During 2nd world war is there any operation conducted in Siberia

 During the Second World War, Siberia was not a primary battlefield in terms of direct combat operations, but it played a significant role in the overall Soviet war effort. Although major battles like those on the Eastern Front were concentrated in the European part of the Soviet Union—such as at Stalingrad, Leningrad, and Kursk—Siberia's strategic importance lay in logistics, military buildup, and the relocation of industries and populations. Hence, while Siberia did not witness numerous frontline combat operations, several key military and strategic operations were conducted or initiated there that were crucial to the Soviet war machine and its eventual success over Nazi Germany and its allies.

Firstly, one of the most critical aspects of Siberia during the war was the relocation of Soviet industry. After the German invasion in 1941 (Operation Barbarossa), the Soviet leadership realized that the western parts of the USSR were too vulnerable to German attack. Under what was known as the Great Relocation, over 1,500 major industrial plants were dismantled and transported eastward to the Ural Mountains, Siberia, and Central Asia. This massive logistical operation allowed the Soviet Union to continue weapons production uninterrupted by the advancing German forces. Though not a combat operation in the traditional sense, this operation was military in nature and had profound strategic consequences. Siberia became a fortress of Soviet industry, producing tanks, aircraft, ammunition, and other vital military supplies.

Another major military operation involving Siberia was the movement and redeployment of Siberian troops. The Soviet High Command transferred large numbers of seasoned and cold-weather-trained troops from Siberia to the European front, particularly during critical moments such as the Battle of Moscow in late 1941. The German military had expected that Japan would engage the Soviet Union from the east, thus tying down Soviet divisions in Siberia. However, after the Soviet spy Richard Sorge informed Stalin that Japan would not attack the USSR, Siberian divisions were redeployed west. These reinforcements played a decisive role in halting the German advance on Moscow during Operation Typhoon.

The Far Eastern military operations, although not directly within the traditional boundaries of "Siberia" in its broadest definition, are also significant. The Soviet–Japanese border conflicts, including the Battles of Lake Khasan (1938) and Khalkhin Gol (1939), occurred just before World War II but were instrumental in deterring Japanese aggression on the Siberian front during the main years of the war. Though these battles occurred before the official start of World War II, the peace established with Japan ensured that the Soviet Far East remained relatively quiet until 1945. In August 1945, at the very end of the war, the Soviet Union launched Operation August Storm, a massive and highly successful military campaign against the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria. While this campaign unfolded in Manchuria and parts of Mongolia, many of the units and supplies used in the operation were staged from Siberian territory. The Trans-Siberian Railway was vital in this context, serving as the primary artery for troop and material movement across the vast Soviet landscape.

Siberia also played a key role in housing prisoners of war, political prisoners, and military training camps. Numerous labor camps (GULAGs) were located in Siberia, and some of the forced labor contributed to the construction of wartime infrastructure, including railways and factories. Military training schools in Siberia helped prepare soldiers who were later deployed to more active fronts.

From a logistical standpoint, the Trans-Siberian Railway was a vital strategic asset. It not only facilitated the movement of military personnel and supplies from the eastern USSR to the frontlines but also served to maintain control over the vast expanse of Soviet territory. Keeping this railway operational and secure was, in itself, a continuous military and administrative operation involving thousands of workers and security personnel.

Air operations over Siberia also had strategic importance. The United States and the Soviet Union cooperated through the Lend-Lease program, which included the Alaska–Siberia (ALSIB) air route. American aircraft were flown from Alaska across Siberia to the Soviet front. Maintaining and securing this route required considerable military coordination and resources, involving construction of airfields, weather stations, and supply depots across Siberia.

While one cannot list "battles" in Siberia during the Second World War in the way one might for France or Poland, it is important to understand that operations are not limited to direct combat. In the broader military sense—encompassing logistics, training, infrastructure development, troop movements, and strategic planning—numerous vital operations occurred in and through Siberia. These operations allowed the USSR to continue its resistance against the Nazi onslaught and eventually to take the offensive.

In conclusion, though the region did not witness direct combat on the scale of the Western or Eastern Fronts, Siberia was a theater of extensive logistical, industrial, and strategic operations. These operations, ranging from industrial relocation, troop redeployment, logistical support via rail and air, and participation in the final campaign against Japan, underscore Siberia's indispensable role in the Soviet war effort. It was not a front of gunfire and trenches but one of steel, cold, determination, and strategy, which contributed immensely to the Allied victory.