It was formed in 1932 as part of the
Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army. The headquarters of the group was in
Nikolsk-Ussuriski, renamed Voroshilov in 1935. In July 1938, the
1st Red Banner Army was formed from the Maritime Group of Forces The group was reformed as part of the
Far Eastern Front in July 1943. It originally included the
1st Red Banner Army,
25th Army,
35th Army,
10th Mechanized Corps and the
9th Air Army. The units were based along the boundary line of
Guberovo village in
Pozharsky District of
Primorsky Krai to the
Korean border. On 5 August 1945, it was renamed the
Far Eastern Front. == Commanders ==