Russian Forces, Battle of Kursk, July 1943

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Russian Forces

Battle of Kursk

July 1943

Western Front: Colonel General V.Dd..Sokolovsky

50th Army: Lieutenant General I.V.Boldin

38th Rifle Corps: Major General A.V.Tereshkov

17th Rifle Division: Major General I.L.Radulia

1312th Infantry Regiment



320th Artillery Regiment

326th Rifle Division: Major General V.G.Terent'ev



1101st Infantry Regiment


413th Rifle Division: Colonel I.S.Khokhlov


1322nd Infantry Regiment


982nd Artillery Regiment

49th Rifle Division: Colonel A.V.Chuzhov




31st Artillery Regiment

64th Rifle Division: Colonel I.I.Iaremenko

433rd Infantry Regiment




212th Rifle Division: Colonel A.P.Mal'tsev





324th Rifle Division: Colonel E.Zh. Sedulin





196th Tank Brigade: Lt.Colonel E.E.Dukhovny1

426th Tank Battalion


196th Motorized Rifle Battalion

Army Troops:

1536th Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (152mm)

21st Separate Armored Train Battalion

43rd Separate Armored Train Battalion

447th Gun Artillery Regiment

523rd Gun Artillery Regiment

1091st Gun Artillery Regiment

600th Antitank Artillery Regiment

541st Mortar Regiment

542nd Mortar Regiment

54th Guards Mortar Regiment

1275th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment

1482nd Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment

1483rd Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment

307th Separate Engineer Battalion


Total: 54,602 men, 236 guns over 76mm, 241 anti-tank guns

50 ati-aircraft guns, 594 mortars (82mm & 120mm) &

87 tanks & self propelled guns

11th Guards Army: Lieutenant General I.Kh. Bagramian

8th Guards Rifle Corps: Major General P.F.Malyshev

11th Guards Rifle Division: Major General I.F.Fediun'kin

until 22 July; Major General A.I.Maksimov from 23 July)

27th Guard Infantry Regiment

33rd Guard Infantry Regiment


30th Guard Artillery Regiment

26th Guards Rifle Division: Major General N.N.Korzhenevsky





83rd Guards Rifle Division: Major General Ia.S.Vorb'ev



252nd Guard Infantry Regiment

? Guard Artillery Regiment

1 A Russian armored brigade generally consisted of one Medium Armored Armored

Battalion, one Light Armored Tank Battalion, one (mot) Machine Gun/Rifle Battalion, and an Anti-Tank Battery (4 76.2mm guns). The armored brigadesd in this order of battle show those battalions known to have been attached to the brigade and may not indicate every battalion that was present. It should be assumed that every brigade contained not only those units shown as present, but those that are part of the standard organization that are not shown.

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16th Guards Rifle Corps: Major General A.V.Lapshov (KIA 7/13)

Major General I.F.Fediun'kin (from 7/22)

1st Guards Rifle Division: Maj. Gen.N.A.Kroptin





16th Guards Rifle Division: Maj. Gen.P.G.Shafranov





31st Guards Rifle Division: Colonel I.K.Shcherbin





169th Rifle Division: Maj. Gen. Ia.F.Eremenko





36th Guards Rifle Corps: Maj. Gen. A.S.Ksenefontov

5th Guards Rifle Division: Colonel N.I.Soldatov



21st Guard Infantry Regiment


18th Guards Rifle Division: Colonel M.N.Zavodovsky




52nd Guard Artillery Regiment

84th Guards Rifle Division: Maj. Gen. G.B.Peters





108th Rifle Division: Col. P.A.Teremov





217th Rifle Division: Col. E.V.Ryzhikov





10th Guards Tank Brigade: Col. A.R.Burlyga



10th Guards Motorized Rifle Battalion

29th Guards Tank Brigade: Col. S.I.Tokerov (to 7/29, G.L. Iudin

(from 7/30)

1st/29th Guards Tank Battalion

2nd/29th Guards Tank Battalion

3rd/29th Guards Tank Battalion


43rd Guards Tank Brigade: Lt.Col. (Col on 7/11) M.P.Lukashev

1st Guards Tank Battalion

2nd Guards Tank Battalion

43rd Guards Tank Battalion

43rd Guards Motorized Rifle Battalion

213th Tank Brigade: Lt. Col. V.S.Gaev




2nd Guards Separate Heavy Tank Regiment

4th Guards Separate Tank Regiment

Army Troops:

1453rd Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (152mm)

8th Artillery Penetration Corps: Lt.Gen. N.F.Salichko

3rd Artillery Penetration Division: Col. I.F.San'ko

15th Light Artillery Brigade

637th Light Artillery Regiment



15th Gun Artillery Brigade

unknown

1st Howitzer Artillery Brigade

296th Howitzer Regiment

302nd Howitzer Regiment


117th High Power Howitzer Artillery Brigade

1st, 2nd , 3rd & 4th Battalions

7th Mortar Brigade

169th Mortar Regiment



6th Artillery Penetration Division: Maj.Gen.A.S.Bitutsky

21st Light Artillery Brigade




551st Light Artillery Regiment (May be a

replacement for another regiment)


486th Gun Regiment

1171st Gun Regiment

18th Howitzer Artillery Brigade

173rd Howitzer Regiment

2 unknown howitzer regiments


1st, 2nd , 3rd & 4th Battalions

3rd Mortar Brigade


103rd Mortar Regiment


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14th Artillery Division: Col. L.I.Kozhukhov



2 unidentified light artillery regiments


188th Gun Regiment

1 unidentified cannon regiment

43rd Howitzer Artillery Brigade

3 unidentified cannon regiments

9th Mortar Brigade

3 unidentified mortar regiments

56th Guards Corps Artillery Regiment

1st Guards Gun Artillery Regiment

17th Guards Gun Artillery Regiment






761st Gun Artillery Regiment




15th Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment

16th Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment

128th Howitzer Artillery Regiment



5th Guards Antitank Artillery Regiment










14th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col. A.I.Vasiuta

525th Antiaircraft Regiment



721st Antiaircraft Regiment

17th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col. A.M.Shumikhin





48th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col. P.M.Barsky

231st Guards Antiaircraft Regiment








4th Separate Antiaircraft Battalion

614th Separate Antiaircraft BattalionP

6th Guards Separate Engineer Battalion



243rd Separate Engineer Battalion


51st Pontoon-Bridge Battalion

Total: 135,000 men, 280 tanks & SP guns, 2,652 guns &

mortars, 468 antitank gusn 255 antiaircraft guns, 89

multiple rocket launchers (BM-8 & BM-13) & 55 multiple

rocket launchers (M-30 & M-31)

1st Air Army: Lt. Gen. M.M.Gromov

2nd Assault Aviation Corps: Maj.en. V.V. Stepichev

231st Assault Aviation Division - Col. I.A.Chizikov

232nd Assault Aviation Division - Col. A.G. Val'kov

2nd Fighter Aviation Corps: Lt.Gen.A.S. Blagoveshchensky

7th Guards Fighter Aviation Division - Maj.Gen. V.M.Zabaluev

8th Fighter Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.F.F.Zherebchenko

215th Fighter Aviation Division - Col.N.M.Iakushin

323rd Fighter Aviation Division - Col.Rubakov

204th Bomber Aviation Division - Colonel S.PANdrev

224th Bomber Aviation Division - Colonel M.V.Kotel'ikov

233rd Bomber Aviation Division - Colonel V.V.Smirnov (to 7/27)

Lt. Col V.N.Buss (from 7/16)

213th Fighter Bombear Aviation Division - Maj.Gen.V.S.Molokov

10th Reconnaissance Aviation Division

1st Medical Aviation Regiment

713th Transport Aviation Regiment

65th Corrective Aviation Regiment

Front Subordination:

371st Rifle Division: Col. V.L.Alekseenko

36th Rifle Brigade

1st Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.V.V.Butkov

89th Tank Brigade - Colonel K.N.Bannikov

117th Tank Brigade - Lt.Col.A.S.Voronkov

159th Tank Brigade - Col. S.P.Kaidukov

44th Motorized Rifle Brigade


Strength 184 tanks & SP guns

5th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen. M.S.Sakhno

24th Tank Brigade Col. V.S.Sytnik (KIA 7/17)

Col.V.K.Borodovsky (from 7/18)




41st Tank Brigade: Colonel S.I.Alaev (KIA 8/6);

Lt.Col. V.M.Tarakanov (from 8/7)

582nd Tank Battalion

583rd Tank Battalion

241st Motorized Rifle Battalion

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70th Tank Brigade: Col. S.V.Kuznetsov (KIA 7/15);

Col. V.E.Noda (7/6-8/15); Lt.Col S.I.Nikitin (from 8/16)

261st Tank Battalion



5th Motorized Infantry Brigade:

1st, 2nd & 3rd Motorized Rifle Battalions

Corps Troops:


731st Separate Antitank Battalion


Total: 184 tanks & SP guns

2nd Guards Tank Brigade: Colonel N.A.Obdalenko

1st, 2nd Tank Battalions

2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Battalion

94th Tank Brigade: Colonel E.A.Novikov




120th Tank Brigade: Colonel N.I. bukov




187th Tank Brigade: Maj.Gen.M.V.Kolosov (converted into

187th Separate Tank Regiment on 7/15)





161st Separate Tank Regiment

233rd Separate Tank Regiment

248t Separate Tank Regiment

7th Separate Aero-Sleigh Battalion



40th Aero-Sleigh Battalion


11th Guards Mortar Battalion (59th Guards Mortar Regiment)

1272nd Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment (49th AA Division)

1281st Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment 8/5)

324th Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion

11th Engineer Miner Battalion

12th Engineer Miner Battalion

33rd Special Designation Engineer Brigade

11th Guards Battalion of Miners



122nd Separate Engineer Battalion


133rd Separate Engineer Battalion



527th Separate Mine Sapper Battalion


9th Pontoon Bridge Battalion

51st Bridge Battalion

62nd Bridge Battalion

87th Bridge Battalion




91st Bridge Battalion


Front Strength: 211,458 men, 4,285 guns & mortars, 14 multiple

rocket launchers, 745 tanks & SP guns, & 1,300 aircraft

Briansk Front: Colonel General M.M.Popov

3rd Army: Lt.Gen. A.V.Boratov

41st Rifle Corps: Gen.Maj. V.K.Urbanovich

(HQ only by 7/22)

