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After the Soviet/German Invasion Of Poland in September 1939, it took in most of the former Polish area and redesignated the Belorussian Special Military District. In July 1940 it was redesignated the Western Special Military District. When the German invasion, Operation Barbarossa , began on June 22 , 1941 the District was redesignated the Western Front . The District was reformed in October 1943 from the staff of the Moscow Zone Of Defense (at Smolensk, which moved to Minsk in August, 1944). From December, 1944 till July, 1945 the District was designated Byelorussian-Lithuanian (covering the territory of Belarus and Lithuania ), and from July, 9, till January, 26, 1946 it was divided in two districts - Minsk District (from the staff of the Third Army ), and Baranovichi District (from the staff of 3rd Belorussian Front with its headquarters staff at Bobruisk ). The district covered the territory of the Byelorussian SSR and was subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief of the and 7th Tank Army - numbering 9 tank and 2 motor-rifle divisions, including training formations. The 120th Rogachev Guards Motorised Rifle Division was probably its most prestigious division. Aviation support was provided by 26th Air Army, and air defence by the 2nd Army of the Soviet Anti-Air Defense which included 11th and 28th PVO Corps. The forces of the district became the basis of the Armed Forces Of Belarus after the district was disbanded in May 1992 after the Dissolution Of The Soviet Union . SOURCES
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