Balaton Operation.

Artillery Strength Tables for the 57th Army

July 5, 2004
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Originals:sheet 1, sheet 2

Artillery Strength of the 57th Army on March 09, 1945 [1] (pp. 199-200)
Unit Operable Barrels
82mm 120mm 45mm 57mm 76mm RA 76mm DA 105mm 122mm 152mm M-13* 37mm Total
 10th Gds. RD + 5th Gds. AR 54 15 18 - 10 21 - 10 - - - 128
20th Gds. RD + 46 Gds. AR 40 17 14 - 5 15 - 12 - - - 103
61st Gds. RD + 129th Gds. AR 53 18 13 - 8 20 - 9 - - - 121
 73rd Gds. RD + 153 Gds. AR 51 11 9 - 10 26 - 11 - - - 118
84th RD + 74th AR 56 18 13 - 6 20 - 12 - - - 125
 104th RD + 290th AR 48 9 1 - 5 6 - 2 - - - 71
113th RD + 972nd AR 51 14 9 - 8 18 - 12 - - - 112
 122nd RD + 285th AR 38 10 6 - 2 11 - 4 - - - 71
299th RD + 843rd AR 40 17 8 - 4 18 - 8 - - - 90
32nd Mechanised Brigade 29 6 - - - 13 - - - - - 48
Total divisional artillery 460 135 91 - 58 163 - 80 - - - 987
374th ATAR /Army/ - - - - - 17 - - - - - 17
49th SATAB: 184th ATAR - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11
12th SATAB: 417th ATAR - - - 9 - 3 - - - - - 12
1255th ATAR - - - 11 - 4 - - - - - 15
1658th ATAR - - -   9 - - - - - - 9
31st SATBn - - - 2 - 3 - - - - - 5
42nd Gds. CAR /Army/ - - - - - 16 - 12 - - - 28
160th Armies GAB /Army/ - - - - - - - - 22 - - 22
30th GAB: 47th GAR - - - - - - - - 17 - - 17
506th HAR - - - - - - 1 7 - - - 8
523rd Mortar Regiment /Army/ - 25 - - - - - - - - - 25
23rd MBr 528th MR - 18 - - - - - - - - - 18
563rd MR - 15 - - - - - - - - - 15
25th Gds. MR - - - - - - - - - 20 - 20
35th Gds. MR - - - - - - - - - 14 - 14
71st Armies AAR - - - - - - - - - - 16 16
271st Gds. Armies AAR - - - - - - - - - - 16 16
1384th AAR - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Total for reinforcement units - 58 - 22 - 63 1 19 39 34 46 282
Total Army 400 193 91 22 58 226 1 99 39 34 46 1269

M-13 - "Katjushas" rocket launchers (BM-13)
Originals: sheet 1, sheet 2
Artillery Strength of the 57th Army on March 31, 1945 [1] (pp. 201-202)
Unit Operable Barrels
82mm 120mm 45mm 57mm 75mm 76mm RA 76mm DA 105mm 122mm 152mm M-13 M-31 37mm Total
10th Gds. RD + 5th Gds. AR 44 17 7 - - 3 10 - 10 - - - - 91
20th Gds. RD + 46 Gds. AR 49 17 17 - - 8 23 - 12 - - - - 126
61st Gds. RD + 129th Gds. AR 50 17 17 - - 17 17 - 6 - - - - 112
73rd Gds. RD + 153 Gds. AR 48 12 8 - - 10 21 - 12 - - - - 111
84th RD + 74th AR 51 16 11 - - 6 18 - 12 - - - - 114
104th RD + 290th AR 48 14 8 - - 3 6 8 5 - - - - 92
113th RD + 972nd AR 47 12 5 - - 7 15 - 11 - - - - 97
122nd RD + 285th AR 36 12 2 - - 16 10 7 4 - - - - 87
299th RD + 843rd AR 40 17 8 - - 4 12 - 6 - - - - 87
32nd Mechanised Brigade 29 6 - - - - 13 - - - - - - 48
Total divisional artillery 442 140 81 - - 64 145 15 78 - - - - 965
374th ATAR /Army/ - - - - - - 22 - - - - - - 22
49th SATAB: 184th ATAR - - - - - - 22 - - - - - - 22
1008th ATAR - - - 12 - - 6 - - - - - - 18
1249th ATAR - - - - 17 - - - - - - - - 17
12th SATAB: 1255th ATAR - - - 18 - - 2 - - - - - - 20
1658th ATAR - - - - - - 20 - - - - - - 20
42nd Gds. CAR/Army/ - - - - - - 9 - 9 - - - - 18
160th Armies GAB /Army/ - - - - - - - - - 34 - - - 34
30th GAB: 47th GAR - - - - - - - - - 18 - - - 18
152nd HAR - - - - - - - - 15 - - - - 15
274th HAR - - - - - - - - 22 - - - - 22
523rd MR /Army/ - 31 - - - - - - - - - - - 31
23rd MBr* 140th MR - 22 - - - - - - - - - - - 22
528th MR - 23 - - - - - - - - - - - 23
529th MR - 21 - - - - - - - - - - - 23
563th MR - 25 - - - - - - - - - - - 25
25th Gds. MR - - - - - - - - - - 23 - - 23
1/35th Gds. MR - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - 7
1/28th Gds. MBr - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - 12
71st Armies AAR - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 16
271st Gds. Armies AAR - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 16
1384th AAR - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 14
Total for reinforcement units - 122 - 30 17 - 81 - 46 52 30 12 46 436
Total Army 442 262 81 30 17 64 226 15 124 52 30 12 46 1401

*-Unit number restored from previous data, as only one digit can be seen on document's photocopy.

Abbreviations:

AAR- Anti-Aircraft Regiment

AT- Anti-Tank

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

RD - Rifle Division

SATAB - Separate Anti-Tank Brigade

SATBn - Separate Anti-tank Battalion

Literature:

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