235th Rifle Division: Col.F.N.ROmashin (KIA 7/13);

Col. A.F.Kubasov (14-28 Jul); Col. I.G.Basenets

(from 7/27)





308th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. L.N.Gurt'ev (KIA 8/3);

Col. N.K. Maslennikov (from 8/4)





380th Rifle Division: Col. A.F.Kustov





269th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. P.S.Merzhakov (to 7/28);

Col. A.F.Kubasov (from 7/29)





283rd Rifle Division: Col. V.A.Konovalov (to 7/21);

Lt. Col S.F.Bazanov (22-30 July); Col S.K.Renznichenko

(7/30 to 8/5); Col. V.I.Kuvshinnikov (from 8/5)




9th Guards Artillery Regiment

342nd Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.L.D.Chervony




903rd Artillery Regiment

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Army Troops:

82nd Separate Tank Regiment

114th Separate Tank Regiment


10th Separate Armored Train Battalion


20th Artillery Penetration Division: Col. N.V.Bogdanov



53rd Gun Artillery Brigade

2 unidentified artillery regiments



93rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade

1/,2/,3/,4/386th Howitzer Regiment

102nd High Power Howitzer Artillery Brigade

1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Battalions

20th Mortar Brigade






475th Morar Regiment

24th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col.I.G.Liarsky







Army Strength: 60,000 men, 100 tanks & self propelled guns

61st Army: Lt. General. P.A.Belov

9th Guards Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.A.A.Boreiko

12th Guards Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. K.M.Erastov (to 7/9);

Col. D.K.Mal'kov (from 7/10)




31st Guard Artillery Regiment

76th Guards Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. A.V.Kirsanov





77th Guards Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. V.S.Askalepov





97th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. P.M.Davydov





110th Rifle Division: Col.S.K.Artem'ev





336th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.V.S.Kuznetsov (to 7/1);

Col. M.A.Ignachev (7/2 to 8/4); Col. I.I.Petykov (5-22 Aug);

Col. LV.Grinval'd-Mukho (from 8/23)





356th Rifle Division: Col.M.G.Makarov





415th Rifle Division: Col.N.K.Maslennikov (to 7/30);

Col. P.I. Moshchalkov (from 8/1)





12th Separate Destroyer Brigade: (probable organization)

organization unknown

68th Tank Brigade: Col. P.F.Iurchenko (to 8/13); Lt.Col.

G.A.Timchenko (from 8/14)

2 Tank Battalions

1 Motorized Rifle Battalion

Support Units



31st Separate Armored Train Batalion

45th Separate Armored Train Batalion




533rd Antitank Artillery Regiment

13th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col.V.M.Kochubei

1065thAntiaircraft Artillery Regiment







Army Strength: 80,000 men, 1110 tanks & SP guns

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63rd Army: Lt. Gen. V.Ia.Kolpakchi

35th Rifle Corps: (HQ only) Maj.Gen.V.G.Zholudev

40th Rifle Corps: (HQ only) Maj.Gen.V.S.Kuznetsov

5th Rifle Division:Lt.Col. F.Ia.Volkovitsky (to 7/9);

Col.P.T.Mikhalitsyn (from 7/10)





41st Rifle Division: Col. A.I.Surchenko





129th Rifle Division: Col.I.V.Panchuk





250th Rifle Division: Col. V.M.Muzitsky (to 7/5);

Col. I.V.Mokhin (from 7/6/)





287th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.I.N.Pankratov





348th Rifle Division: Col. I.F.Grigor'evsky





397th Rifle Division: Col. N.F. Andron'ev





Support Units:


1452nd Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (85mm)

1071st Antitank Artillery Regiment



28th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col.G.E.Drabkov




1371st Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment


Army Strength: 70,000 men & 60 tanks & SP guns

15th Air Army: Lt. Gen. N.F.Naumenko

1st Guards Fighter Aviation Corps: Lt. Gen. E.M.Beletsky

3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Division: Col. V.P.Ukhov

4th Guards Fighter Aviation Division: Col. V.A.Kitaev

3rd Assault Aviation Corps: MajGen.Gorlachenko

307th Assault Aviation Division: Col.A.V.Kozhemiakin

308th Assault Aviation Division: Col.G.P.TUrykin

113th Bomber Aviation Division: Lt. Col. F.G.Michugin

225th Assault Aviation Division: Col. A.F.Obukhov

284th Night Bomber Aviation Division: Maj. G.P.Pokoevoi (to 7/22);

Lt.Col. I.A.Trushkin (from 7/23)

234th Fighter Aviation Division: Col. E.Z.Tatanashvili

315th Fighter Aviation Division: Col. V.Ia.Litvinov

99th Guards Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment


25th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.P.V.Pererva

186th Rifle Division: Col.N.P.Iatskevich (to 7/26);

Col. G.V. Revunenkov (from 7/27)





283rd Rifle Division: Col. I.D.Krasnoshtanov





362nd Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.D.M.Dalmatov





1st Guard Tank Corps: Maj. Gen.M.F.Pankov

15th Guards Tank Brigade: LT. Col. V.S. Belousov (to 7/18);

Col.K.G.Kozhanov (from 7/19)




43rd Guard Artillery Regiment

16th Guards Tank Brigade: Col. M.N.Filippenko





17th Guards Tank Brigade: Col.Shul'gin





Corps Troops:

1st Guards Motorized Rifle Briagde

24th Guards Tank Regiment

65th Motorcycle Battalion


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732nd Separate Antitank Artillery Batalion


80th Guards Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment

Total: 207 tnaks & SP guns

Army Troops:









55th Separate Motorcycle Battlaion


2nd Artillery Penetration Corps: Lt. Gen.M.M.Barsukov

13th Artillery Penetration Division:

Col.D.M.Krasnokutsky

42nd Light Artillery Brigade









1/,2/,3/,4/181st Howitzer Regiment

91st Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade


101st High Power Howitzer Artillery Brigade


17th Mortar Brigade




15th Artillery Penetration Division: Col.A.A.Korochkin







87th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade




18th Mortar Brigade




3rd Heavy Guards Mortar Division: Col.P.V.Kolesnikov

15th Guard Mortar Brigade

4 Battalions2


4 Battalions


4 Battalions

17th Artillery Penetration Corps: Maj.Gen.P.M.Korol'kov

16th Artillery Penetration Division: Col.P.S. Ivanov

(to 8/29); Col. F.V. Fedoseev (from 8/30)




1431st Light Artillery Regiment

61st Gun Artillery Brigade

1301st Gun Regiment

1305th Gun Regiment

52nd Howitzer Artillery Brigade



741st Howitzer Regiment







14th Mortar Brigade




17th Artillery Penetration Division: Maj.Gen.

S.S.Volkenshtein




1432nd Light Artillery Regiment


95th Army Artillery Regiment

158th Army Artillery Regiment





92nd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade

1/,2/,3/,4/215h Howitzer Regiment



22nd Mortar Brigade


2 Each Guard Mortar Battailon had 3 btrys of 4 M-20 rocket launchers.

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2nd Heavy Guards Mortar Division:

Maj.Gen.A.F.Tveretsky

3rd Guard Mortar Brigade

4 Battalions


4 Battalions


4 Battalions



12th Antitank Artillery Brigade

546thAntitank Regiment

702nd Antitank Regiment

1 unidentified Antitank Regiment

13th Mortar Brigade

1 unidentified mortar regiment



8th Guards Mortar Brigade

4 Battalions


93rd Guards Mortar Regiment




10th Separate Guards Mortar Battalion


386th Separte Antiaricraft Artillery Battalion

8th Special Designation Engineer Brigade

57th Engineer Sapper Brigade

3rd Guards Battalion of Miners

131st Separate Sapper Battalion

231st Separate Enginer Battalion

740th Separate Enginer Battalion


53rd Pontoon Bridge Battalion

131st Pontoon Bridge Battalion


Front Strength: 433,616 men, 7,642 guns & mortars, 160

multiple rocket launchers, 794 tanks & SP guns

(1,578 on 7/15) & 1,000 aircraft

OREL-KURSK AXIS

Central Front: General K.K.Rokossovsky

13th Army: Lt. Gen. N.P.Pukhov

17th Guards Rifle Corps: Lt. Gen.A.L.Bondarev

6th Guards Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. D.P.Onuprienko





70th Guards Rifle Division: Col. I.A.Gusev





75th Guards Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. V.A.Goroshny





18th Guard Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen. I.M.Afonin

2nd Guards Airborne Division: Maj.Gen.I.F.Dudarev

4th Guards Airborne Regiment



3rd Guards Airborne Artillery Regiment

3rd Guards Airborne Division: Col.I.N.Konev

2nd Guards Airborne Regiment



2nd Guards Airborne Artillery Regiment

4th Guards Airborne Division: Maj.Gen.A.D.Rumiantsev




1st Guards Airborne Artillery Regiment

15th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.I.I.Liudnikov

8th Rifle Division: Col.P.M.Gudz





108th Tank Destroyer Battaliion

158th Mortar Battaliion

162nd Flak Battery

21st Engineer Battalion

61st Signals Battalion

2nd (mot) Reconnaissance Company

41st Chemcial Warfare Company

77th Medical Battalion

922nd Veterinary Hospital

22nd Field Bakery

74th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.A.A.Kazaarian





148th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.A.A.Mishchenko





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29th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen. A.N.Slyshkin

15th Rifle Division: Col.V.N.Dzhandzhava (KIA 7/14);

Col. V.I.BUlakov (7/15-8/7); Col.K.E.Grebonik

(from 8/8)





81st Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. A.B.Barinov





307th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.M.A.Enshin





Army Troops:

129th Tank Brigade: Col. N.V. Petrushin






1442nd Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (152mm)

