The Southeastern Front was a front

Front (Soviet Army)

A front was a major military organization in the Soviet Army during many wars. It was roughly equivalent to an army group in the militaries of most other countries except Germany...

 of the Soviet Army

Soviet Army

The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...

 during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. It was formed on 5 August 1942 out of parts of the Stalingrad Front

Stalingrad Front

The Stalingrad Front was a front of the Soviet Union's Red Army during the Second World War. The name indicated the primary geographical region in which the Front first fought, based on the city of Stalingrad on the Volga River....

, using the command elements from the First Tank Army and the disbanded Southern Front. On 28 September the Southeastern Front was renamed the Stalingrad Front, whilst the former Stalingrad Front was renamed the Don Front.

The front's main aim was to prevent the German advance towards the River Volga and ward off the threat of a German encirclement of Stalingrad. For this purpose it included 52nd, 57th and 64th Armies - 28th

28th Army (Soviet Union)

The 28th Army was a field army of the Red Army and the Soviet Ground Forces, formed three times in 1941-42 and postwar active for many years in the Belorussian Military District.- First Formation :...

 and 62nd

62nd Army (Soviet Union)

The 62nd Order of Lenin Army was a field army established by the Soviet Union's Red Army during the Second World War. Formed as the 7th Reserve Army as part of the Stavka Reserve in May 1942, the formation was designated as the 62nd Rifle Army the following month...

 Armies and 8th Air Army were later added.

Commanders

• Colonel-General Andrey Yeryomenko;
• Brigadekomissar Lajok VM (Member of the Military Council - August 1942);
• The Ukrainian Communist Party Central Committee Secretary Nikita Khrushchev
  Nikita Khrushchev
  Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
  
  (Member of the Military Council, August - September 1942);
• Major General GF Sakharov (Chief of Staff, August-September 1942).