, the front continued its offensive in the territory of occupied Poland. In May 1945, the front took part in the operations to capture Berlin and liberate Paris.

Commanded the front:

General

Second Ukrainian Front

The Second Ukrainian Front was created from parts of the Steppe Front in the fall (October 20) 1943. Front troops successfully carried out an operation to create an offensive bridgehead on the banks of the Dnieper (1943), controlled by the Germans.

Later, the front carried out the Kirovograd operation, and also took part in the Korsun-Shevchenko operation. Since the fall of 1944, the front has been involved in the liberation of European countries.

He carried out the Debrecen and Budapest operations. In 1945, front troops completely liberated the territory of Hungary, most of Czechoslovakia, some areas of Austria, and its capital Vienna.

The front commanders were:

General, and later Marshal I. Konev
General, and later Marshal R. Malinovsky.

Third Ukrainian Front

The Southwestern Front was renamed the Third Ukrainian Front on October 20, 1943. His soldiers took part in the liberation of the territory of Ukraine from the Nazi invaders.

Front troops carried out Dnepropetrovsk (1943), Odessa (1944), Nikopol-Krivoy Rog (1944), Yasso-Kishenevsk (1944) and other offensive operations.

Also, soldiers of this front took part in the liberation from the Nazis and their allies European countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary.

Commanded the front:

General and later Marshal R. Malinovsky
General and later Marshal F. Tolbukhin.

Fourth Ukrainian Front

The Fourth Ukrainian Front was created on October 20, 1943. The Southern Front was renamed into it. Front units carried out several operations. We completed the Melitopol operation (1943), and successfully carried out the operation to liberate Crimea (1944).

At the end of spring (05.16.) 1944, the front was disbanded. However, on August 6 of the same year, it was formed again.

The front conducted strategic operations in the Carpathian region (1944), and took part in the liberation of Prague (1945).

Commanded the front:

General F. Tolbukhin
Colonel General, and later General I. Petrov
General A. Eremenko.

Thanks to the successful offensive operations of all Ukrainian fronts, the Soviet army was able to defeat a strong and experienced enemy, liberate its land from invaders in the Great Patriotic War and assist the captured peoples of Europe in liberation from the Nazis.