25, 1941. The surviving forces transferred to the first version of the Bryansk Front. Second formation The second version of this Front was created on February 15, 1943 from the Don Front. Then Colonel General Konstantin K. Rokossovsky took command, and was promoted to full General in April 1943. Lieutenant General Mikhail Malinin was named as Front Chief of Staff, while Major General K.F.Telegin was made the member of the Front's Military Council. The Front incorporated the headquarters and forces of the Don Front, plus additional armies were made part of the Front : 2nd Tank Army - Alexey Rodin, 21st Army - Ivan Chistyakov, 65th Army - Pavel Batov, 70th Army (originally formed from NKVD forces) - German Tarasov 16th Air Army - General Lieutenant Sergei Rudenko. The Front's headquarters was established around 10 km to the east of Yelets. As part of Stavka's general move to integrate and rationalise its Army Groups, the Front was renamed the 1st Belorussian Front on October 20, 1943. Sources and references Soviet fronts Military units and formations established in 1941