The Western Front (
Russian: Западный фронт) was an
army group in the
armed forces of the
Russian Empire during the
First World War. It was established in August 1915 when the
Northwestern Front was split into the
Northern Front and Western Front, and was disbanded in 1918. From the time of its formation until the final year of its existence, the Western Front's field headquarters was in
Smolensk, but it was later moved to
Minsk.[1][2]