Ivan Konev
Credited for his successful work at Rostov, Cherevichenko was made commander of the Bryansk Frontformed for the second time from the 3rd Army from the Central Front, the 13th Army from the Southwestern Front, and the 61st Army from the reserveon 24 December 1941. This Front would take part in the last phase of the Battle of Moscow in conjunction with the adjacent Western Front of Army General Georgy Zhukov and the Kalinin Front of Colonel-General Ivan Konev.