49th Separate Armored Train

4th Artillery Penetration Corps: Maj.Gen.N.V.Ignatov

5th Artillery Penetration Division: Col.A.I.Snegirov






642nd Gun Regiment

753rd Gun Regiment






1/,2/,3/,4/411th Howitzer Regiment



1st Mortar Brigade





12th Artillery Penetration Division: Col.M.N.Kurkovsky







41st Gun Artillery Brigade

125th Gun Regiment

155th Gun Regiment

32nd Howitzer Artillery Brigade









11th Mortar Brigade




5th Heavy Guards Mortar Division: Col.E.A.Firsov

(to 7/15); Col.G.M.Fantalov (from 8/16);


4 Battalions

22nd Guard Mortar Brigade

4 Battalions

23rd Guard Mortar Brigade

4 Battalions










1st Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Maj.Gen.R.A.Dzivin





225th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col. K.M.Andreev






27th Separte Engineer Battalion

Army Strength: 114,00 men, 2,934 guns & mortars, 105

multiple rocket launchers, & 270 tanks & SP guns

48th Army: Lt. Gen. P.I.Romanenko

42nd Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.K.S.Kolganov

16th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. V.A.Karvialis



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202nd Rifle Division: Col.Z.S.Revenko





399th Rifle Division: Col.D.M.Ponomarov (to 7/9);

Col. P.I. Skachkov (from 7/10)





73rd Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.D.I.Smirnov





137th Rifle Division: Col. M.G.Volovich (to 8/29);

Col.A..Alferov (from 8/30)





143rd Rifle Division: Col. D.I.Lukin





170th Rifle Division: Col. A.M.Cheriakh





Army Troops:









2nd Antitank Artillery Brigade

2 unidentified antitank regiments



16th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col. I.M.Seredin






615th Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment


Army Strength: 84,000 men, 1,454 guns & mortars,

178 tanks & SP guns

60th Army: Lt.Gen. I.D.Cherniakhovsky

24th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen. N.I.Kiriukhin

112th Rifle Division: Col.P.S.Poliakov (to 8/23);

Col. A.V. Gladkov (from 8/24)





42nd Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.N.N.Mul'tan





129th Rifle Brigade

3 Rifle Battalions

1 Mortar Battalion

30th Rifle Corps:Maj.Gen. G.S.Laz'ko

121st Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.I.I.Ladygin





141st Rifle Division: Col.S.S.Rassadnikov





322nd Rifle Division: Col.N.I.Ivanov (to 8/22);

Col. P.N.Lashchenko (from 8/26)





55th Rifle Division: Colonel N.N.Zaiiulev





248th Rifle Brigade:

4 Rifle Battalions

150th Tank Brigade: Lt. Col. I.V.Safronov (to 8/15);

Lt. Col. S.I.Ugriumov (from 8/16)

3 Tank Battalions


Support Units:







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221st Guards Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment




Army Strength: 96,000, 1,376 guns & mortars, & 67 tanks

& self-propelled guns

65th Army: Lt. Gen. P.I.Batov

18th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.I.I.Ivanov

69th Rifle Division: Col. I.A.Kuzovkov





149th Rifle Division: Col. A.A.Orlov





246th Rifle Division: Lt.Col. M.G.Fedosenko





27th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.F.M.Cherokmanov

60th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. I.V.Kliaro (to 8/27);

Col. A.V.Boroiavlensky (from 8/29)





193rd Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.F.N.Zhobrev (8/26);

Col.A.G.Frolenkov (from 8/28)





115th Rifle Brigade

4 Rifle Battalions

1 Machine Gun Battalion

1 Artillery Battalion (76.2mm)

1 Antitank Battalion (57mm)

37th Guards Rifle Division: Col. E.G.Ushakov





181st Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. A.A.Saraev





194th Rifle Division: Col. P.P.Opiakin





354th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.D.F.Alekseev





Support Units












14th Engineer Miner Brigade

321st Separate Engineer Battalion

Army Strength: 100,000, 1,837 guns & mortars, 124 tanks

& SP guns.

70th Army: Lt.Gen.I.V.Galanin

28th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen. A.N.Nechaev

132nd Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.T.K.Shkrylev





211th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.v.L.Makhlinovsky





280th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.D.N.Golosov





19th Rifle Corps: (added by 7/20)

102nd Rifle Division: Maj.Gen. A.N.Andreev





106th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.F.N.Smekhotvorov (to 8/1);

Col. M.M.Vlasov (from 8/2)



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140th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.A.Ia.Kiselev





162nd Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.S.Ia.Senchillo





175th Rifle Division: Col. V.A.Borisov





Support Units:

3rd Destroyer Brigade (2nd Destroyer Division)





1st Guards Artillery Division: Colonel G.V.Godin

3rd Guards Light Artillery Brigade

167th Gds Light Artillery Regiment



1st Guards Gun Artillery Brigade

201st Guards Gun Regiment

205th Guards Gun Regiment

2nd Guards Howitzer Artillery Brigade

169th Guards Howitzer Regiment

203rd Guards Howitzer Regiment




12th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Lt.Col. P.I.Korchagin








Army Strength: 96,000 1,658 guns & mortars, 125 tanks

& SP guns

2nd Tank Army: Lt. Gen. A.G.Rodin

3rd Tanks Corps: Maj.Gen.M.D.Sinenko

50th Tank Brigade: Col. F.I.Konovalov (til 7/27);

Lt.Col. V.A.Bzyrin (from 7/28)

50th Tank Battalion



51st Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.G.A.Kokurin (KIA 7/14);

Lt. Col. P.K.Borisov (from 7/14)

94th Tank Battalion



103rd Tank Brigade: Col. G.M.Maksimov (to 7/27);

Lt.Col.A.I.Khalaev from 7/28)



103rd Motorized Rifle Battalion

57th Motorizd Infantry Brigade

3 Motorizd Infantry Battalions


881st Antitank Regiment

728th Separate Antitank Artillery Battalion



Strength: 204 tanks

16th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.V.E.Grigo'ev

107th Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.N.M.Teliakov




109th Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.P.D.aBabkovsky




164th Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.N.V.Kopylov




15th Motorized Infantry Brigade:Col.P.M.Akimochkin

3 Motorized Rifle Battalions

51st Motorcycle Battalion

1441st Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (76mm)

614th Antitnak Artillery Regiment



Total: 220 tank s& SP guns

11th Guards Tank Brigade: Col. N.M.Bubnov (KIA 8/2);

Lt. Col.N.M.Koshaev (from 8/3)




87th Separate Motorcycle Battalion


Army Strength: 37,000 men, 338 guns & mortars, 456

tanks & SP guns

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16th Air Army: Lt. Gen. S.I.Rudenko

3rd Bomber Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.A.Z.Karavatsky

241st Bomber Aviation Division: Col.I.G.Kurielenko

301st Bomber Aviation Division:F.M.Fedorenko

6th Mixed Aviation Corps:Maj.Gen. I.D. Antoshkin

221st Bobmer Aviation Division: Col. S.F.Buzylev

282nd Fighter Aviation Division: Col.A.M.Riazanov (to 7/16);

Lt.Col Iu.M.Berkel' (from 7/17)

6th Fighter Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.E.E.Erlykin

273rd Fighter Aviation Division: Col.I.F.Federov

279th Fighter Aviation Division: Col.F.N.Dement'ev

2nd Guards Assault Aviation Divison: Col. G.I.Komarov

2th Assault Aviation Divison: Col. I.V.Krupsky

1st Guards Fighter Aviation Division: LT. Col. I.V. Krupenin

(to 8/2); Col.V.V.sukhoriakov (from 8/3)

283rd Fighter Avation Divisoin: Col. S.P.Denisov

286th Fighter Avation Divisoin: Col. I.I.Ivanov

271st Night Bomber Aviation Division: Lt.Col.K.I.Rasskazov

(to 7/18); ol.M.Kh.Borisenko (from 7/19)

16th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment

6th Medical Aviation Regiment

14th Corrective Aviation Squadron


115th Fortified Region

119th Fortified Region

161st Fortified Region

4th Destroyer Brigade (2nd Destroyer Division)


14th Separate Destroyer Brigade


9th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen. S.I.Bogdanov

23rd Tank Brigade: Col. M.S.Demidov

2 Tank Battalions

1 Motorized Infantry Battalion

95th Tank Brigade: Col.I.E.Galushko (to 8/25); Col.

A.I. Kuznetsov (from 8/26)




108th Tank Brigade: Col.R.A.Liberman (to 8/2); Lt.Col.

M.K.Elenko0 (from 8/3)

63rd Tank Battalion



8th Motorized Infantry Brigade

3 Motor Rifle Battalions


Strength: 168 tanks

19th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.I.D.Vasil'ev

79th Tank Brigade: Lt.Col. F.P.Vasetsky




101st Tank Brigade: Col. I.M. Kurdupov (to 8/15);

Col.A.N.Pavliuk-Moroz (from 8/16)




202nd Tank Brigade:



202nd Motorized Rifle Battalion



Strength 168 tanks

Joined After Battle had Begun




2 unidentified gun artillery regiments

13th Anti-tank Artillery Brigade

567th Antitank Regiment



130th Anti-tank Artillery Brigade

3 unidentified antitank artillery regiments

563rd Anti-tank Artillery Brigade

3 unidentified antitank artillery regiments

21st Mortar Brigade




84th Guards Mortar Regiment (to 70th Army)

92nd Guards Mortar Regiment

323rd Guards Mortar Regiment (to 13th Army)

10th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Lt.Col.S.Ia.Sussky





997th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment (12th AA Division):




13th Guards Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion

1st Guards Special Designation Engineer Brigade

6th Engineer Miner Brigade

12th Guards Battalion of Miners







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Front Strength: 711,575 men, 11,076 guns & mortars, 246

multiple rocket launchers, 1y,785 tanks & SP guns, & 1,000

aircraft

Voronezh Front: General N.F.Vatutin

6th Guards Army: Lt.Gen.I.M.Chistiakov

22nd Guard Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.A.I.Baksov

67th Guard Rifle Division:





73rd Guards Separate Antitank Artillery Batalion

71st Guard Rifle Division: Col.I.P.Sivakov





76th Guards Separate Antitank Artillery Batalion

134th Separate Antitank Rifle Battalion (attached)

136th Separate Antitank Rifle Battalion (attached)

90th Guard Rifle Division: Col. V.G.Chernov





95th Anti-Tank Battalion

92nd Reconnaissance company

101st Pioneer Battalion

9th Signals Company

94th Chemical Warfare Company

96th (mot) Supply Company Company

93rd Field Bakery


91st Veterinary Hospital

1409th Field Post Office

771st Field Paymaster

23rd Guard Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.P.P.Vakhrameev (to 7/21);

