Strength of the Armored Troops of the Karelian Front

on July 20, 1944

update April 24, 2006
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Unit Type Registered Presented From them
Operable In Repair
Svir' and Medvezhyegorsk Directions*1
7th Gds. TBde T-34 55 55 51 4
Mk III "Valentine IX" 10 10 10 -
29th TBde T-34 26 26 26 -
T-70 42 42 41 1
89th STR T-34 22 22 21 1
92nd STR*2 T-37/T-38 40 40 39 1
338th Gds. SPGR*3 ISU-152 21 21 21 -
339th Gds. SPGR*3 ISU-152 21 21 20 1
378th Gds. SPGR*3 ISU-152 21 21 21 -
370th Gds. SPGR*3 SU-76 21 21 21 -
371th Gds. SPGR*3 SU-76 21 21 21 -
372th Gds. SPGR*3 SU-76 21 21 21 -
70th Gds. TR*4 T-34 21 21 21 -
275th SDMBn*2 "Ford" GPA 100 100 98 2
284th SDMBn "Ford" GPA 100 100 100 -
1st ACC BA-10 10 10 10 -
90th STR T-28 3 3 2 1
T-26 8 8 4 4
T-30 15 15 15 -
T-60 1 1 1 -
T-38 3 3 1 2
Other Directions*5
38th Fds. TBde T-34 55 55 54 1
73rd Gds. TR*6 KV-1 22 22 19 3
91st Gds. STR M3M 11 11 10 1
BT-7 14 14 11 3
BT-5 5 5 5 -
88th STR T-34 22 22 21 1

Rem. in June 1944 the Karelian Front received 280 tanks and SP guns: 23 - T-34-85; 79 - T-34-76; 42 - T-70; 10 Mk III "Valentine IX"; 63 - "ISU-152" (mostly after through repair).

 

*1 - In the "BSSA" book on Aug. 1, most of that units were from the 7th Army except the 90th STR (32nd Army) and 1st ACC (subordination uncertain);

*2 - took part in crossing Svir' river;

*3 - In the "BSSA" book named "Heavy SPGR". More correctly to call Heavy SPGR only those, equipped with "ISU-122/152" SP guns;

*4 - In [1] incorrectly named "brigade";

*5 - In the "BSSA" book on Aug. 1, that units were in the 19th Army except the 91st Gds. STR (26th Army);

*6 - In the "BSSA" book named "Separate TR "


Abbreviation

Literature:
  1. I. Moshchansky, "Shturm Karel'skogo vala", Vyborsko-Petrozavodskaya strategicheskaya nastupatel'naya operatsiya 10 ijyunia - 9 avgusta 1944 goda", Voyennaya Letopis'/Military Chronicle, 5/2005

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