The Central Front was a major formation of the Red Army during the Second World War formed on July 24, 1941.

A year and a half later, the name was revived for the second creation, which existed for about eight months in 1943, until it was incorporated into the Belorussian group of Fronts and renamed accordingly.

The new Front's air component was 136 aircraft (75 patched and repaired) under the command of Major General (Aviation) Grigory Vorozheikin.

On August 17, the 63rd Rifle Corps was routed at the village of Skepnya (20 km to the east of Zhlobin), and two days later elements of the Second Army occupied Gomel.

Under these blows the Front was eventually encircled and destroyed near Chernigov, and was formally disbanded on August 25, 1941.