Maj.Gen.N.T.Tavartkiladze (from 7/22)

51st Guard Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.N.T.Tavartkiladze (to 7/21);

Col. I.M.SUkhov (from 7/21)





52nd Guard Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.I.M.Nekrasov





57th Guards Separate Antitank Artillery Battalion

375th Rifle Division: Col. P.D.Govorunenko





Army Troops:

89th Guard Rifle Division: Col.I.A.Pigin





96th Armored Brigade: Maj.Gen.V.G.Lebedev (to 7/15);

Col.A.M. Popov (from 7/16)

228th Armored Battalion

331st Armored Battalion

Army Troops:



1440th self Propelled Artillery Regiment (76mm)

60th Armored Train

27th Artillery Brigade

93rd Gun Artillery Regiment (122mm)

142nd Gun Artillery Regiment (152mm)

33rd Gun Artillery Brigade (to 1st Tank Army on 7/8)



628th Separate Gun Artillery Regiment

27th Antitank Artillery Brigade: Lt.Col.N.D.Chevola

(attachedt 71st Guards Rifle Division on 7/6)




28th Antitank Artillery Brigade: (attached to 52nd Guards

Rifle Division on 7/6)



1842nd Antitank Artillery Regiment

493rd Antitank Artillery Regiment (attached to 71st Guards


496th Antitank Artillery Regiment (attached to 71st & 67th

Guards Rifle Divisions on 7/6)

538th Antitank Artillery Regiment (from 1st Tank Army

in April, att'd to 52nd Guards Rifle Division on 7/6)

611th Antitank Artillery Regiment (attached to 67th

Guards Rifle Division)


Rifle Division)

868th Antitank Artillery Regiment (attached to 71st Guards

Rifle Division)

1008th Antitank Artillery Regiment (attached to 52nd Guards



Rifle Division)

1666th Antitank Artillery Regiment (attached to 71st

Guards Rifle Division)

263rd Mortar Regiment (attached to 375th Rifle Div)(To

69th Army on 7/13)

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295th Mortar Regiment (attached to 71st Guards Rifle Div)

5th Guards Mortar Regiment (2 bns to 67th Guards Rifle

Div. & 1 to 52nd Guards Rifle Div.)

16th Guards Mortar Regiment (attached to 375th Rifle Div,

(to 5th Guards Tank Army on 7/11)

314th Guards Mortar Regiment (attached to 22nd Guards

Rifle Div.)


26th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col.A.E.Florenko

1352nd Antiaircraft Artillery

1357th Antiaircraft Artillery

1363rd Antiaircraft Artillery






multiple rocket launchers, 155 tanks & SP guns


31st Antitank Artillery Brigade (from 7th Gds Army on

7/8)(to 6th Army on 13 July)




184th Rifle Division (from 40th Army on 7/12)





219th Rifle Division (from 40th Army on 7/12)





7th Army: Lt. Gen. M.S.SHumilov

24th Guard Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.N.A.Vasil'ev

15th Guard Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.E.I.Vasilenko





36th Guard Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.M.I.Denisenko





39th Guards Separate Antitank Battalion

Total strength: 8,013 men

72nd Guard Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.A.I.Losev





25th Guard Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.G.B.Safiullin

73rd Guard Rifle Division: Col. S.A.Kozak





78th Guard Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.A.V.Skvortsov





81st Guards Antitank Artillery Battalion

Total strength: 7,854 men

81st Guard Rifle Division: Col. I.K.Morozov





Army Troops

213th Rifle Division: Col. I.E.Buslaev





27th Guard Armored Brigade: Col. M.V.Nevzhinsky

99th Tank Battalion

100th Tank Battalion (equipped with KV-1S)


201st Armored Brigade: Col. A.I.Taranov



unnumbered (mot) Rifle Battalion

148th Separate Tank Regiment (attached to 25th Guards

Rifle Corps)(to 69th Army on 7/10)

167th Separate Tank Regiment (attached to 25th Guards

Rifle Corps)(to 73rd Guards Rifle Div. 7/6)

262nd Separate Tank Regiment (attached to 25th Guards

Rifle Corps)


(attached to 25th Guards Rifle Cors)(to 73rd Gds

Rifle Div on 7/6)

1529th Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (152mm)(attached

to 24th Guards Rifle Corps)



109th Guards Gun Artillery Regiment (attached to 24th Gds

Rifle Corps)

161st Guards Gun Artillery Regiment (attached to 25th

Rifle Corps)

265th Guards Gun Artillery Regiment (attached to 25th

Rifle Corps)(to 73rd Gds Rifle Div on 7/6)

30th Antitank Artillery Brigade (army reserve, attached

to 78th Gds Rifle Div, 25th Gds Rifle Corps on 7/6)

(to 69th Army on 7/10)


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114th Guards Antitank Artillery Regiment (attached to

25th Guards Rifle Corps)

114th Guards Antitank Artillery Regiment (attached to

26th Guards Rifle Div, 24th Gds Rifle Corps)(to

69t Army on 7/13)

1669th Antitank Artillery Regiment (attached to 36th Gds

Rifle Division on 7/5 & 78th Gds Rifle Division on 7/6)


1st Antitank Rifle Battalion (attached to 24th Gd

Rifle Corps)

2nd Antitank Rifle Battalion (attached to 81st Gds

Rifle Div)

3rd Antitank Rifle Battalion

4th Antitank Rifle Battalion (attached to 78th Gds

Rifle Division)

5th Antitank Rifle Battalion (attached to 24th Gds

Rifle Corps)

290th Mortar Regiment (attached to 25th Gds Rifle Corps)


5th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col. M.A.Kudraisov





162nd Guards Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment



175th Separate Engineer Battaion

329th Separate Engineer Battaion (to 73rd Gds Rifle Div

on 7/6)


multiple rocket launchers, & 246 tanks and self propelled

guns


97th Guards Mortar Regiment (from front on 7/4)(attached

to 81st Gds Rifle Div, 25th Gds Rifle Corps)(to 72nd

Gds Rifle Div on 7/6)

309th Guards Mortar Regiment (from front on 7/5)(to 78th

Gds Rifle Division on 7/6)

315th Guard Mortar Regiment (from front on 7 /4)(attached

to 25th Gds Rifle Corps)(to 69th Army on 7/13):

443rd Guards Mortar Battalion (to 81st Gds Rifle Div

on 7/5)

477th Guards Mortar Battalion (to 81st Gds Rifle Div

on 7/5)

31st Antitank Artillery Brigade (from front on 7/6)(to 73rd

Gds Rifle Div on 7/6)(to 6th Gds Army on 7/8)



1853rd Antitank Regiment

38th Army: Lt. Gen. N.E.Chibison

50th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen. S.S.Martirosian

167th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.I.I.Mel'nikov





232nd Rifle Division: Col. N.P.Ulitin





340th Rifle Division: Col.M.I.Sharin (to 8/12);

Col.I.E.Zubarev (from 8/12)





51st Rifle Corps: Mj.Gen. P.P.Andreenko

180th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.F.P.Shmelev





240th Rifle Division: Col.K.M.Biadak (to front reserve

on 7/8)





180th Separate Tank Brigade: Colonel M.Z.Kiselev (attached

to 51st Rifle Corps)(to 1st Tank Army on 7/7)

392nd Armored Battalion

393rd Armored Battalion

192nd Separate Armored Brigade: Col.A.F.Karavan (to 21 Aug);

Lt.Col. N.N.Kitvin (from 8/22)(attached to 50th

Rifle Corps)(to 40th Army on 7/6 & 1st Tank Army

on 7/7)



Army Troops:


111th Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment (to 40th Army on

7/6 & 1st Tank Army on 7/7)

29th Antitank Artillery Brigade (to 6th Gds Army & 1st

Tank Army on 7/7)




222nd Antitank Artillery Regiment (to 1st Tank Army &

69th Army on 7/7)

483rd Antitank Artillery Regiment (to 1st Tank Army 7/8)

1658th Antitank Artillery Regiment (to 69th Army on 7/13)



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66th Guards Mortar Regiment (to 1st Tank Army on 7/7)

441st Guards Mortar Battalion, 314th Guards Mortar Regt


981st Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment, 9th AA Division






Army Strength 60,000 men, 1,168 guns & mortars, 32

multiple rocket launchers & 150 tanks & SP guns

40th Army: Lt. Gen.K.S.Moskalenko

47th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.A.S.Griaznov1

161st Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.P.V.Tertyshny

(to 52nd Rifle Corps on 7/6)






436th Antiaircraft Battery

503rd Machine Gun Battalion

13th Training Battalion

336th engineer Battlaion

242nd (mot) Reconnaissance Company


585th (mot)Suply Company

251st Medical Battalion

850th Veterinary Hospital

380th Field Bakery

206th Rifle Division: Col. V.I.Rut'ko (to 8/11); Maj.

Gen. S.P.Merkulov (from 8/12)





237th Rifle Division: Col.P.A.D'iakonov (to 8/26);

Col.V.I.Novozhilov (from 8/27)





52nd Rifle Corps: Lt.Gen.F.I.Perkhorovich

100th Rifle Division: Col.N.A.Bezzubov (to 7/17);

Col. P.T.Tsygankov (to 7/23);





unknown antitank rifle battalion

219th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.V.P.Kotel'nikov (to 8/29);

Col.A.S.Pypyrev (from 8/30)(to 6th Guards

Army on 8/12)





unknown antitank rifle battalion

309th Rifle Division: Col.D.F.Dremin (to 1st Tank Army

on 7/8)





Army Troops:

184th Rifle Division: Col. S.I.Tsukarev (to 6th Gds Army

on 7/12)

262nd Rifle Regiment

294th Rifle Regiment

297th Rifle Regiment


86th Separate Armored Brigade: Col.V.S.Agafonov (to 1st

Tank Army on 7/8)

232nd Armored Battalion

233rd Armored Battalion

59th Separate Tank Regiment (to 1st Tank Army 7/8)

60th Separate Tank Regiment (to 1st Tank Army 7/8)







32nd Antitank Artillery Brigade (to 69th Army 7/13)




4th Guards Antitank Artillery Regiment (to 1st Tank

Army 7/8)

12th Antitank Artillery Regiment (to 1st Tank Army 7/8)







9th Mountain Mortar Regiment

10th Mountain Mortar Regiment

9th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Lt.Col. N.A.

