Balaton Operation.

Strength Reports for the 4th Guards Army

July 5, 2004
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Originals:sheet 1, sheet 2, sheet 3, sheet 4, sheet 5

Strength of the 4th Guards Army on March 5'45
Unit Manpower Horses Rifles SMG Machine-guns
Officers Sergeants Privates Total Light Heavy AA
20th Gds. RC HQ 138 186 514 838 204 306 95 4 - -
5th Gds. AbnD 758 1126 3314 5198 938 2767 1317 149 69 11
7th Gds. AbnD 733 1331 3353 5417 801 2728 1244 141 58 17
80th Gds. RD 757 1205 3434 5396 973 3014 1408 187 46 9
Total 20th Gds. RC 2386 3848 10615 16849 2916 8815 4064 481 173 37
21st Gds. RC HQ 132 151 506 789 145 250 41 3 - -
41st Gds. RD 715 1260 3789 5764 765 2814 1411 186 82 11
62nd Gds. RD 684 1355 3379 5418 872 2293 684 100 47 17
69th Gds. RD 770 1213 3380 5363 1090 2868 1351 163 73 12
Total 21st Gds. RC 2301 3979 11054 17334 2872 8225 3487 452 202 40
31st Gds. RC HQ 134 183 538 855 102 204 313 - - -
4th Gds. RD 715 1175 3584 5474 1067 2450 1017 106 51 13
34th Gds. RD 768 1261 3850 5879 909 3222 1368 179 77 17
40th Gds. RD 744 1142 3553 5439 928 2247 827 67 45 19
Total 31st Gds. RC 2361 3761 11525 17647 3006 8123 3525 352 173 49
1st Gds. Fortified Region 338 854 1957 3149 305 1790 423 163 81 1
13th Separate Training Battalion(?)* 28 18 63 109 35 78 79 1 2 -
Total for rifle units 7414 12460 35214 55088 9134 27031 11578 1449 631 127
SCCR Artillery
9th Artillery Division HQ 120 148 419 687 - 197 98 3 - -
23rd HAB (202,221,230 HAR) 213 468 954 1635 - 434 159 22 - -
30th GAB (127 GAR) 97 234 475 806 - 337 90 10 - -
115th GAB(222, 1232? GAR) 180 415 868 1463 - 405 215 11 - -
10th MBr (188,200,205 MR) 183 364 817 1364 - 481 368 14 - -
Total 9th AD 793 1629 3533 5955 - 1854 930 60 - -
7th ATAB HQ 24 32 56 112 - 48 27 - - -
117th ATAR 39 114 186 339 - 49 205 12 - -
418th ATAR 40 108 177 325 - 116 106 7 - -
419th ATAR 38 90 132 260 - 34 144 7 - -
Total 7th ATAB 141 344 551 1036 - 247 482 26 - -
9th ATAB HQ 26 30 68 124 - 40 30 - - -
338th ATAR 39 112 188 339 - 78 154 8 - -
762nd ATAR 43 156 216 415 - 185 164 10 - -
1172nd ATAR 40 136 216 392 - 159 158 8 - -
Total 9th ATAB 148 434 688 1270 - 462 506 26 - -
24th ATAB HQ 29 19 67 115 - 28 35 - - -
484th ATAR 30 46 155 231 - 40 55 2 - -
562nd ATAR 37 109 181 327 - 138 28 3 - -
1670th (?) ATAR 37 116 236 389 - 71 140 2 4 -
Total 24th ATAB 133 290 639 1062 - 277 258 7 4 -
42nd ATAB HQ 32 19 66 117 - 34 47 - - -
1961st ATAR 42 122 236 400 - 151 195 9 - -
1963rd ATAR 46 120 137 303 - 97 100 12 - -
Total 42nd ATAB 120 261 439 820 - 282 342 21 - -
17th GAB HQ 16 15 37 68 - 15 22 - - -
213th GAR 81 155 411 647 - 300 118 - - -
1092nd GAR 81 178 409 668 - 373 44 5 - -
Total 17th GAB 178 348 857 1383 - 688 184 5 - -
123rd GAB 122 355 834 1311 - 757 191 - - -
124th HAR 71 144 341 556 - 242 63 - - -
152nd HAR 67 145 313 525 - 169 153 11 - -
438th ATAR 42 108 209 359 - 266 52 - - -
466th MR 56 146 287 489 68 300 56 - - -
251st SATBn 21 78 94 193 - 45 38 - - -
Total for artillery units 1892 4282 8785 14959 68 5589 3255 156 4 -
Antiaircraft Units
22nd AAD HQ 48 45 120 213 - 59 33 1 - -
1335th AAR 39 97 215 351 - 124 21 - - 7
1341st AAR 39 102 199 340 - 156 38 - - 12
1347th AAR 40 100 228 368 - 75 23 - - 12
1353rd AAR 36 89 264 389 - 245 53 - - 4
Total 22nd AAD 202 433 1026 1661 - 659 168 1 - 35
257th AAR 36 122 210 368 - 245 16 - - 10
1118th AAR (3rd AAD) 38 96 221 355 - 212 72 - - 3
139th SAABn 26 108 179 313 - 172 33 - - 3
504th SAABn 26 88 195 309 - 229 61 - - 3
Total AA units 328 847 1831 3006 - 1517 350 1 - 54
Total Army 9634 17589 45830 73053 9202 34136*1 15183 1606 635 181
56th SEB 154 275 1117 1546 231 553 660 50 - -
Staff of the 210th Armies Reserve Regiment - 230/25 1934/289 2164/314 - - - - - -
7th Separate Company(?) attached to the 210th Armies Reserve Regiment - - 310 310 - - - - - -


