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The Central Front describes either of two distinct organizations during the war. The first version was created on July 24 , 1941 from the right wing of the forces in the Western Front , including a new designation of the Third Army and the headquarters of the (disbanded) Fourth Army . This Front was encircled and destroyed near Chernigov and formally disbanded on August 25 , 1941 . The surviving forces transferred to the first version of the Bryansk Front .

The second version of this Front was created on February 15 , 1943 . It incorporated the headquarters and forces of the Don Front , plus additional reserve armies. It was renamed the Belorussian Front on October 20 , 1943 .


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