Roshchitsky (to 1st Tank Army on 7/8)




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Army Strength: 77,000 men, 1,636 guns & mortars &

237 tanks



(fro 1st Tank Army on 7/5)

1689th Antitank Artillery Regiment (from front on 7/5)

111th Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment (from 40th Army

0n 7 July)(to 1st Tank Army on 7/8)

204th Rifle Division (from front reserve on 7/12)





69th Army: Lt. Gen. V.D.Kruichenkin

48th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.Z.Z.Rogozny

107th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.P.M.Bezhko (to 35th Gds

Rifle Corps on 7/10)





183rd Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.A.S.Kostitsyn (to 7/24)

Col.I.D.Vasilevsky (from 7/2)





305th Rifle Division: Col.A.F.Vasil'ev (to 35th Gds

Corps on 7/10)





49th Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.G.P.Terent'ev (to 7th Gds Army on

7/8)

111th Rifle Division: Lt.Col.A.N.Petrushin





270th Rifle Division: Col.I.P.Peliaev





Army Troops:

1661st Antitank Artillery



322nd Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment


Army Strength: 52,000 men & 889 guns & mortars


35th Guards Rifle Corps: (fro front on 7/5)

92nd Guards Rifle Division:





94th Guards Rifle Division:





93rd Guards Rifle Division: (from front on 7/7)





81st Guards Rifle Division: (from 7th Guards Army on 7/10)





89th Guards Rifle Division: (from 6th Guards Army on 7/10)





Army Troops:

10th Antitank Artillery Brigade (from Southwestern

front on 7/10)(to 5th Gds Tank Army on 7/11)(from

5th Gds Tank Army on 7/13)

2 unidentified antitank regiments

375th Rifle Division: (from 6th Gds Army on 7/10)





2nd Guard Tank Corps (from 1st Tank Army on 7/10)

See below

96th Tank Brigade: (from 6th Gds Army on 7/10)




96th Machine-Gun Battalion

96th Antitank Battery (4 45mm guns)

148th Separate Regiment (from 7th Gds Army on 7/10)

30th Antitank Artillery Brigade (from 7th Gds Army

on 7/10)




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27th Gun Artillery Brigade (from 6th Gds Army on 7/10)

(to 5th Gds Tank Army on 7/11)(retrned 7/13)

93rd Gun Regiment

142nd Gun Regiment

32nd Antitank Artillery Brigade (from 40th Army

on 7/13)




36th Antiaircraft Artillery Division (from front

reserves on 7 /13)





80th Guards Mortar Regiment (from 5th Gds Tank

Army on 7/13)

1076th Antitank Artillery Regiment (from 2nd Gds

Tank Corps on 7/13)

31st Antitank Artillery Brigade (from 6th Gds Army

on 7/13)



1853rd Antitank Regiment

115th Guards Mortar Regiment (from 7th Gds Army

on 7/13)

1658th Antitank Artillery Regiment (from 38th Army

on 7/13)

315th Guards Mortar Regiment (from 7th Gds Army

on 7/13)

293rd Mortar Regiment (from 6th Gds Army on 7/13)

290th Mortar Regiment (from 7th Gds Army on 7/13)

48th Antitank Artillery Regiment (from 2nd Tank Corps

on 7/13)

638th Antitank Artillery Regiment (on 7/13)(from

aother antitank brigade)

1510th Antitank Artillery Regiment (on 7/13)(from

aother antitank brigade)

1st Tank Army: Lt. General M.E.Katukov

3rd Mechanized Corps: Maj.Gen. S.M.Krivoshein

1st Mechanized Brigade: Col.F.P.Liptenkov


14th Tank Regiment

3rd Mechanized Brigade: Col.A.Kh.Babadzhanian


16th Tank Regiment

10th Mechanized Brigade: Col.I.I.Iakovlev


17th Tank Regiment

1st Guards Tank Brigade: Col.V.M.Gorelov



49th Tank Brigade: Lt.ColA.F.Burda

2nd , 49th Tank Battalions



35th Antitank Artilery Regiment



34th Separte Armored Car (Reconaissance) Battalion

Corps Strength: 250 tanks

6th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.A.L.Getman

22nd Tank Brigade: Col. N.G.Vedenichev

1st Tank Batalion

2nd Tank Batalion


112th Tank Brigade: Col.M.T.Leonov

124th Tank Batalion

125th Tank Batalion


200th Tank Brigade: Col.N.V.Morgunov




6th Motorized Rifle Brigade: Col. I.P.Elin



1461 Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (76mm)(to 40th

Army on 7/5)

538th Antitank Artillery Regiment (to 6th Gds Army in

April)

1008th Antitank Artillery Regiment (to 6th Gds Army in

April)


40th Separate Armored Car (Reconaissance) Battalion

Corps Strength 179 tanks on 7/6 & 52 on 7/18.


79th Guards Mortar Regiment (from 6th Gds Army on 7/6)

31st Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.D.Kh.Chernienko

100th Tank Brigade: Col. N.M.Ivanov (to 7/12);

Maj.V.M.Potapov (from 7/22)

2 Tank Battalions

237th Tank Brigade: Maj. N.P.Protsenko

2 Tank Battalions

242nd Tank Brigade: Lt. Col. V.P.Sokolov

2 Tank Battalions

31st Separate Armored Car (Reconaissance) Battalion

10th Antitank Rifle Batalion

Corps Total: 43 T-34 & 12-17 T-60 & T-70 tanks

per brigade for a total of 196 tanks

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Joined After Battle had Begun:

753rd Antitank Artillery Battalion (on 7/10)

316th Guards Mortar Regiment (attached to 6th Gds Army

in April)

8th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col.I.G.Kamen'sky





71st Separate Motorized Engineer Battalion

267th Separate Motorized Engineer Battalion

385th Signal Aviation Regiment (19 PO-2)

83rd Signal Regiment

35th Auto Transport Regiment

6th Repair-Reconstruction Battalion

7th Repair-Reconstruction Battalion

Army Strength: 40,000, 419 guns & mortars, 56 multiple

rocket launchers, 646 tanks & SP guns)

2nd Guards Tank Corps: (from front on 7/5)

See below

5th Guards Tank Corps: (from front on 7/5)

See above

29th Antitank Artillery Briagde (from 38th Army on 7/7)

(attached to 31st Tank Corps)

180th Separate Tank Brigade (from 38th Army on 7/7)

See above

192nd Separate Tank Brigade (from 38th Army on 7/7)

See above

111th Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment (from 38th

Army 7/7)

222nd Antitank Artillery Regiment (from 38th Army on 7/7)

1244th Antitank Artillery Regiment (from 40th Amry on 7/7)

(attached to 31st Tank Corps)

66th Guards Mortar Regiment (from 38th Army on 7/8)

754th Antitank Artillery Battalion (from 38th or 40th

Army on 7/8)

138th Antitank Rifle Battalion (from 38th or 40th Army on

7/8)

139th Antitank Rifle Battalion (from 38th or 40th Army on

7/8)

86th Separate Tank Brigade (from 40th Army on 7/8)

33rd Guard Light Artillery Brigade (from 6th Gds Army

on 7/8)


4th Guards Antitank Artillery Regiment (from 40th Army

on 7/8)

12th Antitank Artillery Regiment (from 40th Army on 7/8)

36th Guards Mortar Regiment (from front on 7/8)

309th Rifle Division (from 40th Army on 7/8)(to 40th

Army to 7/12)

See above

10th Tank Corps: (from Steppe Front on 7/8)

See below

59th Separate Tank Regiment (from 40th Army on 7/8)

60th Separate Heavy Tank Regiment (from 40th Army on 7/8)

203rd Separate Tank Regiment (from front on 7/8)

483rd Antitank Artillery Regiment (from 38th Army on 7/8)

869th Antitank Artillery Regiment (from 40th Army on 7/8)

14th Antitank Artillery Brigade (from front on 7/8)



9th Antiaircraft Artillery Division (from 40th Army on 7/8)

See above

204th Rifle Division: (from front of 7/10)

See above

2nd Air Army: Lt.Gen.S.A.Krasovsky

I Bomber Air Corps: Col. I.S.Polbin

1st Guard Bomber Air Division

293rd Bomber Air Division

I Assault Aviation Corps: Lt.Gen.V.G.Riazanov

266th Assault Aviation Division

292nd Assault Aviation Division

4th Fighter Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.I.D.Podgorny

294th Fighter Aviation Division (to 7/27)

302nd Fighter aviation Division

5th Fighter Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.D.P.Galunov

8th Guards Fighter Aviation Division

205th Fighter Aviation Division

291st Assault Aviation Division

203rd Fighter Aviation Division

208th Night Bomber Aviation Division

385th Light Bomber Aviation Regiment



331st Corrective Aviation Squadron





35th Guards Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.S.G. Goriachev


92nd Guards Rifle Division: Col.V.F.Trunin (to 8/10)

Col. A.N.Petrushin (from 8/11)





93rd Guards Rifle Division:Maj.Gen.V.V.Tikhomirov

(50 48th Rifle Corps on 7/7)





94th Guards Rifle Division:Col.I.G.Russkikh (to 69th Army

on 7/5; returned on 35th Gds Rifle Corps on 7/8)

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Corps Strength: 35,000 men and 620 guns & mortars


81st Guards Rifle Division: (from 7th Gds Army on 7/8,

returned to 48th Rifle Corps, 69th Army on 7/10)

see above

375th Rifle Division: (From 6th Gds Army on 7/8, returned

to 48th Rifle Corps, to 69th Army on 7/10)

see above

305th Rifle Division: (to 69th Army on 7/10)

see above

107th Rifle Division: (to 69th Army on 7/10)

see above

1510th Antitank Artillery Regiment (45mm)(corps reserve

on 7/13)

2nd Guards Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.A.S.Burdeiny (to 1st Tank

Army on 7/5, 69th Army on 7/10, and 5th Gds Tank

Army on 7/11)

