Editing Soviet Air Defence Forces (section)

===Structure during Second World War===
During the war PVO formations were organised as Air Defence Fronts and Air Defence Armies. PVO Fronts normally covered airspace over several ground [[Front (Soviet Army)|Army Fronts]]; these should not be confused with each other. The Air Defence Fronts ({{langx|ru|Фронты ПВО}}) had the following service history:<ref>[http://velikvoy.narod.ru/voyska/voyskacccp/oper_strateg/front_pvo.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024220012/http://velikvoy.narod.ru/voyska/voyskacccp/oper_strateg/front_pvo.htm|date=October 24, 2008}}</ref>
* Western Air Defence Front
** 1st formation 29 June 1943 – 20 April 1944 renamed to Headquarters, Northern PVO Front
** Northern Front PVO 21 April 1944 – 23 December 1944 formed from Headquarters, Western PVO Front (1st formation); re-flagged as Headquarters, Western PVO Front (2nd formation)
** 2nd formation 24 December 1944 – 9 May 1945 formed from Headquarters, Northern PVO Front
* Moscow Front PVO 6 April 1942 – 10 July 1943 formed from Headquarters, Moscow PVO Corps Region; re-flagged as Headquarters, Special Moscow PVO Army
* Southern Front PVO 21 April 1944 – 24 December 1944 formed from Headquarters, Eastern PVO Front; re-flagged as Headquarters, Southwestern PVO Front
* Southwestern Front PVO 24 December 1944 – 9 May 1945 formed from Headquarters, Southern PVO Front