ed ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Re formed ▁at ▁Bel og or sk ▁when ▁S ino - S ov iet ▁t ensions ▁rose ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East , ▁the ▁army ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Military ▁District ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁The ▁ 3 5 th ▁Army ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁R if le ▁Corps ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁Front . ▁It ▁included ▁the ▁ 3 5 th , ▁ 6 6 th ▁and ▁ 7 8 th ▁R if le ▁Div isions , ▁the ▁ 1 0 9 th ▁Fort ified ▁Region ▁and ▁smaller ▁art illery ▁and ▁inf antry ▁units . ▁It ▁def ended ▁the ▁Soviet ▁border ▁in ▁Prim or sky ▁K rai . ▁ 1 8 th ▁R if le ▁Corps ▁commander ▁Major ▁General ▁Vladimir ▁Z ay t se v ▁became ▁the ▁army ▁commander . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁ 3 5 th ▁Army ▁joined ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁Group ▁of ▁Forces . ▁In ▁June , ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁and ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁N ikan or ▁Z akh vat ay ev ▁became ▁the ▁army ▁commander . ▁Z ay t se v ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁major ▁general ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁army ' s ▁deput y ▁commander . ▁ ▁The ▁Mar itime ▁Group ▁of ▁Forces ▁was ▁transformed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5