4th Guards Tank Brigade: Col.A.K.Brazhnikov

21st Armored Regiment

11th (mot) Rifle Battalion

25th Guards Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.SM.Bulygin





26th Guards Tank Brigade: Col.S.K.Nesterov


261st Armored Battalion


4th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade:3






3 An independent motorized infantry rifle brigade generally had: 4 (mot) Infantry Battalions 1 Artillery Battalion 1 Mortar Battalion 1 (mot) Anti-Tank Rifle Company 1 (mot) Machine Pistol Company 1 Reconnaissance Company 1 (mot) Anti-aircraft Machinegun Company 1 (mot) Pioneer Company support services

19th Separate Armored Car (Reconnaissance) Battalion


Strength: 200 tanks on 7/5, 100 tanks on 7/11

1076th Antitank Artillery Regiment (from front on

7/7)(to 69th Army on 7/13)

5th Guards Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.A.G.Kravchenko (to 1st Tank

Army on 7/5)

20th Guards Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.P.F.Okhrimenko

1st Tank Battalion

2nd Tank Battalion


21st Guards Tank Brigade: Col.K.I.Ovcharenko

1st Tank Battalion

2nd Tank Battalion

21st Guards Motorized Rifle Battalion

22nd Guards Tank Brigade: Col.F.A.Zhilin

1st Tank Battalion

2nd Tank Battalion

22nd Guards Motorized Rifle Battalion

6th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade:





23rd Separate Armored Car (Reconnaissance) Battalion


(200 tanks total)

One Battalion/203rd Separate Heavy Tank Regiment

1528th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (29th Howitzer

Artillery Brigade)

522nd High Powered Howitzer Artillery Regiment (to 5th

Guards Tank Army on 7/11)


1148th High Powered Howitzer Artillery Regiment (to 5th

Guards Tank Army on 7/11)


14th Antitank Artillery Brigade (to 1st Tank Army on 7/8)




31st Antitank Artillery Brigade (to 7th Gds Army on 7 /6 &

6th Gds Army on 7/8)




1076th Antitank Artillery Regiment (to 2nd Gds Tank Corps

on 7/7)


12th Mortar Brigade



one unidentified Mortar Regiment

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36th Guards Mortar Regiment (to 1st Tank Army on 7/8)

80th Guards Mortar Regiment (to 5th Tank Army on 7/11)

97th Guards Mortar Regiment (to 7th Gds Army on 7/5)

315th Guards Mortar Regiment (to 7th Gds Army on 7/4)

22nd Guards Separate Antiaircraft Battalion

4th Engineer Mine Brigade

5th Engineer Mine Brigade

42nd Engineer Brigade (Spetznaz)

6th Pontoon Bridge Brigade

13th Guards Miner Battalion



1529th Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (from RVK in July)

36th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: (from RVK in July)





204th Rifle Division: (from 38th Army on 7/8)

See above

13th Artillery Penetration Division: Maj.Gen.D.M.Krasnokutsky

(from Briansk Front on 7/20)(to 5th Gds Army on 8/1)

42nd Light Artillery Brigade










91st Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade (to 27th Army

on 8/1)

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Battalions

101st High Power Howitzer Artillery Brigade


17th Mortar Brigade




17th Artillery Penetration Division: (7th Art Pen Corps)

(from Briansk Front after 7/20)








774th Howitzer Regiments

1003rd Howitzer Regiments

1516th Howitzer Regiments

92nd Heavy Gun Artillery Brigade




22nd Mortar Brigade




Front Strength: 625,591 men, 8,718 guns & mortar, 272

multiple rocket launchers, 1,704 tanks & SP guns and

900 aircraft

KHAR'KOV AXIS

Southwestern Front: Gen. R.Ia.Malinovasky

27th Guards Rifle Corps: Lt.Gen.F.E.Sheverdin (to 8/22);

Maj.Gen.E.S.Alekhin (from 8/23)

14th Guards Rifle Division: Col.V.V.Rusakov





48th Guards Rifle Division: Col.G.N.Korchikov





58th Guards Rifle Division: Col. P.I.Kazatkin





19th Rifle Division: Col.P.E.Lazarov





24th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.F.A.Prokhorov





52nd Rifle Division: Lt.Col.P.D.Fadeev (to 8/11);

Col. A.Ia.Maksimov (from 8/12)





113th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.E.S.Alekhim (8/22);

Lt.Col.M.I.Pogorelov (from 8/23)





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303rd Rifle Division: Col.K.S.Fedorovsky





Army Troops:

1st Separate Destroyer Brigade


173rd Tank Brigade: Col. V.P.Korotkov




179th Tank Brigade: Col. Lt.Col.V.I.Tutshkin




26th Light Artillery Brigade (9th Art. Div.)




9th Guards Gun Artillery Brigade











Army Strength: 65,000 men & 80 tanks

2nd Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.A.F.Popov (to Southwest front on 7/8 &

& 5th Guards Tank Army on 7/11)

26th Tank Brigade:




99th Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.S.Malov (KIA 7/11)

1st, 2nd, 3rd Tank Battalions


169th Tank Brigade:

3rd, 370th, 371st Tank Battalions




83rd Motorcycle Batalion





307th Guards Mortar Battalion

Army Strength: 168th tanks on 7/8 & 100 tanks on 7/12

17th Air Army: Lt. General V.A.Sudets

1st Mixed Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.V.I.Shevchenko

5th Guards Assault Aviation Division


3rd Mixed Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.V.I.Aladinsky



9th Mixed Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.O.V.Tolstikov


295th Fighter Aviation Corps

244th Bomber Aviation Division

306th Assault Aviation Aviation Division

262nd Night Bomber Aviation Division


3rd Medical Aviation Regiment

Southern Front

8th Air Army: Lt.Gen.T.T.Khriukin

289th Assault Aviation Division (10th Mixed Av. Corps)

270th Bomber Aviation Division

1st Guards Assault Aviation Division


2nd Guards Night Bomber Aviation Division

8th Reconaissance Aviation Regiment


678th Transport Aviation Regiment

5th Medical Aviation Regiment

87th Guards Aviation Regiment (Civil Air Fleet)

STAVKA RESERVES

Steppe Military District (Steppe front on 7/9): Col.Gen. I.S.Konev

4th Guards Army: Lt. Gen. G.I.Kulik

20th Guards Rifle Corps: Maj.Ge.N.I.Biriukov

5th Guards Airborne Division: Maj.Gen.M.A.Bogdanov

1st Guards Airborne Regiment



6th Guards Airborne Artillery Regiment

7th Guards Airborne Division: Maj.Gen.M.G.Mikeladze


21st Guards Airborne Regiment



8th Guards Airborne Division: Maj.Gen.V.F.Stenin (to 8/12)

Maj.Gen.M.A.Bogdanov (7/20)

22nd Guards Airborne Regiment




21st Guards Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.P.I.Fomenko

68th Guards Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.G.P.Isakov



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69th Guards Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.K.K.Dzhakhua





80th Guards Rifle Division: Col.A.E.Iakovlev





3rd Guards Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.I.A.Vovchenko

3rd Guards Tank Brigade: Col.G.A.Pokhodzeev


3rd Guards Motorized Rifle Battalion

18th Guards Tank Brigade: Col.D.K.Gumeniuk



19th Guards Tank Brigade: Col. T.S.Pozolotin



2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade: Col.A.D.Pavlenko

1st, 2nd, 3rd Rifle Battalions

1436th Self Propelled Artillery Regiment

76th Motorcycle Batalion






Corps Strength: approx 178 tanks & SP guns

Army Troops:


1317 Antitank Artillery Regiment



27th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col.N.A.Bogan






Army Strength: 70,000 men and 178 tanks & SP guns

5th Guards Army: Lt.Gen. A.S.Zhadov (to Voronezh Front on 7/8)

32nd Guards Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.A.I.Rodimtsev

13th Guards Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.G.V.Baklanov

34th Guard Rifle Regiment


42nd Guard Rifle Regiment


8th PIoneer Battalion

4th Tank Destroyer Battlaion

14th Reconnaissance Company

139th Signals Battalion


11th Transportation Company

17th Field Bakery


2nd Veterinary Hospital

66th Guard Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.A.V.Iakushin


193rd Guard Rifle Regiment



6th Guards Airborne Division:





33rd Guards Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.I.I.Popov (to 8/30);

Maj.Gen.M.I.Kozlov (from 8/31)

95th Guard Rifle Division: Col. A.N.Liakhov





103rd Guards Separate Antitank Artillery Battalion

97th Guard Rifle Division: Col.I.I.Antsiferov


292nd Guard Rifle Regiment




9th Guards Airborne Division: Col. A.M.Sazonov

23rd Guards Airborne Rifle Regiment

26th Guards Airborne Rifle Regiment

28th Guards Airborne Rifle Regiment


42nd Guards Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.F.A.Bobrov

127th Guards Rifle Regiment

132nd Guards Rifle Regiment

136th Guards Rifle Regiment


10th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.V.G.Burkov (to front on 7/7 & 1st

Tank Army on 7/)

178th Tank Brigade: Maj.K.M.Pivorarov




183rd Tank Brigade: Col.G.Ia. Andriushchenko




186th Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.A.V.Ovsiannikov


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11th Motorized Rifle Brigade: Col.P.G.Borodkin

1st, 2nd & 3rd Motorized Rifle Battalions

1450th Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (122mm/76mm)

30th Separate Armord Car (Reconaissance) Battalion




1693rd Antiaircraft Regiment

Corps Strength 9,612 men, 164 tanks (99 T-34, 64 T-70

& 1 KV-1), 21 Self Propelled Guns (12 SU-122 & 9 SU-76)

77 guns (28 76mm, 32 45mm, 17 37mm), 123 mortars, 983

vehicles, 14 tractors, 70 motorcycles, 52 armored

transporters, 44 armore cars, 4,613 rifles, 2,917 automatic

weapons, 209 submachine guns, 58 heavy machine guns, 57

antiaircraft machine guns, & 202 antitank guns

Joined During Battle:

301st Antitank Regiment (attached to 33rd Gds Rifle Corps)

(to 95th Gds Rifle Division on 7/12)