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Unit Mortars Guns ATR Automobiles Tanks AA** guns
120mm 82mm 122, 152, 203 mm 76mm DA 76mm RA 45mm
20th Gds. RC HQ - - - - - - - 76 - -
5th Gds. AbnD 16 50 7 23 6 12 58 132 - -
7th Gds. AbnD 15 55 11 29 6 13 118 121 - -
80th Gds. RD 14 41 7 16/1 6 20 75 125 2 -
Total 20th Gds. RC 45 146 25 68/1 18 45 251 454 2 -
21st Gds. RC HQ - - - - - - - 40 - -
41st Gds. RD 18 48 12 21 8 14 72 120 1 -
62nd Gds. RD 15 39 12 21 6 14 65 106 1 -
69th Gds. RD 17 54 10 24 8 16 65 122 1 -
Total 21st Gds. RC 50 141 34 66 22 44 202 388 3 -
31st Gds. RC HQ - - - - - - - 75 - -
4th Gds. RD 9 29 8 12 11 12 37 114 - -
34th Gds. RD 18 48/6 8 21/1 5 10 66 146 - -
40th Gds. RD 10 40 8 14 2 8 14 158 - -
Total 31st Gds. RC 37 117/6 24 47/1 18 30 117 493 - -
1st Gds. Fortified Region 10 34 - 5 - 30/2 108 29 - -
13th Separate Training Battalion?* - - - - - - 4 1 - -
Total for rifle units 142 438/6 83 186/2 58 149/2 682 1365 5 -
SCCR Artillery
9th Artillery Division HQ - - - - - - - 115 - -
23rd HAB (202,221,230 HAR) - - 50/1 - - - 43 142 - -
30th GAB (127 GAR) - - 152mm - 25 - - - 20 101 - -
115th GAB(222, 1232? GAR) - - 152mm - 17/1 - - - 20 56 - -
10th MBr (188,200,205 MR) 44/11 - - - - - 55 99 - -
Total 9th AD 44/11 - 92/2 152mm - 42/1 - - - 138 513 - -
7th ATAB HQ - - - - - - - 23 - -
117th ATAR - - - 16 - - - 37 - -
418th ATAR - - - 15 - - - 43 - -
419th ATAR - - - - - 57mm - 9 - 31 - -
Total 7th ATAB - - - 31 - 57mm - 9 - 134 - -
9th ATAB HQ - - - - - - - 19 - -
338th ATAR - - - 16 - - - 31 - -
762nd ATAR - - - 19 - - 5 40 - -
1172nd ATAR - - - - - 57mm - 19 - 51 - -
Total 9th ATAB - - - 35 - 57mm - 19 5 141 - -
24th ATAB HQ - - - - - - - 27 - -
484th ATAR - - - 2 - - - 23 - -
562nd ATAR - - - 4 - 57mm - 15 - 43 - -
1670th (?) ATAR - - - 20 - - - 51 - -
Total 24th ATAB - - - 26 - 57mm - 15 - 144 - -
42nd ATAB HQ - - - - - - - 40 - -
1961st ATAR - - - 22 - - - 47 - -
1963rd ATAR - - - - - 57mm - 15 - 39 - -
Total 42nd ATAB - - - 22 - 57mm - 15 - 126 - -
17th GAB HQ - - - - - - - 8 - -
213th GAR - - 152 mm - 15 - - - 14 51 - -
1092nd GAR - - 152mm - 18 - - - 15 18 - -
Total 17th GAB - - 152mm - 33 - - - 29 77 - -
123rd GAB - - 152mm - 34 - - - - 86 - -
124th HAR - - 24 - - - 22 50 - -
152nd HAR - - 15 - - - 20 38 - -
438th ATAR - - - 16 - - - 35 - -
466th MR 28 - - - - - 20 58 - -
251st SATBn - - - 88mm - 5 - - - 8 - -
Total for artillery units 72/11 - 198/2, 152mm - 109/1 135, 88mm - 5 - 57mm - 58 234 1410 - -
Antiaircraft Units
22nd AAD HQ - - - - - - - 57 - -
1335th AAR - - - - - - 2 49 - 0/22
1341st AAR - - - - - - 4 41 - 0/31
1347th AAR - - - - - - 4 36 - 0/21
1353rd AAR - - - - - - 3 21 - 15/0
Total 22nd AAD - - - - - - 13 204 - 15/74
257th AAR - - - - - - - 56 - 0/15
1118th AAR (3rd AAD) - - - - - - - 27 - 12/0
139th SAABn - - - - - - - 14 - 12/0
504th SAABn - - - - - - - 38 - 9/0
Total AA units - - - - - - 13 339 - 48/89
Total Army (specified calibers seems to be included in total number - AMVAS) 214/11 438/6 281/2, 152 mm 109/1 321/2, 88 mm - 5 58 207/2, 57mm - 58 929 3114 5 48/89
56th SEB - - - - - - - 40 - -
Staff of 210th Armies Reserve Regiment - - - - - - - - - -
7th Separate Company(?) attached to the 210th Armies Reserve Regiment - - - - - - - - - -
* - Name not clear. Maybe Separate Training Battalion or Separate Anti-Tank Rifles Battalion (AMVAS) ** - 76-85 mm AA guns/20-37 mm AA guns *1 - as in document. Sum of all records gives 34137.  
Originals: sheet 1, sheet 2, sheet 3, sheet 4

