Soviet partisan united formation (1941—1944) ( united formation), also called military-operational group or centre , was one of the organisational forms of the Soviet partisan units, which united at least several of the smaller partisan units: partisan brigades

Soviet partisan brigade 1941-1944

Soviet partisan brigade , was the organisational form of the Soviet partisan units, the principal organisational form of the units operating on the territory of BSSR....

 or regiments

Soviet partisan regiment 1941-1944

Soviet partisan regiment , was the organisational form of the Soviet partisan units. On the BSSR territory it was used rarely.The numerical and weapons complement and the chain of command of the partisan regiment were basically the same as of the partisan brigade, with the regiment structure...

 or detachments

Soviet partisan detachment 1941-1944

Soviet partisan detachment , was the principal organisational form of the Soviet partisan units.Numerical and structural complement of the partisan detachment varied, with usual number of about 100 to several hundred personnel, organised in the 3—4 companies, 3 platoons each, 3 sections each...

 and were to conduct the wide-scaled and center-coordinated military operations in the German rear.

On the territory of BSSR about 40 such units had been formed in 1941—1944, mostly in 1943.

Units of that kind were organised by the Soviet ruling bodies of the higher level and commanded usually by the local Communist leaders or by the higher Red Army officers. Managed by the staffs of the respective united formations.
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Sources

• А.Л. Манаенкаў. Партызанскае злучэнне ў Вялікую Айчынную вайну // Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 12. — Мінск: БелЭн, 2001. — 560 с. pp. 113—114. ISBN 985-11-0198-2 (т.12). The source x references: Беларусь у Вялікай Айчыннай вайне 1941—1945: Энцыкл. Мн., 1990. С. 398.