29th Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col.Ia.M.Liubimov

(to 7/23); Col.M.A.Vialov (from 7/24)








multiple rocket launchers and 185 tanks & SP guns

27th Army: Lt.Gen.S.G.Trofimenko (to Voronezh Front on 7/14)

71st Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.N.M.Zamirovsky





147th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.M.P.Iakimov





155th Rifle Division: Col.I.V.Kaprov





163rd Rifle Division: Col.F.V.Karlov





166th Rifle Division: Col.B.I.Poltorzhitsky (to 8/19);

Col.A.I.Svetlaikov (from 8/20)





241st Rifle Division: Col.P.G.Arabei





Army Troops

93rd Tank Brigade:

Tank Battalion

Tank Battalion

Tank Battalion






23rd Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col.N.S.Sitnikov



1342nd Antiaircraft Artillery




Army Strength: 70,000 men and 92 tanks

47th Army: Maj.Gen.P.M.Kozlov

21st Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.V.L.Abramov

23rd Rifle Division: Col.A.I.Korolev





218th Rifle Division: Col.P.T.Kliushnikov (to 8/14);

Col.D.N.Dolganov (15-26 Aug); Col.S.F.Skliarov (from 8/14)





337th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.G.O.Liaskin





23rd Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.N.E.Chuvakov

29th Rifle Division: Col.N.M.Ivanovsky



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104th Reconnaissance Company

78th Pioneer Battalion

702nd Signals Company

123rd Chemical Warfare Company

144th (mot) Supply Company

453rd Field Bakery


923rd Veterinary Hospital

30th Rifle Division: Col.M.E.Savchenko





38th Rifle Division: Col.S.F.Skliarov (to 8/10);





Lt. Col. F.S.Esipov (from 8/11)

Army Troops:





21st Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col.G.V.Kasatkin






Army Strength 65,000 men

53rd Army: Lt.Gen.Im.mManagarov (to Voronezh Front on 7/14)

28th Guards Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.G.I.Churmaev





84th Rifle Division: Col.P.I.Buniashin





116th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.I.M.Makarov





214th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.P.P.Dremin (to 8/1);

Col.Ia.I. Brovchenko





233rd Rifle Division: Col. Ia.N.Bransky (to 7/26);

Col. Iu.I.Sokolov (from 7/27)





242nd Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.G.I.Aisimov





299th Rifle Division: Col.A.Ia. Klimenko (to 8/12);

Maj.Gen.N.G.Travnikov (from 8/12)





Army Troops







30th Antiaircraft Artillery Division








5th Guards Tank Army: Lt.Gen.P.A.Rotmistrov (to Voronezh Front on 7/11)

5th Guards Mechanized Corps: MajGen.B.M.Skvortsov

10th Guards Mechanized Brigade: Col.I.B.Mikhailov

3 Motorized Infantry Battalions

51st Guards Tank Regiment

11th Guards Mechanized Brigade: Col.N.V.Grishchenko



12th Guards Mechanized Brigade: Col.G.Ia.Borisenkov



24th Guards Tank Brigade:Lt.Col.V.P.Karpov (7/29);

Col.T.A.Akulovich (7/30-8/11); Lt.Col.V.P.

Karpov (from 8/12)

1st Tank Battalion

2nd Tank Battalion


2nd Guards Motorcycle Battalion

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104th Guards Antitank Artillery Regiment (57mm)




Strength: 212 tanks & 16 SP guns, tank regiment 32 T-34

16-17 T-70, & Tank brigade strength 63 T-34.

29th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.I.F.Kirichenko

25th Tank Brigade: Col. N.K.Volodin

25th Tank Battalion



31st Tank Brigade: ColS.F.Moiseev (from 8/8); Col.A.A.

Novikov (from 8/9)




32nd Tank Brigade: Col.A.A.Linev (KIA 8/25); Col.K.K.

Vorob'ev (from 8/26)




53rd Motorized Rifle Brigade



38th Separate Armored Car (Reconaissance) Battalion


108th Anttank Artillery Regiment

271st Mortar Battalion

747th Separate antitank Battalion

Strength: 170 tanks & 21 SP guns

Joined During Battle

76th Guards Mortar Regiment (attached 7/5)

53rd Guards Separate Tank Regiment (21 tanks)(to Group

Trufanov on 7/11)


1st Separate Guards Motorcycle Regiment (to Group Trufanov

on 7/11)

678th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (to Group Trufanov on

7/11)

689th Antitank Artillery Regiment (to Group Trufanov on

7/11)


6th Antiaircraft Artillery Division:

146th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment (attached to

5th Gds Motorized Corps)

36th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment (atached to

29th Tank Corps)



4th Separate Signal Regiment



18th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.B.S.Bakharov (from RVK on 7/7)

110th Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.M.G.Khliupin




170th Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.V.D.Tarasov (to 7/13);

Lt.Col.A.I.Kazakov (7/14-8/7);

Col.N.P.Chunikin (from 8/8)




181st Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.I.A.Stukov (KIA on 7/13);

Lt.Col.A.F.Shevchenko (on 8/16)




32nd Motorized Rifle Brigade:Lt.Col.I.A.Stukov (KIA 7/13);

Col.M.E.Khvatov (from 7/13)


36th Guards Separate Tank Regiment (Heavy)


736th Separate Atitank Artillery Battalion

292nd Motar Regiment


29th Separate Armored Car (Reconnaissance) Company

78th Separate Motorcycle Batalion

Strength: 190 tanks

Army Strength: 37,000 men, 593 tanks & 37 SP guns on 7/7

Joined After Battle Began

2nd Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.A.F.Popov (from Southwest Front

on 7/8, to 5th Guards Tank Army on 7/11)

organization listed above

1529th Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (from RVK &

Voronezh Front on 7/11)(attached to 29th Tank Corps)

522nd High Power Howitzer Artillery Regiment (from Voronezh

Front 7/11)


148th High Power Howitzer Artillery Regiment (from Voronezh

Front 7/11)


148th Gun Artillery Regiment (fron Voronezh Front on 7/11)

93rd Gun Artillery Regiment (fron Voronezh Front on 7/11)

16th Guards Mortar Regiment (from 6th Gds Army, Voronezh

Front on 7/11)

80th Guards Mortar Regiment (from Voronezh Front on 7/11)


10th Antitank Artillery Brigade (57mm)(From 69th Army

on 7/11)(1 regt to 18th Tank Corps, remainder to

2nd Gds Tank Corps)(to 69th Army on 7/13)



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27th Gun Artillery Brigade (from 6th Gds Army on 7/11)(to

69th Army on 7/13)

93rd Gun Regiment

142nd Gun Regiment

5th Guards Tank Army Strength on 7/11: 2ith 2nd Gds Tank

Corps & 2nd Tanks Corps; 793 tanks & 37 SP guns, including

501 T-34, 261 T-70, & 31 Mk IV Churchill tanks

5th Air Army: Lt. Gen.S.K.Goriunov

7th Mixed Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.P.P.Arkhangel'sky

202nd Bomber Aviation Division: Col.S.I.Pechiporenko

287th Fighter Aviation Division: Maj.Gen.S.P.Danilov

8th Mixed Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.N.P.Kamanin

4th Guards Assault Aviation Division: Maj.Gen.G.F.Baidukov

264th Assault Aviation Division: Col.N.I.Olenev

256th Fighter Aviation Division: Col.N.S.Geraisimov

3rd Fighter Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.E.Ia.Savitsky

265th Fighter Aviation Division: Lt.Col.A.A.Kariagin

278th Fighter Aviation Division: Col.V.T.Lisin

7th Fighter Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.A.V.Utin

259th Fighter Aviation Division: Col.S.S.Iachmenev

(to 8/13); Lt.Col.Ia.A.Kurbatov (8/14)

304th Fighter Aviation Division: Col. I.K.Pechenko

69th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment


Steppe Military District Subordination:

35th Rifle Corps (HQ only)

No units assigned

3rd Guards Cavalry Corps: Maj.Gen.N.S.Oslikovsky

5th Guards Cavalry Division:Maj.Gen.N.S.Chepurkin

17th Guard Cavarly Regiment

22nd Guard Cavarly Regiment


6th Guards Cavalry Division: Col.P.P.Birkel


23rd Guard Cavarly Regiment



32nd Guards Cavalry Division: Col.G.F.Maliukov

86th Cavarly Regiment

121st Cavarly Regiment


Corps Troops:


3rd Guards Separate Antitank Artillery Regiment



5th Guards Cavalry Corps: Maj.Gen.A.G.Selivanov

11th Guard Cavalry Division: Col.L.A.Slanov



41st Guard Cavarly Regiment

12th Guard Cavalry Division: Col.V.I.Grigovorvich




63rd Cavalry Division: Maj.Gen.K.P.Beloshnichenko



223rd Cavarly Regiment

Corps Troops:

unknown Self Propelled Artillery Battalion



72nd Guards Mortar Battalion


7th Guards Cavalry Corps: Maj.Gen. M.F.Maleev

14th Guards Cavalry Division: Col.Kh.V.Fiksel




15th Guards Cavalry Division: Maj.Gen.I.T.Chalenko




16th Guards Cavalry Division: Col.G.A.Belov




Corps Troops:





4th Guards Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.P.P.Poluboiarov

12th Guards Tank Brigade: Lt.Col N.G.Dushak (7/11)

1st & 2nd Tank Battalions


13th Guards Tank Brigade: Col.L.I.Baukov



14th Guards Tank Brigade: Col.I.P.Mikhailov (to 8/15);

Maj. V.M.Pechkovsky (from 8/16)



3rd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade: Col.M.P.Leonov


Corps Troops:





752nd Separate Antitank Artillery Battalion


Strength: 189 tanks & SP guns

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3rd Guards Mechanized Corps: Maj.Gen. V.T.Obukhov

7th Guards Mechanized Brigade: Col.M.I.Rodoinov


43rd Guards Tank Regiment

8th Guards Mechanized Brigade: Col.D.N.Bely



9th Guards Mechanized Brigade: Col.I.P.Goriachev



35th Guards Tank Brigade: Col.A.A.Aslanov



Corps Troops:

