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Northern Front (Russian Empire)
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The Northern Front (Russian: Северный фронт) was an army group[lower-alpha 1] of the Imperial Russian Army during the World War I. It was responsible for carrying out operations against the Central Powers along a front line that stretched 280 kilometers, from Riga in the north down to northern Belarus. It was established in August 1915 when the Northwestern Front was split into the Northern and Western Front following the Great Retreat, and existed until the demobilization of the Russian army in 1918 due to the unrest from the Russian Revolution. In 1917 it had a total troop strength of 1.4 million men.[1]
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Northern Front Северный фронт | |
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![]() The headquarters staff of the Northern Front, with General Nikolai Ruzsky in the center, 1917 | |
Active | 1915–1918 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Russian Imperial Army |
Type | Army group |
Size | ~1,400,000 |
Engagements | World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Nikolai Ruzsky Alexei Kuropatkin |
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