Strength of the 4th Guards Army on March 10'45
Unit Manpower Horses Rifles SMG Machine-guns
Officers Sergeants Privates Total Light Heavy AA
20th Gds. RC HQ 138 186 576 840 204 370 99 4 - -
5th Gds. AbnD 779 1151 3323 5253 938 3375 1317 158 70 11
7th Gds. AbnD 740 1309 3335 5384 832 2847 1351 158 58 17
80th Gds. RD 769 1279 3460 5508 959 3008 1430 167 45 10
Total 20th Gds. RC 2426 3925 10634 16985 2933 9600 4197 487 173 38
21st Gds. RC HQ 129 169 544 842 145 249 59 4 - -
41st Gds. RD 716 1232 3669 5617 880 2812 1451 189 81 11
62nd Gds. RD 700 1351 3442 5493 832 2874 1268 163 60 17
69th Gds. RD 765 1184 3297 5246 1098 2868 1331 160 74 12
Total 21st Gds. RC 2310 3936 10952 17198 2995 8803 4109 516 215 40
31st Gds. RC HQ 133 180 541 854 102 204 313 - - -
4th Gds. RD 720 1237 3501 5458 1067 2626 1068 106 53 13
34th Gds. RD 772 1253 3808 5833 909 3110 1365 168 69 16
40th Gds. RD 760 1207 3424 5391 943 2302 825 66 44 19
Total 31st Gds. RC 2385 3877 11274 17536 3021 8242 3571 340 166 48
13th Separate Training Battalion(?)* 26 17 73 116 35 27 52 5 - -
Total for rifle units 7147 11755 32933 51835 8984 26672 11929 1348 554 126
SCCR Artillery
9th Artillery Division HQ 121 148 424 693 - 197 98 3 - -
23rd HAB (202,221,230 HAR) 212 488 1037 1737 - 434 159 23 - -
30th GAB (127 GAR) 100 229 463 792 - 336 90 10 - -
115th GAB(222, 1232? GAR) 180 421 899 1500 - 422 199 11 - -
Total 9th AD 613 1286 2823 4722 - 1389 546 47 - -
7th ATAB HQ 25 32 58 115 - 48 27 - - -
418th ATAR 40 108 176 324 - 116 106 7 - -
419th ATAR 37 91 139 267 - 34 144 7 - -
Total 7th ATAB 102 231 373 706 - 198 277 14 - -
9th ATAB HQ 27 30 68 125 - 40 35 - - -
762nd ATAR 46 155 215 416 - 185 164 10 - -
1172nd ATAR 42 136 215 393 - 159 158 8 - -
Total 9th ATAB 115 321 498 934 - 384 357 18 - -
42nd ATAB HQ 32 19 66 117 - 34 45 1 - -
1961st ATAR 43 122 238 403 - 151 205 10 - -
1963rd ATAR 45 117 133 295 - 88 130 12 - -
Total 42nd ATAB 120 258 437 815 - 273 380 23 - -
123rd GAB 122 355 831 1308 - 757 191 - - -
152nd HAR 66 145 313 524 - 169 153 11 - -
438th ATAR 42 109 209 360 - 266 52 - - -
466th MR 59 147 284 490 68 300 56 - - -
251st SATBn 21 78 94 193 - 45 38 - - -
Total for artillery units 1260 2930 5862 10052 68 3781 2050 113 - -
Antiaircraft Units
22nd AAD HQ 48 46 120 214 - 47 31 1 - -
1335th AAR 39 97 215 351 - 124 21 - - 7
1341st AAR 41 101 198 340 - 156 39 - - 12
1347th AAR 40 112 242 394 - 75 25 - - 12
1353rd AAR 37 90 265 392 - 145 53 - - 4
Total 22nd AAD 205 446 1040 1691 - 547 169 1 - 35
257th AAR 36 122 212 370 - 245 16 - - 11
1118th AAR (3rd AAD) 38 95 222 355 - 212 72 - - 3
139th SAABn 25 104 186 315 - 155 46 - - 3
504th SAABn 27 86 196 309 - 229 61 - - 3
Total AA units 331 853 1856 3040 - 1388 364 1 - 55
Total Army 8738 15538 40651 64927 9052 31841 14343 1462 554 181
56th SEB 156 262 1101 1539 231 612 697 53 - -