1st Guards Motorcycle Battalion




743rd separate Antitank Artillery Battalion



1st Mechanized Corps: Maj.Gen.M.D.Solomatin

19th Mechanized Brigade: Lt.Col. V.V.Ershov

3 Mechanized Rifle Battalions

9th Tank Regiment

35th Mechanized Brigade:


4th Tank Regiment

37th Mechanized Brigade: Lt.Col. P.V.Tsyganenko


3rd Tank Regiment

219th Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.S.T.Khilobok




Corps Troops:


75th Anttank Artillery Regiment


Total: 204 tanks

Army Troops:


11th Antiaircraft Artillery Division:






27th Special Designation Engineer Brigade









Steppe Front Strength 573,195 men, 8,510 guns & mortars,

1,639 tanks and SP guns

11th Army: Lt.Gen. I.I.Fediuninsky (to Western Front by 7/12)

53rd Rifle Corps: Maj.Gen.I.A.Gartsev (from 7/26)

135th Rifle Division: Col. A.N.Sosnov (to 8/15);

Col. F.N.Romashin (from 8/21)





197th Rifle Division: Col. B.N.Popov (to 8/10);

Col.F.S.Danilovsky (from 8/10)





369th Rifle Division: Maj.Gen.I.V.Khazov





4th Rifle Division: Col.D.D.Vorob'ev





96th Rifle Division: Col.F.G.Bulatov





260th Rifle Division: Col.G.K.Miroshnichenko (to 8/27);

Col.S.V.Maksimovsky (from 8/28)





273rd Rifle Division: Col.A.I.Baliugin





323rd Rifle Division: Col.I.A.Gartsev (to 8/13);

Col. I.O.Naryshkin (14-16 Aug); Col.A.M.Bakhtizin

(8/16); Col. S.F.Ukrainets (from 8/16)





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Army Troops:






31st Antiaircraft Artillery Division: Col.I.S.Shilin





202nd Separate Engineer Battalion



3rd Guards Tank Army: Lt.Gen.P.S.Rybalko (to Briansk Front 7/13)

12th (6th Guards)4 Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.M.I.Zin'kovich

30th (51st Gds) Tank Brigade: Lt.Col. M.S.Novkhat'ko




97th (52nd Gds) Tank Brigade: Col.I.T.Potapov (to 8/15);

Col.A.S.Borodin (from 8/16)




106th (53rd Gds) Tank Brigade: Col.G.G.Kuznetsov (WIA 7/23);

Maj. S.V.Tashkin (KIA 7/29), Lt. Col.V.A. Bzyrin (3-15

Aug); Col.V.S.Arkhipov (from 8/16)




13th (22nd Gds) Motorized Rifle Brigade: Col N.I.Mikhailov

(to 8/20); Col Kh.S.Bogdanov (from 8/20)


Corps Troops:

1417th (292nd Gds) Self Propelled Artillery Regiment

(85mm)


1498th (289th Gds) Antitank Artillery Regiment



1703rd (286th Gds) Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment


4 The 12th Tank Corps was designated as the 6th Guard Corps on 26 July 1943.

15th (7th Guards)5 Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.F.N.Rudkin

8th (54th) Tank Brigade: Col.I.I.Sergeev

228th, 331st Tank Battalions


96th Machine-Gun Battalion

113th (55th Gds) Tank Brigade: Col.L.S. Chigin (KIA on 7/19);

Lt.Col.V.S.Belousov (from 7/20)




195th (56th Gds) Tank Brigade: Col. V.A.Lomakin (KIA 7/19);

Lt.Col. T.F.Malik (from 7/19)




52nd (23rd Gds) Motorized Rifle Brigade: Col.A.A.Golovachev

(WIA 7/19)


Corps Troops:

1418th (293rd Gds) Self Propelled Artillery Regiment

(85mm)

89th Separate Armored Car Battalion

1503rd (290th Gds) Antitank Artillery Regiment

733rd Separate Antitank Artillery Battaion


1704th (287th Gds) Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment


Army Troops:

91st Separate Tank Brigade: Col.I.I.Iakobovsky

? Tank Battalion

? Tank Battalion

50th Motorcycle Regiment

2nd (7th Guards) Mechanized Corps: Maj.Gen.I.M.Korchagin

(from RVK reserves to 3rd Tank Army on 7/14)

18th (24th Gds) Mechanized Brigade:


13th Tank Regiment

34th (25th Gds) Mechanized Brigade:


12th Tank Regiment

43rd (26th Gds) Mechanized Brigade: Maj.Gen.D.M.Barinov


215th Tank Regiment

33rd (57th Gds) Tank Brigade: Col. I.P.Silaev



Corps Troops:


5 The 15th Tank Corps became the 7th Guards Tank Corps on 26 July.

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1706th (288th Gds) Antiaircraft Artillery

Regiment

Strength: 204 tanks

Army Strength: (on 7/18) 37,266 men, 492 guns &

mortars & 731 tanks & SP guns (475 T-34, 224 T-70s

& 32 self propelled guns

4th Tank Army: Lt.Gen.V.M.Badanov (Moscow Military District on 7/1 and

to Western Front on 7/1)

6th Guards Mechanized Corps: Maj.Gen.A.I.Askimov

16th Guards Mechanized Brigade


28th Tank Regiment



126th Tank Regiment



127th Tank Regiment



Corps Troops:

1st Guards Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (152mm)


51st Guards Antitank Artillery Regiment

740th Antitank Artillery Battalion


31st Guards Separate Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion


11th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.N.N.Radkevich

20th Tank Brigade: Col.B.M.Kostantinov

20th Tank Battalion



36th Tank Brigade: Col.T.I.Tanaschishin (to 7/15);

Col.A.Ia.Eremin (from 7/16)




65th Tank Brigade: Col.A.I.Shevchenko




12th Motorized Rifle Briade


Artillery Battalion (12 76.2mm guns)

Corps Troops:


93rd MOtorcycle Batalion



132es Mortar Regiment


Strength: 204 tanks

30th Tank Corps: Col. G.S.Rodin

197th Tank Brigade: Col. Ia.I.Trotsehnk (to 8/14);

Lt.Col.N.G.Zhukov (from 8/15)



243rd Tank Brigade: Lt.Colo.V.I.Prikhod'ko (to 8/22);

Lt.Col.S.A.Denisov (from 8/23)



244th Tank Brigade: Col.V.I.Konovalov (to 7/15);

Lt.Col.M.G.Fomichev (from 7/16)



30th Mechanized Rifle Brigade: Col.M.S.Smirnov


Corps Troops:




742nd Separate Antitank Artillery Battalion



Strength: 216th tank & self propelled guns

1545th Self Propelled Artillery Regiment

51st Motorcycle Regiment

Army Strength: 37,000 men, 652 tanks & SP guns

20th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.I.G.Lazarov (to 61st Army on 7/13)

8th Guards Tank Brigade: Col.I.M.Morus (to 7/15);

Col.V.F.Orlov (from7/16)



80th Tank Brigade: Col.V.N.Busaev (to 7/14);

Col.V.I.Evsiukov (from 7/15)




155th Tank Brigade: Col.N.V.Belochkin (to 8/9);

Lt.Col.I.I.Proshin (from 8/10)




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7th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade


Corps Troops:







25th Tank Corps: Maj.Gen.F.G.Anikushkin (to 11th Gds Army

on 7/17)

11th Tank Brigade:Lt.Col I.N.Granovsky




162nd Tank Brigade: Col.I.A.Volynetz (WIA on 7/19);

Lt.Col.N.I.Syropiatov (7/19-8/15); Col.I.P.

Mikhailov (from 8/15)




175th Tank Brigade: Lt.Col.A.N.Petushkov (to 7/15);

Lt.Col.S..Drilenok (16-22 Jul); Lt.Col.A.N.Petushkov

(7/23-8/10); Lt.Col.V.I.Zemliakov (from 8/11)




20th Motorized Rifle Brigade: Maj.Gen.P.S.Il'in


Corps Troops:

53rd Motorcycle Battalion





1829th Heavy Self Propelled Artillery Regiment (152mm)


Corps Strength: 195 tanks & SP guns

2nd Guards Cavalry Corps: Lt.Gen. V.V.Kriukov (to 11th Gds

Army on 7/25)

3rd Guards Cavalry Division: Maj.Gen.M.D.Iagodin




4th Guards Cavalry Division: Maj.Gen.G.I.Pankratov




20th Cavalry Division: Maj.Gen.P.T.Kursakov

122nd Cavarly Regiment

123rd Cavarly Regiment


Corps Troops:


2nd Guards Separate Antitank Artillery Battalion

60th Guards Mortar Batalion


Long Range Aviation:

1st Guards Aviation Corps (Orel Axis):Maj.Gen.D.P.Iukhanov

1st Guards Long-Range Aviation Division

6th Guards Long-Range Aviation Division

2nd Guards Aviation Corps (Orel Axis): Maj.Gen.E.F.Loginov

2nd Guards Long-Range Aviation Division


3rd Guards Aviation Corps (Orel Axis): Maj.Gen.N.A.Volkov

3rd Guards Long-Range Aviation Division


4th Guards Aviation Corps (Poltava Axis): Col.S.P.Kovalev



5th Guards Aviation Corps (Orel Axis): Maj.Gen.I.V.Georgiev

53rd Guards Long-Range Aviation Division


6th Guards Aviation Corps (Orel Axis): Maj.Gen.G.N.Tukipov


62nd Guards Long-Range Aviation Division

7th Guards Aviation Corps (Orel Axis): Maj.Gen.V.E.Nestertsev

1st Long-Range Aviation Division

12th Long-Range Aviation Division

45th Long-Range Aviation Division

7th Assault Aviation Corps: Maj.Gen.N.P.Kamanian (to Voronezh

Front 2nd Air Army by 8/3)



10th Fighter Corps: Maj.Gen.M.M.Golovnia (to Voronezh

Front 2nd Air Army 8/3)

201st Fighter Aviation Division


202nd Bombar Aviation Divsion (to Voronezh Front 2nd Air

Army 8/3)

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tgart: Deutsch Verlags-Anstalt, 1966.

Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command, National Archives

Microcopy No. T-7811, Rolls 459 460, American Historical Association

Committee for the Study of War Documents, Washington, DC., 1960

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Patriotic War, Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1985.

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Kansas, 1999.

Copyright GFN 2000

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