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The second version of this front was again created from the Transcaucasus Military District on 15 May 1942, and continued in existence until its reorganization as the Tbilisi Military District on 25 August 1945 after the end of the war.
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On 22 June 1941, when the German invasion started, the Transcaucasus Military District included the
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As part of the Central Asian Military District (not the TCF), 53rd Army was described by the
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Administrative Order of Battle, Transcaucasus Military District, 22 June 1941
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The Transcaucasus Front describes two distinct organizations during the war.
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as including the 44th (five divisions), 45th (four divisions and 55th
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of 21 February 1921, which eliminated the direct threat to the
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The first version was created on 23 August 1941 from the
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joined the front after being evacuated from the Crimea.
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The initial Front organization incorporated the four
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