Staff of 210th Armies Reserve Regiment - 233/25 1754/296 1984/321 - - - - - -
68th SPC*3 - 22 99 121 - - - - - -
366th SPC*4 - - 151 151 - - - - - -
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Unit Mortars Guns ATR Automobiles Tanks AA guns**
120mm 82mm 122, 152, 203 mm 76mm DA 76mm RA 45mm
20th Gds. RC HQ - - - - - - - 76 - -
5th Gds. AbnD 17 50 7 28 7 12 67 132 - -
7th Gds. AbnD 16 55 11 27 7 16 110 121 1 -
80th Gds. RD 15/2 61 7/1 22/1 8/1 19/1 70 125 1 -
Total 20th Gds. RC 48/2 166 25/1 77/1 22/1 47/1 247 454 2 -
21st Gds. RC HQ - - - - - - - 62 - -
41st Gds. RD 18 49 12 20 7 14 69 129 1 -
62nd Gds. RD 18 47 12 25 9 16 67 106 1 -
69th Gds. RD 18 53 10 26 9 16 62 120 1 -
Total 21st Gds. RC 54 149 34 71 25 46 198 417 3 -
31st Gds. RC HQ - - - - - - - 75 - -
4th Gds. RD 10 34 8 18*1 8 12 46 114 - -
34th Gds. RD 18 47/1 8 21/1 5 9/1 74 141 - -
40th Gds. RD 11 40 8 17*2 4 8 22 151 - -
Total 31st Gds. RC 39 121/1 24 56/1 17 29/1 142 481 - -
13th Separate Training Battalion?* - - - - - - 1 1 - -
Total for rifle units 141/2 436/1 83/1 204/2, 9-75mm 64/1 122/2 588 1353 5 -
SCCR Artillery
9th Artillery Division HQ - - - - - - - 115 - -
23rd HAB (202,221,230 HAR) - - 50/1 - - - 42 143 - -
30th GAB (127 GAR) - - 152mm - 17/1 - - - 20 56 - -
115th GAB(222, 1232? GAR) - - 152mm - 25 - - - 17 101 - -
Total 9th AD - - 92/2 - - - 79 415 - -
7th ATAB HQ - - - - - - - 24 - -
418th ATAR - - - 17 - - - 43 - -
419th ATAR - - - 4 - 57mm-13 - 32 - -
Total 7th ATAB - - - 21 - 57mm - 13 - 99 - -
9th ATAB HQ - - - - - - - 18 - -
762nd ATAR - - - 19 - - 5 42 - -
1172nd ATAR - - - - - 57mm - 19 - 51 - -
Total 9th ATAB - - - 19 - 57mm - 19 5 111 - -
42nd ATAB HQ - - - - - - - 40 - -
1961st ATAR - - - 22 - - - 47 - -
1963rd ATAR - - - - - 57mm - 9 - 38 - -
Total 42nd ATAB - - - 22 - 57mm -9 - 125 - -
123rd GAB - - 152mm - 34 - - - - 90 - -
152nd HAR - - 15 - - - 20 38 - -
438th ATAR - - - 16 - - - 35 - -
466th MR 28 - - - - - 20 52 - -
251st SATBn - - - 88mm - 5 - - - 8 - -
Total for artillery units 28 - 141/2 83, 88mm - 5 - 57mm - 41 124 973 - -
Antiaricraft Units
22nd AAD HQ - - - - - - - 54 - -
1335th AAR - - - - - - 3 48 - 0/22
1341st AAR - - - - - - 4 44 - 0/30
1347th AAR - - - - - - 4 36 - 0/22
1353rd AAR - - - - - - 3 21 - 15/0
Total 22nd AAD - - - - - - 14 203 - 15/74
257th AAR - - - - - - - 56 - 0/15
1118th AAR (3rd AAD) - - - - - - - 27 - 12/0
139th SAABn - - - - - - - 33 - 12/0
504th SAABn - - - - - - - 39 - 12/0
Total AA units - - - - - - 14 358 - 51/89
Total Army (specified calibers seems to be included in total number - AMVAS) 169/2 436/1 224/3 152mm-76/1 287/2 88mm -5 75mm - 9 64/1 163/2 57mm -41 726 2684 5 51/89
56th SEB - - - - - - - 52 - -
Staff of 210th Armies Reserve Regiment - - - - - - - - - -
68th SPC*3 - - - - - - - - - -
366th SPC*4 - - - - - - - - - -

