Formation
Southern Military District
The military district facing the Black Sea and Caucasus — the war's primary staging district, and peacetime parent of the 8th and 58th armies.
Moscow-alignedLandMilitary district
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Subordinate & associated
- 8th Guards Combined Arms ArmyFormation
- 58th Combined Arms ArmyFormation