Claim: Turkestan Military District was re-created on 9 July 1945 and were formed from the headquarters of the 1st and 4th Shock Armies respectively.
Evidence: This designation was re-created on 9 July 1945, after the division of the Central Asian Military District into the Turkestan and Steppe Military Districts. The new Turkestan and Steppe districts were formed from the headquarters of the 1st and 4th Shock Armies respectively.