It was set up on March 23, 1943, following a Stavka directive of March 19 by re-purposing the command cadre of Reserve Front to defend the westernmost sector of the Kursk Salient.

Susaikov as member of the military council and Lt. Gen. L.M.

The new Front was very short lived.

Another Stavka directive on March 24 transformed Kursk Front into the new Oryol Front, to be established by March 27.

Finally, on March 28, Oryol Front was ordered to be renamed as the new Bryansk Front.