* - Name not clear. Maybe Separate Training Battalion or Separate Anti-Tank Rifles Battalion (AMVAS)

** - 76-85 mm AA guns/20-37 mm AA guns

*1 - including 7x75mm...Not clear record (AMVAS)

*2 - including 2x75mm...Not clear record (AMVAS)

*3 - operated together with the 41st Gds. RD

*4 - operated together with the 5th Gds. AbnD

Abbreviations:

AA-Anti-Aircraft

AAR- Anti-Aircraft Regiment

AbnD - Airborne Division

AT- Anti-Tank

ATR- Antitank Rifle

AR- Artillery regiment

ATAR-Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment

ATAB-Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade

CAR - Corps Artillery Regiment

DA-Divisional artillery

GAB - Gun Artillery Brigade

GAR - Gun Artillery Regiment

Gds. - Guards

HAB - Howitzer Artillery Brigade

HAR - Howitzer Artillery Regiment

MBr - Mortar Brigade

MR - Mortar Regiment

RA-Regimental artillery

RC- Rifle Corps

RD - Rifle Division

SAABn - Separate Anti-aircraft Battalion

SATAB - Separate Anti-Tank Brigade

SATBn - Separate Anti-tank Battalion

SEB - Sapper-Engineer Brigade

SCCR - Supreme Command in Chief Reserve

SMG - Submachine-gun

SPC - Separate Penal Company

Literature:
  1. Photocopies of original reports from TsAMO archive, provided by M. Kolomiets.
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