| 3rd Belorussian Front | |
|---|---|
| 3-й Белорусский фронт | |
 Standard of the 3rd Belorussian Front | |
| Active | 24 April 1944 – 15 August 1945 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | .svg) Red Army |
| Type | Front |
| Size | 708,600 (January 1945)[1] |
| Engagements | World War II |
The3rd Belorussian Front (Russian:3-й Белорусский фронт) was aFront of theRed Army during theSecond World War.
The 3rd Belorussian Front was created on 24 April 1944 from forces previously assigned to theWestern Front. Over 381 days in combat, the 3rd Belorussian Front suffered 166,838 killed, 9,292 missing, and 667,297 wounded, sick, and frostbitten personnel[2] while advancing from the region some 50 kilometers southeast ofVitebsk inRussia toKönigsberg inEast Prussia.
Operations the 3rd Belorussian Front took part in include theBelorussian Offensive Operation, theBaltic Offensive Operation, and theEast Prussian Offensive Operation.[3] Although costly, the advance of the 3rd Belorussian Front was in great part victorious, with one of the few defeats occurring during theGumbinnen Operation in October 1944.
3rd Belorussian Front was formally disbanded on 15 August 1945.[4]
| Army | Number and type of divisions | Independent brigades |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | 9 rifle divisions 1 artillery division 1 anti-aircraft division | 1 gun-artillery brigade 1 antitank brigade 2 tank brigades 1 assault sapper brigade 1 sapper brigade |
| 11th Guards | 9 rifle divisions 2 anti-aircraft divisions 1 tank corps | 1 gun-artillery brigade 1 "BM" howitzer artillery brigade 1 antitank brigade 2 rocket launcher brigades 1 tank brigade 1 assault sapper brigade 1 sapper brigade |
| 31st | 8 rifle divisions 1 anti-aircraft division | 1 gun-artillery brigade 1 antitank brigade 1 tank brigade 1 sapper brigade |
| 5th Guards Tank | 2 tank corps 1 anti-aircraft division | - |
| 1st Air | 6 bomber divisions 8 fighter divisions 4 close support divisions 1 night bomber division | - |
| Front HQ | 3 cavalry divisions 3 artillery divisions 1 anti-aircraft division 1 mechanized corps | 1 "BM" howitzer artillery brigade 1 rocket launcher brigade 1 assault sapper brigade 1 motorized sapper brigade 1 engineer bridging brigade |